After its successful tour last November, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble will tour again with The Unknown Chaplin. The second tour - from 3 March to 22 March - will take in venues in Ede, Helmond, Tilburg, The Hague, Amersfoort, Enschede, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
www.nbe.nl/programma/the-unknown-chaplin/
Six hilarious, humorous and melancholic silent films by the great universal genius Charlie Chaplin. The NBE has asked four composers - Oene van Geel, Micha Hamel, Reza Namavar and Julian Schneemann - to compose new music that seamlessly accompanies and supports these films. Authentic and contemporary interpretation of important heritage from film history, an ode to Chaplin's artistry.
The four composers have been chosen for their different qualities. They think eclectically, each in their own original way. Oene van Geel has roots in jazz, Reza Nemavar both in Bach and the revolutionary avant-garde. Micha Hamel is, perhaps most of the four, the true film composer. Julian Schneemann has developed a style all his own, drawing inspiration from music from all over the world. Besides the slapstick and fun, the programme also has a serious layer, as is always present with Chaplin.
As a contrast to the newly composed soundtracks, the NBE plays the most contemplative work Philip Glass wrote for the film: Mishima, a Life in Four Chapters.
Bart Schneemann, oboist and artistic director of the NBE:
"I have long dreamed of a project featuring Charlie Chaplin films. Of course, there are more greats in that world, like that insane Buster Keaton, but Chaplin is, in my eyes, the universal genius. With him, it's never just about the humour. There is always something behind it. He is the Johan Cruijff of silent film. By the way, we very deliberately did not choose classics like The Great Dictator or Modern Times. We show the lesser-known Chaplin from before 1918. They are really very funny and poignant films, which few people will know."
Playlist
Tue 3 Mar Ede - Cultura
Thu 5 Mar Helmond - Theater Speelhuis
Fri 6 Mar Tilburg - Theaters Tilburg
Sat 7 Mar The Hague - Zuiderstrandtheater
Sun 8 Mar Amersfoort - De Flint
Tue 10 Mar Enschede - Muziekcentrum
Wed 11 Mar Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw
Thu 12 Mar Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw
Sun 22 Mar Rotterdam - TR Schouwburg
About the Netherlands Wind Ensemble:
The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE) is a group of more than twenty top musicians who come together some eighty times a year to perform exceptional programmes at home and abroad. Collective inspiration and hunger for adventure drive the NBE to create theatrical music programmes that can rarely be captured under a single musical denominator; the NBE combines contemporary and early music of all shapes and sizes that stimulates the senses and imagination. The NBE is always looking for intriguing collaborations with musicians from other cultures and exciting combinations with other disciplines. With its innovative programmes, the NBE aims to surprise, captivate, move and excite a large audience.
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