Ai vida ... Natura!

Suffering from love, feelings of loneliness or the sadness of life are universal themes recognised by everyone. Many songs sing of these feelings, the songs of the Romantic era are even known for them. But these feelings are of all times. Portuguese fado is steeped in them, and they keep recurring in our own language too, in life song, dutch pop or cabaret. Just think of Paul van Vliet's catchy A howl like a thunderstorm hangs in each of us. But when the crying fit is over and the thunderstorm is over, we can enjoy everything else in life too. And thank God there is nature!

In nature, you find shadows of stars that heal the heart, singing nightingales and roses, moments of contemplation and even wandering lights ... But whichever way you look at it, the great adventure of nature in which we encounter ourselves and the other will keep repeating itself and is thus an inexhaustible source for poets and composers. Where first there was neither finch nor nightingale, a proudly singing bird arose from the egg and everything will eventually become ‘Earth, and air, and rain’ again.

For this master class, we invite amateur duos (singer*es-pianist*e) to choose one or two songs in which life in all its aspects is reflected, heightened, softened, healed, or put in a new light by nature. There will be three private master classes in which each duo will work on the chosen songs with vocal teacher Annelies van Gerven and pianist Lidwien Boumans. After the final master class, the presentation will take place on Saturday 23 May in the Small Hall.