The opening night of the Gaudeamus Festival focuses on Louis Andriessen’s iconic work De Staat (The Republic). The four-hour evening opens with a performance of this politically charged Dutch classic and closes with a brand new work in response to it by English composer Oscar Bettison. In between, an evening full of surprises unfolds.
Events
Timetable
NIME Concert: Tactile NIMEs and sensitivity
A concert with interfaces and NIMEs tackling human neurological diversity. Composers, performers and developers explore “tactility in a hybrid world”. Collaboration with NIME conference.
NIME Keynote: Andi Otto & Kristina Andersen – Unarchiving The Hands
Andi Otto and Kristina Andersen tell the story of one of the first sensor-driven musical instruments, The Hands, and the historical and artistic contexts and developments in which it played a significant role.
re: De Staat (expo & performances)
Inspired by De Staat, seventeen composers wrote text-based scores on the relationship between music and politics.
Asko|Schönberg & Ensemble Klang – Louis Andriessen’s De Staat
Rare live performance of Louis Andriessen's De Staat, one of the leading Dutch compositions of the 20th century.
re: De Staat (panel) + Meet The Nominees
Panel discussion on the relationship between music and politics. After that, we meet the five nominees for the Gaudeamus Award 2024.
Asko|Schönberg & Ensemble Klang – Oscar Bettison’s On the slow weather of dreams
Bettison is writing a brand new piece in response to Andriessen's De Staat, a mirror composition with a very different atmosphere.