HERMESensemble
Category: | ensemble (vocaal-instrumentaal), ensemble (instrumentaal) |
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2000 | |
Genre(s): | 20ste eeuw, 21ste eeuw / hedendaags |
Conductor of: | Koen Kessels |
Actual/previous members: | Karin De Fleyt, Geert Callaert, Marc Tooten, Gaetan La Mela, Peter Merckx, Mireille Capelle, Stijn Saveniers |
Biography
HERMESensemble is an Antwerp-based collective for contemporary music and art. The repertoire and performance practice of the classical avant-garde are the starting points of the productions, but the ensemble consciously strives to cross artistic borders; on the one hand it searches for confrontations with early music, popular and world music, on the other hand it investigates synergies with other disciplines such as (music) theatre, the fine arts, video, film and multimedia. Many of the events explicitly have a visual character (old films or new media), and often take place at an unusual, appropriate location (e.g. sculptures by Anish Kapoor, industrial architecture...). The productions feature new music by composers such as Cage, Sciarrino, Saariaho, Feldman, Fedele, the Belgians Luc Brewaeys, Frédéric D’Haene, Wim Henderickx, and young talents such as Thomas Smetryns, Jelle Tassyns, Bram Van Camp and Annelies Van Parys.
HERMESensemble performs regularly in the mayor concert halls in Belgium. The ensemble also met with critical acclaim in The Netherlands, Paris, London, Venice, Vienna and Luxembourg.
HERMESensemble is an ensemble in residence at AMUZ.
(c) HERMESensemble 2012
Selective discography
![]() | Revelations (2021) 21st century / contemporary Wim Henderickx, HERMESensemble, Lore Binon |
![]() | Violin faces II (2018) 21st century / contemporary HERMESensemble, Bram Van Camp, Wibert Aerts, Charlotte Bray, Kaija Saariaho, Notabu Ensemble |
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![]() | Do'Un (2017) 21st century / contemporary HERMESensemble, Mireille Capelle, Mireille Capelle |
![]() | Aurum (2015) 21st century / contemporary Mireille Capelle, Mireille Capelle, HERMESensemble |
![]() | Triptych (2014) 21st century / contemporary HERMESensemble, Wim Henderickx, Wim Henderickx |
![]() | Disappearing in light (2011) 21st century / contemporary, 20th century HERMESensemble, Wim Henderickx |
![]() | Anello - Naga - Sunyata (2010) ambient, Electro-Acoustic music, 21st century / contemporary HERMESensemble, Karin De Fleyt, Marc Tooten, Gaetan La Mela, Stijn Saveniers, Arielle Valibouse, Fulco Ottervanger, Mireille Capelle (...) |
![]() | Avant Garde 1927-1937, DVD 1 & 2 (2008) 21st century / contemporary HERMESensemble, Joachim Brackx, Eric Sleichim, Jan Van Outryve, Annelies Van Parys, Mireille Capelle, Thomas Smetryns, Geert Callaert (...) |
![]() | Lexicon van de muziek in West-Vlaanderen 4 (2006) 20th century Eline Groslot, Bram Nolf, Ebony kwartet, Viviane Spanoghe, HERMESensemble, Less is more, Geert Callaert, Quintessens (...) |
![]() | Vlaamse Hedendaagse Muziek 20th century, 21st century / contemporary Claude Coppens, ChampdAction, Rolande Van der Paal, Vlaams Radio Orkest, HERMESensemble, Apsara, Vlaams Radiokoor (VRK), Jan Michiels (...) |
Related Items
News: | Koen Kessels muziekdirecteur van The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Londen (14.10.2014) HERMESensemble, Steven Verhaert en Hanne Deneire in Flagey (20.05.2014) The times they are a changin' 2013 (05.10.2012) The times they are a changin' 2012 (09.01.2012) Vier wereldcreaties van Wim Henderickx (07.02.2011) The times they are a-changin' 2011 (19.01.2011) Koen Kessels muziekdirecteur Birmingham Royal Ballet (24.11.2009) |
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Persons/artist(s): | Karin De Fleyt (musician) Geert Callaert (musician, composer, soloist, teacher) Marc Tooten (musician, teacher) Gaetan La Mela (musician) Peter Merckx (musician) Kevin Voets (manager) |