Festival Musica Sacra offers little and big treasures

by Thea Derks
19 September 201629 March 2022
5 min read
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Festival Musica Sacra werd zondag 18 september afgesloten met een meeslepende uitvoering van de Brockes-Passion van Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel. Dirigent Peter van Heyghen voerde het Vlaamse ensemble Il Gardellino met grote toewijding en precisie door het kleurrijke werk van deze relatief onbekende tijdgenoot van Bach. Stölzel steekt met zijn levendige ritmes, gloedvolle aria’s en wonderschone koralen zijn tijdgenoot naar de kroon.
Zwarte dag voor de kunsten
Zo bood het slotconcert een van de ‘kl...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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