La Captive - Boho Strings
Ann Geerts
La Captive is the haunting portrait of a single immigrant mother who fights for a decent life for her and her child. Faced with the barriers of bureaucracy, prejudices, and inner despair she searches the depths of her soul for the strength to continue. As much a musical journey as an emotional one, this program draws from a wide range of musical sources. Accompanied by first-person witness accounts, La Captive brings the listener face to face with humanity’s lack of decency, empathy and compassion.
Program:
Salim Dada, Miniatures Algériennes
Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre
Franz Schubert, Der Tod und das Mädchen
Zaid Jabri, Muzyka Kameralna
First witness account
Ernest Chausson, Chanson perpétuelle
George Frideric Handel, Verdi piante
Nabil Benabdeljalil, Adagio and Rondo
Second witness account
Hector Berlioz, La Captive
Traditional, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Astor Piazzolla, Rinascero
Music: Boho Strings with conductor David Ramael
Solo : Raphaële Green - mezzo soprano
ABOUT BOHO STRINGS
Boho Strings and artistic director David Ramael strive for a more inclusive, compassionate and understanding society through music. Musical trailblazers, creating a more sustainable society by fully embracing the transformative qualities of
music. Boho Strings is a reflection of the super-diversity in our society. Algeria, Belgium, France, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey the United
Kingdom and the United Sates - all these nationalities are represented among its musicians. This richness of backgrounds and experiences are a
constant source of creative inspiration, which hasn’t gone unnoticed. Boho Strings is a regular guest at major concert halls in Belgium, including BOZAR, the Queen Elisabeth hall Antwerp, De Bijloke, Concertgebouw Brugge, Flagey, De Velinx in Tongeren, and deSingel. The ensemble's first CD, entirely dedicated to the music of Wim Henderickx, will appear on Antarctica Records Fall 2018.
