Song of the Earth
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Wed 18 Sep 202420:30 - 22:00Grote Zaal
Program
David Longstreth Song of the Earth
Credits
Dirty Projectors:
Felicia Douglas voice / Olga Bell voice, harpsichord / Maia Friedman voice / David Longstreth voice, guitar
Stargaze:
Isa Goldschmeding, Shelley Sörensen violin / Thora Sveinsdóttir viola / Alistair Sung cello / Caimin Gilmore double bass / Maaike van der Linde flute / Marlies van Gangelen oboe, English horn / Daniel Boeke clarinet, bass clarinet / Robert-Jan Looysen horn / Ian Sankey trombone / Ramon Lormans, Georgi Tsenov percussion / Nikita Nikolova timpani / David Six piano
André de Ridder conductor
What connects Mahler and The Beach Boys? Contemporary ensemble Stargaze and American band Dirty Projectors answer that question with Song of the Earth. This kaleidoscopic song cycle reflects on the cyclical nature of life and death. Composer and Dirty Projectors leader David Longstreth drew inspiration from Mahler’s classic Das Lied von der Erde and Brian Wilson’s ingenious Beach Boys songs.
Dirty Projectors’ unique blend of dazzling, unconventional guitar work and layered vocal harmonies has kept the band on the indie rock map for the past twenty years. They have collaborated with stars such as Solange, Björk, and David Byrne. Dirty Projectors is now teaming up with Stargaze, an ensemble that has previously wowed the Muziekgebouw with ground-breaking collaborations with musicians like Terry Riley, Mica Levi, and Lee Ranaldo.
This is a production of Muziekgebouw Productiehuis
Makers 24/25
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