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Pale Thoughts

Splendor, Sunday, November 29 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

Many people know the name of Frieda Belinfante; the Jewish and queer cellist who became a fierce resistance fighter in occupied Amsterdam, and went on to become the world’s first female conductor of a professional orchestra. Less people know the name of her relative Daniël Belinfante: a brilliant composer working in Amsterdam before dying in Auschwitz in 1945, just before Liberation Day.

At the core of this evening will be the performance of several of Daniël Belinfante’s song sketches that have never before found their way to the stage. One of those, Pale Thoughts, provides tonight’s title as an exploration of both the indistinct past and the incomprehensible.

These songs, together with other contemporary counterpoints, will be performed by the extraordinary singer Patricia Auchterlonie. The music will be interleaved with new film vignettes created by artist – and ancestor – Sam Belinfante from new and archival materials of Frieda, Daniël, and Amsterdam’s lost Jewish Quarter. Music and film, then, will be interwoven by stories told by Nora Fischer about the neighbourhood’s history, war resistance, and the performers’ own reflections on genealogy and intergenerational trauma.

In collaboration with Festival Forbidden Music Regained and The Leo Smit Foundation. Supported by Vaughan Williams Foundation and The Marchus Trust.

Sam Belinfante - film
Patricia Auchterlonie - voice
Nora Fischer - storytelling

This evening will be in English.

Plus ticket
If you are able to make an additional contribution towards making this evening possible, please consider purchasing the slightly more expensive 'Plusticket'.
We have kept the prices of the regular tickets for this concert low, so that the performance is accessible to everyone.
There is no difference in seating between the Plus Ticket and the regular tickets. Upon arrival, you can choose your own seat.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/pale-thoughts

Pale Thoughts

Splendor, Sunday, November 29 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

Many people know the name of Frieda Belinfante; the Jewish and queer cellist who became a fierce resistance fighter in occupied Amsterdam, and went on to become the world’s first female conductor of a professional orchestra. Less people know the name of her relative Daniël Belinfante: a brilliant composer working in Amsterdam before dying in Auschwitz in 1945, just before Liberation Day.

At the core of this evening will be the performance of several of Daniël Belinfante’s song sketches that have never before found their way to the stage. One of those, Pale Thoughts, provides tonight’s title as an exploration of both the indistinct past and the incomprehensible.

These songs, together with other contemporary counterpoints, will be performed by the extraordinary singer Patricia Auchterlonie. The music will be interleaved with new film vignettes created by artist – and ancestor – Sam Belinfante from new and archival materials of Frieda, Daniël, and Amsterdam’s lost Jewish Quarter. Music and film, then, will be interwoven by stories told by Nora Fischer about the neighbourhood’s history, war resistance, and the performers’ own reflections on genealogy and intergenerational trauma.

In collaboration with Festival Forbidden Music Regained and The Leo Smit Foundation. Supported by Vaughan Williams Foundation and The Marchus Trust.

Sam Belinfante - film
Patricia Auchterlonie - voice
Nora Fischer - storytelling

This evening will be in English.

Plus ticket
If you are able to make an additional contribution towards making this evening possible, please consider purchasing the slightly more expensive 'Plusticket'.
We have kept the prices of the regular tickets for this concert low, so that the performance is accessible to everyone.
There is no difference in seating between the Plus Ticket and the regular tickets. Upon arrival, you can choose your own seat.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/pale-thoughts

OLD MASTERS

Splendor, Monday, October 19 at 08:15 PM GMT+2

Ortiz, Purcell, Sakamoto, Theo Loevendie, and a beautiful old Finnish choral piece are among the works that this specially assembled group of performers will explore.

Sounds from the past, or inspired by early music, meet futuristic elements: this evening promises to be a remarkable fusion of old and new. Music is timeless, and so are the spoken word and dance. By starting from early music, we create a connection between our human past and the present. Even back then, they knew: life consists of consonances and dissonances, and everything in between. This evening, we will seek them out — and how!

Kenzo Kusuda – dance
Andreas Böhlen – recorders
Oene van Geel – viola, percussion
Laurence Gaudreau – cello
Mattias Spee – piano
Regilio Kerdijk – spoken word

‘Andata’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto:

‘Cold Song’, performed by Klaus Nomi:

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/old-masters

Duo Rozemond & Bekkers (viool/stem & accordeon)

Splendor, Tuesday, November 24 at 08:00 PM GMT+1

Violinist Joris van Rijn presents Jacobien Rozemond (violin, voice) and Renée Bekkers (accordion) on the occasion of the release of their new CD, featuring early music, tango, new compositions and poetry.

Through a blend of old and new music and poetry, Jacobien Rozemond (violin & voice) and Renée Bekkers (accordion) explore the simplicity, but also the fleeting nature, of bliss. Benjamin de Murashkin composed I’m Nobody, Who Are You? especially for Duo Rozemond & Bekkers, setting texts by the poet Emily Dickinson.

Let yourself be carried away, drawn into a trance and moved by a beautiful combination of Baroque music by Castello, van Eyck and Merula, performed with violinist Joris van Rijn; serene works by Ernest Bloch and Albert van Veenendaal; and exhilarating tangos by Piazzolla and Matthias Kadar, who has composed a contemporary tango especially for the duo.

Repertoire:
Castello, Merula, van Eyck, Desprez, Murashkin/Emily Dickinson, Bloch, Albert van Veenendaal, Matthias Kadar, Piazzolla

Jacobien Rozemond, violin & voice
Renée Bekkers, accordion
Joris van Rijn, violin

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/duo-rozemond-and-bekkers-vioolstem-and-accordeon