A r t ist i n resi d e n ce
paul van nevel The Flemish Renaissance specialist and conductor Paul Van Nevel is artist in residence at this year’s Utrecht Early Music Festival. He gives three concerts with his Huelgas Ensemble, sketching the portrait of one of the most versatile and talented composers of the Renaissance: Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594). ‘Lassus was the standard-bearer of Franco-Flemish polyphony at the end of the Renaissance. He was virtuosic, versatile and had a great sense of feeling for what was happening around him, with regard to music, politics or general culture. I know of no greater melancholic than Lassus, however he combined this quality with an unprecedented sense of humour, which he never hesitated to express in his music.’ Founded in 1971 by Paul Van Nevel, the Huelgas Ensemble is among Europe’s most illustrious performers of medieval and Renaissance polyphonic music. They are hailed for their clear, well-balanced sound and their interpretations based on extensive knowledge.
Huelgas Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel mo 26 aug / 17.00: Lassus:
mo 28 aug / 19.30: Lassus for
boundless versatility
amateur singers (workshop)
tue 27 aug / 22.30: Lassus &
so 1 sep / 20.00 (closing concert)
Lejeune: motets, Psalms, chansons
Lassus: I Trionfi
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