Year after year Laus Polyphoniae presents the most promising young music ensembles that apply themselves to historical performance practice. The musicians have been selected for coaching by Jill Feldman, the American soprano and early music specialist. During this edition too, this young talent will manage to charm you during the concert walk in “Het Eilandje”. At some special venues you will hear them with very diverse repertoire during the opening weekend of the festival, both on Saturday and Sunday. The walk starts at the MAS Museum (meeting point: income hall).

In collaboration with Musica, Impulse Centre for Music. 

 

For three evenings Jan Decleir immerses himself in the rich oeuvre of Shakespeare, declaiming  selections  from his dramas and poetry. In the intimacy of Rubens’s painter’s studio he enjoys the company of Kris Verhelst, who will take care of English keyboard repertoire from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
During the reign of Elizabeth I English literature flourished as never before, with Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare dominating the scene. Therefore this edition of Laus Polyphoniae would not be complete without Shakespeare. His dramas and poems are still a source of inspiration as of today. For three evenings Jan Decleir plunges into Shakespeare’s inexhaustible oeuvre, emerging with pearls from his plays and poetry. In the intimacy of Rubens’s painter’s studio he will enjoy the musical company of Kris Verhelst, who will perform English keyboard repertoire from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. A perfect finale for a summery festival day.

Jan Decleir, actor | Kris Verhelst, harpsichord

The Divine Office: that’s British tradition through and through! The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes will be all present eight times for a mini concert with Elizabethan repertoire to sing divine office: a musical total immersion experience for connoisseurs and the daring.
Sung prayers have since times immemorial been part and parcel of the office: the daily divine office that defined the life of millions of worshippers for ages. In 2013 attending such a complete cycle has become a unique experience, and Laus Polyphoniae is absolutely determined to share it with you! In these concerts of superb quality the polyphonic and Gregorian chants of The Divine office will not only stimulate your ears, but penetrate into your head, heart and soul.
The Divine Office or ‘Liturgy of the Hours’ has been guiding catholic congregations through the day with prayer and hymns for centuries and centuries. Also in Tudor England, from the Matins to the Compline (Night Prayer), a sequence of psalms, hymns, canticles, readings and antiphonies were recited or sung – now in unison, then again in sober polyphony or in surprisingly abundant polyphonic arrangements. What remains of this, is a treasure of music which, combined into a complete cycle of eight components, can result in an unmatched spiritual experience even today. The singers who took up this challenge? The British top choir The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes, our own Flemish specialist par excellence of the liturgical repertoire.
 

The Divine Office: that’s British tradition through and through! The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes will be all present eight times for a mini concert with Elizabethan repertoire to sing divine office: a musical total immersion experience for connoisseurs and the daring.
Sung prayers have since times immemorial been part and parcel of the office: the daily divine office that defined the life of millions of worshippers for ages. In 2013 attending such a complete cycle has become a unique experience, and Laus Polyphoniae is absolutely determined to share it with you! In these concerts of superb quality the polyphonic and Gregorian chants of The Divine office will not only stimulate your ears, but penetrate into your head, heart and soul.
The Divine Office or ‘Liturgy of the Hours’ has been guiding catholic congregations through the day with prayer and hymns for centuries and centuries. Also in Tudor England, from the Matins to the Compline (Night Prayer), a sequence of psalms, hymns, canticles, readings and antiphonies were recited or sung – now in unison, then again in sober polyphony or in surprisingly abundant polyphonic arrangements. What remains of this, is a treasure of music which, combined into a complete cycle of eight components, can result in an unmatched spiritual experience even today. The singers who took up this challenge? The British top choir The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes, our own Flemish specialist par excellence of the liturgical repertoire.
 

The Divine Office: that’s British tradition through and through! The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes will be all present eight times for a mini concert with Elizabethan repertoire to sing divine office: a musical total immersion experience for connoisseurs and the daring.
Sung prayers have since times immemorial been part and parcel of the office: the daily divine office that defined the life of millions of worshippers for ages. In 2013 attending such a complete cycle has become a unique experience, and Laus Polyphoniae is absolutely determined to share it with you! In these concerts of superb quality the polyphonic and Gregorian chants of The Divine office will not only stimulate your ears, but penetrate into your head, heart and soul.
The Divine Office or ‘Liturgy of the Hours’ has been guiding catholic congregations through the day with prayer and hymns for centuries and centuries. Also in Tudor England, from the Matins to the Compline (Night Prayer), a sequence of psalms, hymns, canticles, readings and antiphonies were recited or sung – now in unison, then again in sober polyphony or in surprisingly abundant polyphonic arrangements. What remains of this, is a treasure of music which, combined into a complete cycle of eight components, can result in an unmatched spiritual experience even today. The singers who took up this challenge? The British top choir The Tallis Scholars and Psallentes, our own Flemish specialist par excellence of the liturgical repertoire.