Red Rose Four
The recorder is a fantastic instrument and cannot have any better representatives than the Dutch ladies of Red Rose Four. Limitless amounts of enthusiasm and talent are bestowed on performing with all the different kinds of recorders. Their mission: Renaissance music can crackle, whisper, laugh, and cry; and all of this can be heard during their concerts!
The members of Red Rose Four represent the newest generation of musicians. During concerts is not only music performed, but also the stories behind the music are told: the composers and the characteristic instruments involved. Once the concert has come to an end, you can see the almost two meter long recorder up close and personal or buy the newest CD; Dese Coxkens.
Since its formation six years ago, the ensemble has experienced many highlights in their career. In the summer of 2008 Red Rose Four, along with soprano Kitty de Geus, won first prize at the International Young Artist’s Presentation – Early Music 2008 in Antwerpen. The ensemble was exalted for their harmonic presentation, group dynamic, and above all their beautiful ensemble sound.
Since then, Red Rose Four has performed with great success at the Internationale Muziekzomer Gelderland in 2008 with concerts featuring recorder artist Erik Bosgraaf. In the following years, the Reincken Festival, the Fringe of the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht, the Bergkerkconcerten in Deventer, Musica Antica in Voorschoten, concerts in France and Germany, and the Wunderkammer Festival in Trieste, Italy were all added to the list.
This year, 2011, Red Rose Four presents the program Like as the Day with countertenor/altus Kaspar Kröner. This program can be heard at various venues including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Wednesday December 28th, 2011.
The members of Red Rose Four represent the newest generation of musicians. During concerts is not only music performed, but also the stories behind the music are told: the composers and the characteristic instruments involved. Once the concert has come to an end, you can see the almost two meter long recorder up close and personal or buy the newest CD; Dese Coxkens.
Since its formation six years ago, the ensemble has experienced many highlights in their career. In the summer of 2008 Red Rose Four, along with soprano Kitty de Geus, won first prize at the International Young Artist’s Presentation – Early Music 2008 in Antwerpen. The ensemble was exalted for their harmonic presentation, group dynamic, and above all their beautiful ensemble sound.
Since then, Red Rose Four has performed with great success at the Internationale Muziekzomer Gelderland in 2008 with concerts featuring recorder artist Erik Bosgraaf. In the following years, the Reincken Festival, the Fringe of the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht, the Bergkerkconcerten in Deventer, Musica Antica in Voorschoten, concerts in France and Germany, and the Wunderkammer Festival in Trieste, Italy were all added to the list.
This year, 2011, Red Rose Four presents the program Like as the Day with countertenor/altus Kaspar Kröner. This program can be heard at various venues including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Wednesday December 28th, 2011.
Programs
Like as the
day with Kaspar Kröner (countertenor/altus)
Melancholy. Wouldn’t we all choose this word to describe 16th century England? In order to be part of English society 400 years ago, one had to walk through the streets slouched over, absorbed in their own thoughts. These thoughts resulting in heavy facial expressions displaying memories of ancient times. With this painted scenario in mind, Red Rose Four presents their new program, “Like as a day”.
The warm sounds created by the unique instruments used by Red Rose Four are the artists behind the brush. In this program, the night is the stage for prayers of long lost lovers; with songs describing death and the desire for eternal sleep.
The night. She stirs up the deepest sadness, the most desires and the most desperate prayers inside us. Come along with the night and experience the melancholy expressed in songs written by John Dowland, Thomas Tallis, and Robert Parsons, and sung by soprano Kitty de Geus. But the night can also be exciting and spooky, watchtowers in the mist – was that a witch flying through the air just then? In conclusion, pull up a chair and join the pleasant company of King Henry VIII, drinking the night away with a nice glass of wine. Because that of course is another side of the night!
The King, the Artist and the Beggar - Renaissance music from England, Italy and the Netherlands
Meet three people from a distant past, brought back to life by means of English, Italian, and Dutch renaissance music.
King Henry the VIII: Cruel husband, yet passionate lover of music.
Leonardo da Vinci: Progressive artist, but also quite excentric, bizarre, and slightly gruesome.
And finally, Japi: Banned from society and a real egotistic and true beggar
Compositions from Jenkins, Tallis, Corradini, Lappi, and Isaac will take you back in time to this king, artist, and beggar.
Building Bridges – Music of the Franco-Flemish composers
Red Rose Four brings you back to a special period in musical history: the era of the Franco-Flemish composers. They conquered Europe’s main land with their fantastic, ground breaking compositions, making them notoriously famous and popular throughout the continent. This consequently resulted in work for these composers all over Europe.
The program ‘building bridges’ contains five generations of French polyphonic composers such as: Dufay, Obrecht, Isaac, Ockeghem and Sweelinck. Here sacred music, as often heard in mass, will share a place in the program with cheerful, worldly compositions, such as festival music from that era.
Melancholy. Wouldn’t we all choose this word to describe 16th century England? In order to be part of English society 400 years ago, one had to walk through the streets slouched over, absorbed in their own thoughts. These thoughts resulting in heavy facial expressions displaying memories of ancient times. With this painted scenario in mind, Red Rose Four presents their new program, “Like as a day”.
The warm sounds created by the unique instruments used by Red Rose Four are the artists behind the brush. In this program, the night is the stage for prayers of long lost lovers; with songs describing death and the desire for eternal sleep.
The night. She stirs up the deepest sadness, the most desires and the most desperate prayers inside us. Come along with the night and experience the melancholy expressed in songs written by John Dowland, Thomas Tallis, and Robert Parsons, and sung by soprano Kitty de Geus. But the night can also be exciting and spooky, watchtowers in the mist – was that a witch flying through the air just then? In conclusion, pull up a chair and join the pleasant company of King Henry VIII, drinking the night away with a nice glass of wine. Because that of course is another side of the night!
The King, the Artist and the Beggar - Renaissance music from England, Italy and the Netherlands
Meet three people from a distant past, brought back to life by means of English, Italian, and Dutch renaissance music.
King Henry the VIII: Cruel husband, yet passionate lover of music.
Leonardo da Vinci: Progressive artist, but also quite excentric, bizarre, and slightly gruesome.
And finally, Japi: Banned from society and a real egotistic and true beggar
Compositions from Jenkins, Tallis, Corradini, Lappi, and Isaac will take you back in time to this king, artist, and beggar.
Building Bridges – Music of the Franco-Flemish composers
Red Rose Four brings you back to a special period in musical history: the era of the Franco-Flemish composers. They conquered Europe’s main land with their fantastic, ground breaking compositions, making them notoriously famous and popular throughout the continent. This consequently resulted in work for these composers all over Europe.
The program ‘building bridges’ contains five generations of French polyphonic composers such as: Dufay, Obrecht, Isaac, Ockeghem and Sweelinck. Here sacred music, as often heard in mass, will share a place in the program with cheerful, worldly compositions, such as festival music from that era.
