Elegy: Echoes of Lives Past (Philip Sparke) (world première)
Koninklijke Fanfare Kempenbloei Achel
Conductor: Ivan Meylemans
Recorded live at World Music Contest Kerkrade (NL), July 24th, 2022
"Echoes of Eternity"
Is an echo just a repetition of what once was? A reverb that fades? Or a purely acoustic phenomenon that teaches us nothing new? Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius saw things differently: 'What we do now, echoes in eternity'. Everything we do, sound, create… has a meaning, a reverberation, an impact on what is to come.
This program invites the listener to discover many echoes: sometimes concrete, sometimes symbolic, as sound, as an experience, as a memory, or as a tribute. Echoes of tradition reverberate in new sounds. The orchestra takes you to old masters such as Homer, Gabrieli and Bach, but at the same time introduces new work that will continu to resonate...
Part 2: Elegy: Echoes of lives past (Philip Sparke) - World première
The second piece composed by Philip Sparke for Kempenbloei's WMC participation, builds on the opening piece in a serene atmosphere. The sustained melody that sounded above the primal violence in 'Not before time', echoes silently on in this lament… and back. For the work glorifies all we ever had to give up in our lives.
The performance of this elegy was dedicated to Steven Schuurmans (° 19-02-1981 - † 20-06-2022): musician, board member and proud inspirer of Kempenbloei.
Full WMC 2022 program:
Part 1: Not Before Time (Philip Sparke): • Not Before Time (Phili...
Part 2: Elegy:- Echoes of Lives Past (Philip Sparke): • Elegy: Echoes of Lives...
Part 3: At Sea (John Mackey): • At Sea - KF Kempenbloe...
Part 4: Asphalt Cocktail (John Mackey): • Asphalt Cocktail (John...
Part 5: Immortal Back (Knut Nystedt): • Immortal Bach (Knut Ny...
Part 6: A Gabrieli Fantasy (Bert Appermont): • A Gabrieli Fantasy (Be...