Paired with two Misereres – the iconic Allegri version and the contemporary one by MacMillan – composer and conductor MacMillan releases the seven angels of the Apocalyps in his new composition Seven Angels: a theatrical work in seven episodes featuring a challenging vocal score and unusual instruments such as the shofar, a ram's horn. The Vlaams Radiokoor invites the audience to lie down, or hang or simply sit around the singers: you get to choose how and where your want to experience the vocal and visual power of this concert.
acoustic backdrop
Silence is the most beautiful sound - then comes the voice. That is the Vlaams Radiokoor motto. From the silence before the concert and in between the musical works, soundscapes sprout up from that peace and reflection. For this occasion, Stef Van Alsenoy created special recordings of the Vlaams Radiokoor: "First I recorded the four voice groups. Those layers are edited, slowed down and reconstructed into a continuous, ever evolving surround soundscape that very clearly carries the tone colour of the choir. Long after the music has disappeared, it is a slow sound cloud that remains. Thus the soundscape is not meant to be a new musical composition, but more so an acoustic decor that seemlessly connects to the choral works."
