News from Tenso 

News from Tenso Network Europe 

May 2015

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We look ahead to Tenso Days Mechelen (BE) : a must-go for every fan of choral singing, a weekend full of activities - including a special Tenso premiere of Laurent Durupt, the very first Tenso Young Composers Award winner.  And we look back at the 2015 edition of Tenso Professionals Meeting in Porto, about engaging children for choral music.

Tenso Days Mechelen (BE) | 15-17 May

 

For choral music fans around Europe, it is becoming a May tradition : for an overview of contemporary choral music, performed by the top professional choirs in Europe, the Belgian city of Mechelen is the place to be.

 


Three Tenso choirs perform

 

In Mechelen, Cappella Amsterdam (NL) under conductor Daniel Reuss will perform the world premiere of .... souffler sur quelques lueurs.... by French composer Laurent Durupt (see below), the winner of the 2011 Tenso Young Composers Award, in a programme with works of Ton de Leeuw and Daan Manneke. 


Nils Schweckendiek and his Helsingin kamarikuoro (FI, photo) will present a concert with Finnish choral classics; Musicatreize (FR), under Roland Hayrabedian, will bring recent works of Alexandros Markeas, Guy Reibel and others to Mechelen.


 

complete programme on the festival's website  


 


Festival finale : premiere of Belgian composer Wim Henderickx

 

The weekend will be filled with workshops for young composers and amateur singers, masterclasses for young conductors, lectures, expositions and more.


 
On Sunday afternoon, the festival finale is a premiere of Visione ed Estasi of Belgian composer Wim Henderickx (photo), performed by the three Tenso choirs assisted by seven local amateur choirs, conducted by James Wood.


 

 

Photo : Diego Franssens  

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Work by Tenso Young Composer Award winner to be premiered

 

In 2011, Laurent Durupt (FR) won the very first Tenso Young Composer Award: a commission for a new work for a capella chamber choir. Cappella Amsterdam under Daniel Reuss will premiere ....Souffler sur quelques lueurs... on Friday 15 May during Tenso Days Mechelen.

 

Durupt wrote his piece during his stay at the Villa Medici in Rome, surrounded by the colours and sounds of the city. He chose a text of Ren� Char, whose rich vocals reminded him of glimmering lights hidden in waves of sound. 

 

Laurent's website

More about Tenso Young Composer Award

 

 


Meet this year's workshop participants here 

 

When we started developing the composers workshop in 2009, we could only hope that young composers would be interested to work with us on creating new choral music. Now, six years later, we see that the workshop draws a great number of high-level applications from young composers wanting to be coached in writing for choir. Meet this year's selection:

  • Sebastian Androne (RO)
  • Sofia Borges (PT)
  • Chang Shiuan (TW)
  • L�o Collin (FR)
  • Se�n � D�laigh (IE) 

Short bios and pics of the selected composers

 

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Looking back at Tenso Professionals Meeting : engaging the young

 

From 10-12 April, music professionals from around Europe gathered in Porto for the annual Tenso Professionals Meeting (TPM). Hosted by the Coro Casa da M�sica, the participants discussed how professional choirs can work with children, producing high-quality projects that inspire all participants.

 

For an impression, have a look at the short movie below. For backgrounds and links to some of the inspiring projects that were presented, visit the TPM page at our website.


 

ENGAGING THE YOUNG - a conference on choral projects for and with children
ENGAGING THE YOUNG - a conference on choral projects for and with children


 

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But wait, there's more!

 

Being an avid reader of our newsletter, you probably know our website too.


 

But did you know we're on Soundcloud as well ?  There you can find music of the Tenso Europe Chamber Choir, recordings of composers' workshops and more. 


 

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The activities of Tenso Network Europe are supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union. 

 

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