Brewaeys Unfolding

Speechless Song is a piece by Luc Brewaeys, written for the Odysseia Ensemble

soprano: Lieselot De Wilde
conductor: Thomas Moore
flute: Katrien Gaelens
clarinet: Dries Tack
horn: Kristina Mascher-Turner
violin: Veerle Houbraken
viola: Katelijne Onsia
cello: Harmen Goossens
piano: Frederik Croene
percussion: Yves Goemaere

Speechless Song

‘Nobody is Perfect’ is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc’s music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

A composition as a gift, why not?

Except for the piece ‘Nobody is Perfect! (André Laporte 65)’, there are no recordings or merely live registrations of the compositions. Odysseia Ensemble and HERMESensemble do change all that! In January 2021 both ensembles recorded the complete series. HERMESensemble takes care of the string trio and the quartet. For the works ‘Nobody is Perfect! (André Laporte 65)’ and ‘Nobody is Perfect! (Frank Nuyts 50)’, the two ensembles joined forces.

Per Andre L. 80

Nobody is Perfect! (Joao Pedro Oliviera 40)

Nobody is Perfect! (Frank Nuyts 50)

Nobody is Perfect! (Jonathan Harvey 60)

Nobody is Perfect! (Michael Finissy 50)

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

Odysseia Ensemble + HERMESensemble
dir. Koen Kessels
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

flute: Katrien Gaelens
clarinet: Dries Tack
piano: Geert Callaert
Odysseia Ensemble
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

violin: Nicholas Dupont
viola: Marc Tooten
cello: Stijn Saveniers
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

violin: Nicholas Dupont and Veerle Houbraken
viola: Marc Tooten
cello: Stijn Saveniers
HERMESensemble
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

Nobody is Perfect! (Lukas Foss 75)

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

cello: Harmen Goossens - Odysseia Ensemble
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

Per André L.

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

Odysseia Ensemble + HERMESensemble, dir. Koen Kessels
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

Nobody is Perfect! (André Laporte 65)

A composition as a gift, why not? 

‘Nobody is Perfect' is a series of six short compositions by Luc Brewaeys. Each composition is dedicated to a befriended composer or musician, as a birthday present. The metier and style of Luc's music, but also his personality, is present in these pieces.

piano: Geert Callaert - HERMESensemble
recording: Bart Celis - If Sound Matters

Nobody is Perfect! (Michael Finnissy 50)

Een compositie als cadeau, waarom niet?

‘Nobody is Perfect’ is een geheel van zes korte composities van Luc Brewaeys. Elke compositie droeg Luc op aan een bevriend componist of muzikant, als een verjaardagsgeschenk. De metier en de stijl van Lucs muziek, maar ook zijn persoonlijkheid, zitten vervat in deze stukjes.

In zes podcastafleveringen vertellen we het verhaal van ‘Nobody is Perfect’. In elke aflevering weerklinkt een compositie en laten we de componist aan het woord aan wie dat specifieke werk opgedragen was (of hun nakomelingen). Ze geven een unieke inkijk in hun relatie met Luc Brewaeys. Ook komen we te weten hoe Luc zich liet inspireren bij het schrijven van de korte composities.

In deze aflevering de virtuositeit van Michael Finnissy

Sprakeloos #2: Nobody is Perfect! Michael Finnissy

An excerpt taken from the world premiere of Luc Brewaeys Double Concerto for Bass Flute and Horn.  Performed by Bruce Richards, horn  and Michael Schmid, flute with the Ictus Ensemble, Brussels

Luc Brewaeys: Double Concerto for Bass Flute and Horn

WALPURGIS records 1991
Fragment: Pantomime  The Theban War

Antigone - Luc Brewaeys

Antigone - Luc Brewaeys (Third Stasimon  Pas De Deux Antigone & Haimon)

Voor het openingsoncert van het Transit festival (hoogfeest voor hedendaagse muziek) bereidt HERMESensemble een Vlaams-Italiaans programma voor. Het concert presenteert vier eigentijdse muzikale karakters. Eppur si muove, het laatste werk dat Luc Brewaeys in opdracht van het TRANSIT festival schreef, bestaat uit een donkere maar transcendente kleur. Even donker – althans afgaand op de titel Pour que la nuit finisse en op de keuze voor instrumenten in het lage register – belooft het gloednieuwe werk van Bart Vanhecke te worden, dat hier de première beleeft.

De Vlaamse werken worden in dialoog gesteld met Italiaanse meesters. Met Defining schreef Tiziano Manca een intrigerend ritmisch en harmonisch enigma. Het concert sluit af met de schalkse spitsvondigheden van Francesco Filidei. Ballata no. 5, in 2015 in opdracht van HERMESensemble gecomponeerd, is een wervelend concerto voor trompet en ensemble.

HERMESensemble o.l.v. Ed Spanjaard

HERMESensemble - Luc Brewaeys - Eppur Si Muove (TRANSIT 2017)

My friend, Luc Brewaeys orchestrated the complete preludes of Claude Debussy. Here is #4 from Book 2.

Brewaeys Unfolding

MATRIX [New Music Centre]