The virtuosity of the recorder was not only admired in the Renaissance. Composers today also write exciting music for this versatile instrument. In Il flauto magico, the four young flautists of the Boreas Quartett Bremen, IYAP-laureates 2015, take you on a tantalizing journey from the Middle Ages to the present day, showing that ideas about wealth of sound and virtuosity have changed little over the last 600 years. Expect an evening full of contrasts: many different recorders, rapid changes and a lively, magical interplay.

09 February, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

Young composers between 12 and 20 years old get the chance to have their music performed by a professional ensemble on a concert stage at AMUZ. The most interesting pieces sent in will be performed by HERMESensemble at this closing concert. Previous editions of The times they are a-changin have proved that an exercise of this kind can have fantastic results. Come and witness it this year for yourself! Do you know talented young composers aged between 12 and 20? You will find all the information and conditions for participation and registration at www.hermesensemble.be.

12 February, 2017 15:00 -- amuz

Giacinto Scelsi confronts Hildegard von Bingen: the sounds of the upper spheres, visions and spiritual dimensions. Giacinto Scelsi achieved the highest form of intimacy in the pieces he wrote for strings. Elegia per Ty, dedicated to his wife who died young, is one of his most poignant works. Goeyvaerts String Trio researched Scelsis musical roots at the Fondazione Scelsi in Rome. Zsuzsi Tóth has immersed herself in Hildegard von Bingens extensive musical legacy.

23 February, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

Het Collectief and the Psallentes female singers have brought about a remarkable encounter across nine hundred years of music history. A wise German mystic from the 12th century, Hildegard von Bingen, and a Russian composer of the 20th century, Galina Ustvolskaya, appear to have been driven to written music by the same inner need. The confrontation of von Bingens extravagantly virtuoso, lively melismas with Ustvolskayas excessive style brings an astonishing new world of sound to life.

24 February, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

The Hungarian and Austrian musicians of Ensemble Mandel are coming to Belgium for the first time with a remarkable programme on early and contemporary instruments devoted to Hildegard von Bingen. An evening of ethereal sounds, with vielles, an organistrum, recorders and an early mediaeval harp.

25 February, 2017 21:00 -- amuz

The healing effect of herbs on body and soul was already known to Hildegard von Bingen a thousand years ago. AMUZ will serve a variety of organic teas from Hildegards herb garden during inPRIMETIME.

From 10.00 to 17.00 (in parallel with the weekly breakfast) | AMUZ foyer | No reservations

26 February, 2017 10:00 -- amuz