On Thursday 13 May 2021 at 20:00 CET Amsterdam’s new music venue Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs with her music and poetry, performed by Marieke Franssen (flute), Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and the composer-poet. The corona-proof concert takes place as an online live stream on Youtube, that remains open for listening and watching from the date of the concert until 12 June 2021. Read the poetry cycle ‘zeg liefde’ here. Read its English translation ‘say love’ (English translation: Donald Gardner) here.
concert programme
article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012; music)
Fie Schouten (bass clarinet)
‘zeg liefde’ [1] (selection from: verdere bijzonderheden (Amsterdam: Singeluitgeverijen| Uitgeverij Querido, 2017; poetry)
Rozalie Hirs (speaking voice)
article 8 [infinity] (2014; music)
Marieke Franssen (flute)
‘zeg liefde’ [2]
Rozalie Hirs (speaking voice)
article 6 [waves] (2013; music)
Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar)
‘zeg liefde’ [3]
Rozalie Hirs (speaking voice)
infinity stairs (2014; music)
Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), Marieke Franssen (flute)
‘zeg liefde’ [4]
Rozalie Hirs (speaking voice)
