Not before time (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 1: Not Before Time (Philip Sparke) - World première
'Not before time' by British composer Philip Sparke is an echo from the past, both for the composer and for Kempenbloei.
The work is reminiscent of Sparke's composition 'Music of the Spheres', which he had situated just before the beginning of time, 13.8 billion years ago. This sequel starts not before time, but just after it, in the reverberations of the Big Bang.
Music of the Spheres was performed by Kempenbloei at the WMC in 2013. Nine years later, this new work, composed especially for Kempenbloei, sounded throughout the Roda Hall as well.
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...