Steel Stolen - Nederlands Kamerkoor, HIIIT and Maya Fridman

Man built the industrial revolution on steel. Steel made from raw materials that we extract from the earth. Mined to use for our purposes. Stolen perhaps. But do we know its true power? Do we have an eye for unforeseen consequences? What if those forces turn against us? Learn the power of what you mine before you use it, is the message of the intoxicating piece 'Curse upon Iron' by Veljo Tormis.

Steel Stolen - Nederlands Kamerkoor, HIIIT and Maya Fridman

Location

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Piet Heinkade 1

1019 BR Amsterdam

Show in Google Maps

Relationship between man and nature

With cellist Maya Fridman and HIIIT, the Netherlands Chamber Choir examines the relationship between humans and nature in this concert. As humans, we place ourselves outside of nature. But aren't we part of it ourselves? Isn't our 'culture' just 'nature'? In addition to Tormis' work, Sonnengesang by Sofia Gubaidulina for choir, cello and percussion will also be performed. In between, improvisations are performed by singers from alumni of NKK NXT, the traineeship for young professionals of the Netherlands Chamber Choir. All this with film images of the Swiss Aletsch glacier in the background, which were made especially for this production by the Swiss Laurence Bonvin.

Merlijn Twaalfhoven

In the introduction, Merlijn Twaalfhoven, founder of The Turn Club, inspires reflection, encourages action and, together with the audience and 2 singers from NKK NXT, he gives voice to the issue of how we as humans can and want to relate to nature.