Symposium, Paul Gilson | Book Presentation & concert

Research Day | Music and literature KCB 2022 (f Alex Verhalle)
Research activities
Data
,
17:00
to
19:30
Location
Small Concert Hall, Kleine Zavel 5, 1000 Brussels
Price
Free entrance

A Brussels composer of the world

Language: Dutch

Researchers from LUCA School of Arts, the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel/Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Orpheus Institute present a new book on composer Paul Gilson. During this book launch at KCB, where Gilson trained a new generation of composers, the authors will focus on the many facets of Gilson's life and work, with a particular focus on his national and international importance.

As part of this book launch, the authors are organising a roundtable discussion with experts from the music field. Together, they will discuss the challenges involved in the performance and dissemination of Flemish music.  

Five authors of the seven are researchers at the KCB.

Led by Kurt Bertels

Schedule

17:00     Book presentation by the authors

18:15     Panel discussion

19:00     Concert
Cinq Préludes pour cor (ou violoncelle) et piano (1913)
   III. Allegretto  
   V. Moderato
   II. Allegro Energico
By Jeroen Billiet (horn) & Tzvetana Gigova (piano)

 

Concerto nr. 1 (1902)
   I. Allegro deciso con fuoco
   II. Andante ritenuto
   III. Presto - finale
By Kurt Bertels (saxophone) & Bert Koch (piano)

19:30     Sandwiches

Paul Gilson

Paul Gilson, born and raised in Brussels, became an esteemed artist during the fin de siècle. He was and is recorded as an erudite composer, orchestrator, theorist, critic, musicographer and educator. A prestigious Prix de Rome and his symphonic work La Mer made him known far beyond the country's borders. Because of his remarkable commitment to wind music, and that of amateur orchestras in particular, we still remember Gilson today as the Father of Belgian wind music.

Trobador

The artistic, scientific and practice based research at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel is fully integrated into the Music and Musical curricula and all education is research driven. Its objective is to educate wellinformed, high level musicians who are able to reflect critically upon their own musical practice. The research is driven by the research council Trobador.

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