Chamber Week – Spectra Ensemble Recital

When traveling abroad, SPECTRA always tries to make programmes with music from its home country, Belgium, along with music from the country it is visiting. This very diverse programme – one demonstrating many aspects of contemporary music – is built around 4 teacher/student relationships: Luc Brewaeys was the teacher of Annelies van Parys, Furkan Keçeli studied with Filip Rathé, Frank Nuyts was Daan Janssens’ mentor, and of course Diana studied with both Peter Edwards and Ho Chee Kong as YST.

As Gustav Mahler beautifully put it: Tradition is not worshiping the ashes but passing on the fire. This is the heart of the teacher/student relationship, as is the relationship between the numbers 3 and 4 in music: Inextricably linked, but focused from the start on letting go and moving on.

Don't miss Spectra's other recital earlier in the week as part of YST Chamber Week:

19 March (Wed), 12:10pm | Concert Hall | Free

PROGRAMME

LUC BREWAEYS
Nobody is Perfect! (Frank Nuyts 50) (2007/08)

ANNELIES VAN PARYS
Fragrances (2008)

PETER I. EDWARDS
ghoti (2024)

DIANA SOH
Incantare: take 2 (2013/14)
FILIP RATHÉ
Avec diamants extrêmes (2014)
I. Qui pleure là
VII. Si proche de moi-même

FURKAN KEÇELI
A Variation on the Theme of Transculturalism (2023)
FRANK NUYTS
Rats and Rabbits (2005)
DAAN JANSSENS
(Paysages – études) IV (2011)

ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC WEEK

Chamber Music Week 2025 brings together top local and international artists and ensembles for a week-long celebration of chamber music.

Look forward to chamber masterclasses and performances by acclaimed violist Su Zhen, Spectra Ensemble, tenor Mark Tucker, violinist Zhang Jia, pianist Daniel de Borah, YST contemporary music ensemble OpusNovus, YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque, and the YST Voice and Composition Departments. The festival will also feature YST’s annual contemporary music festival Sounding Now and Song Festival: The Voices of England & France — expanding the chamber music experience beyond classical and instrumental traditions.

Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to learn from acclaimed chamber musicians, while fully immersing in the world of chamber music!

Out of respect for the participants and other spectators, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

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