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After Life revivals in Lyon and London

After Life - Bryna's shoot The opera After Life, following its successful revival by De Nederlandse Opera in the fall of 2009, will be staged at Opera de Lyon on 18, 20 and 21 March 2010. The same excellent cast will return, accompanied by the ASKO|Schoenberg Ensemble and conductor Otto Tausk.
These performances are part of the Biennale Musiques en Scène 2010 Lyon. Van der Aa’s chamber music works Just Before, Memo, Oog and Passage are also included in the biennale’s program.
The Barbican Centre in London will present a semi-staged performance of After Life during its ‘Present Voices’ series on 15 May 2010.

'Up-Close': a new commission from ECHO

Up-Close - Sol Gabetta The European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) has commissioned a new work for solo cello, string orchestra and film.
Cellist Sol Gabetta (photo) will join Amsterdam Sinfonietta for a European tour of six performances in March 2011. Venues include the Stockholm Konserthus, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Brussels BOZAR, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London Barbican and Hamburg Laeiszhalle.

Premieres of 'Rekindle' and 'The Book of Disquiet'

Van der Aa’s latest work, Rekindle for flute and soundtrack, received its world premiere on 14 February 2010 during a Composer’s Portrait concert in Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
The work will also be presented in Villa Romana, Florence on 6 March in a concert entitled ‘Loops4ever’. The soloist is Manuel Zurria. The Dutch premiere of Rekindle will take place in the fall of 2010 in Amsterdam, and the first German performance is planned for 19 January 2011 in the Philharmonie Essen.

Joao Reis - Book of Disquiet A new, fully-staged version of the music theatre work The Book of Disquiet, the original Portuguese text by Fernando Pessoa, was premiered in Casa da Musica, Porto on 9 February 2010. The actor Joao Reis (photo) was joined by Remix Ensemble and conductor Ed Spanjaard.
The German version, featuring the actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, travels to Wroclaw, Poland on 31 July 2010 and to the Staatstheater Saarbrücken on 16 May 2011.

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After Life revivals in Lyon and London The opera After Life, following its successful revival by De Nederlandse Opera in the fall of 2009, will be staged at Opera de Lyon on 18, 20 and 21 March 2010. The same excellent cast will return, accompanied by the ASKO\|Schoenberg Ensemble and conductor Otto Tausk. These performances are part of the Biennale Musiques en Scène 2010 Lyon. Van der Aa’s chamber music works Just Before, Memo, Oog and Passage are also included in the biennale’s program. The Barbican Centre in London will present a semi-staged performance of After Life during its ‘Present Voices’ series on 15 May 2010. read more about After Life 'Up-Close': a new commission from ECHO The European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) has commissioned a new work for solo cello, string orchestra and film. Cellist Sol Gabetta (photo) will join Amsterdam Sinfonietta for a European tour of six performances in March 2011. Venues include the Stockholm Konserthus, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Brussels BOZAR, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London Barbican and Hamburg Laeiszhalle. Premieres of 'Rekindle' and 'The Book of Disquiet' Van der Aa’s latest work, Rekindle for flute and soundtrack, received its world premiere on 14 February 2010 during a Composer’s Portrait concert in Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. The work will also be presented in Villa Romana, Florence on 6 March in a concert entitled ‘Loops4ever’. The soloist is Manuel Zurria. The Dutch premiere of Rekindle will take place in the fall of 2010 in Amsterdam, and the first German performance is planned for 19 January 2011 in the Philharmonie Essen. A new, fully-staged version of the music theatre work The Book of Disquiet, the original Portuguese text by Fernando Pessoa, was premiered in Casa da Musica, Porto on 9 February 2010. The actor Joao Reis (photo) was joined by Remix Ensemble and conductor Ed Spanjaard. The German version, featuring the actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, travels to Wroclaw, Poland on 31 July 2010 and to the Staatstheater Saarbrücken on 16 May 2011. read more about The Book of Disquiet Follow Michel van der Aa on Twitter and Facebook Connect with Michel van der Aa via the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Instant updates offer a glimpse behind the scenes at rehearsals, premieres and international events, and give you the chance to interact with Michel personally. facebook.com/michelvanderaa twitter.com/vanderaanet	16 September 2010 Memo Ensemble Mosaik Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany 17 September 2010 Transit Benjamin Kobler, piano Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany 18 September 2010 Lecture 18:00 hrs Zero 'n' One Festival Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany 01 October 2010 Rekindle Manuel Zurria, flute SIGNAL festival, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 12 October 2010 Transit (Italian premiere) Emanuele Torquati, piano Tempo Reale Festival Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, Florence, Italy 13 October 2010 Rekindle (US premiere) Shanna Gutierrez, flute Mayne Stage, Chicago, United States 24 November 2010 Rekindle (Argentinean premiere) Manuel Zurria, flute PROA foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina 07 December 2010 Rekindle Eric Lamb, flute 8.30 pm. Ear Heart Music series The Tank, New York City, USA 07 January 2011 Rekindle International Contemporary Ensemble Eric Lamb, flute ISSUE Project Room, New York City, USA 19 January 2011 Wake musikFabrik Philharmonie Essen, Essen, Germany 19 January 2011 Quadrivial (German premiere) musikFabrik Philharmonie Essen, Essen, Germany 19 January 2011 Rekindle (German premiere) musikFabrik Philharmonie Essen, Essen, Germany agenda Vanderaa.net newsletter - 2 March 2010 - Year 7, Issue 2 editor – Jonathan Reeder design – Studio Lonne Wennekendonk realization – Martijn ten Napel We are committed to respecting your privacy. If you wish to be removed from our list, please unsubscribe here. © 2010 vanderaa.net