Closing of the Hendrik Conscience Year
Organisation : Davidsfonds
Concert : Peter Benoit - Conscience cantate, Karel Candael - Aan H. Conscience
Program :
Works of August De Boeck, Lodewijk Mortelmans and Jef Van Hoof,
Work of Janpieter Biesemans for harp and chorus on lyrics of poem 'Drij Blommen' from Alice Nahon
The Choir Helicon and the childrens choir of Lier with the ensemble La Passione, conducted by Geert Hendrix.
Lied Recital
Organisation : vzw Lodewijk De Vocht
Lieve Mertens, piano
Tom Johnson, violin
Goovaart Haché, Lied and piano
Program :
Works of Lodewijk de Vocht, August De Boeck and Lodewijk Mortelmans.
website : www.ccschoten.be/event/liedrecital-de-vocht-mortelmans-en-de-boeck
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20 Years Phaedra - Anniversary Concert
Liesbeth Devos, soprano
Program :
- Parts of ballet ‘La Phalène’, for orchestra – August de Boeck (re-creation)
- De Geestelijke Bruiloft, Op.4 (1953)– Cycle of Lieder, for soprano and orchestra on 4 romantic poems of Pieter Geert Buckinx/Frits Celis
- Cantilene, for soprano and orchestra of the opera Francesca – August de Boeck
- Mignon‐Kennst du das Land, for soprana and orchestra – Lodewijk Mortelmans
- Images of an Exposition – Modest Moessorgski/Maurice Ravel
website : www.jmoa.be/kalender/20121028-phaedra-cd.php
Press : 'Flanders Today' - Phaedra Anniversery Concert
Choosen as : Artwork of the month
Stilleven met vliegenzwammen - Frans Mortelmans (1865-1936)
website : www.muzee.be
Concerts 2012 - 21st Season - Fair Concert
Organisation : Vrienden van de beiaard - secretariat : Eggebekstraat 13 - 3990 Peer
Erik Vandevoort, carillon player
Program : a.o.
- Lodewijk Mortelmans - Innerlijke Vreugde
- Lodewijk Mortelmans - Interludium
EXPOSITION : The Mortelmans family and his artists
presenting about 40 'flower' works of Frans Mortelmans, as a same number of 'portraits' of his cousin Franck Mortelmans.
'Casteels Rozen' took care of the decoration with fine roses.
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On the 12th of September, the KBC invited the Lodewijk & Frans Mortelmans npa, some of his members and former boardmembers to a reception, followed by a recital of the well-known pianist Jozef de Beenhouwer and soprano Liesbeth Devos presenting us some exclusiv pearls and Lieder of Lodewijk Mortelmans.
Concerts 2012 - 21st Season
Organisation : Vrienden van de beiaard - secretariat : Eggebekstraat 13 - 3990 Peer
Concert by the pupils of the carillon class of Peer
Erik Vandevoort, teacher - carillon player
Program :
- Lodewijk Mortelmans - Interludium
Presentation of a commemorative plate on the residence of Lodewijk Mortelmans
Regarding the 60th Anniversary of the death of Lodewijk Mortelmans, a commemorative plate was presentated at his house in presence of the Antwerp Alderman of Culture, Philip Heylen.
Address : Mortelmans House - Boterhamstraat Antwerpen
Recital Lodewijk Mortelmans
After the presentation followed a recital. The excellent pianist Jozef De Beenhouwer played some of the fine works of Lodewijk Mortelmans at his practice Bösendorfer piano.
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Two generations of Mortelmans in the picture
Annual Concert 'Verrassend Vlaams'
Artists :
Choir Schola Cantorum of the Sint-Baafs Cathedral
Edward De Geest, organ
Filip Martens, piano & main direction
Program :
- August De Boeck - Allegro con fuoco - organ
- Gregoriaans van Allerheiligen - Gaudeamus - choir a capella
- Gabriël Verschraegen - Postludium op Gaudeamus - organ
- Lodewijk Mortelmans - Ave Verum - choir a capella
- August De Boeck - Ave Verum - choir & organ
- August De Boeck - O Salutaris Hostia - koor & organ
- Roland Corijn - Domine Deus Meus - choir a capella
- Vic Nees - Psalm 150 - choir a capella
- Flor Peeters - Concerto Op.74 - organ & piano
- August De Boeck - Missa in la bémol - choir & organ
website : www.scholacantorum.be
Lieder and pianomusic of August De Boeck - In accordance of the Festival van Vlaanderen
Liesbeth Devos, soprano
Jozef De Beenhouwer, piano
Program : August De Boeck, Franz Schubert, Lodewijk Mortelmans
Concert for the August De Boeck Year in Merchtem
Organisation : cultuur@merchtem.be
Lieder and Piano Recital
Liesbeth Devos, soprano
Jozef De Beenhouwer, piano
Program : August De Boeck, Franz Schubert, Lodewijk Mortelmans
Klassiek concert
Cristel De Meulder, soprano
Program :
Traditional flemish Lieder of the composers Peter Benoit, Lodewijk Mortelmans, Renaat Feremans
Piano Recital - Marnixring Lieven Gevaert
Roland De Munck, piano
Program :
- Ludwig Van Beethoven - Sonate nr.14 Op.27 nr.2 in cis - "Quasi una Fantasia - Mondscheinsonate"
- Peter Benoit - Third Fantasy
- Lodewijk Mortelmans - Het Wielewaalt en Leeuwerkt
- August De Boeck - 1st Menuet in g - Eekhoorndans
- Jef Van Hoof - Wals I (1909)
- Ludwig Van Beethoven - Sonate nr.23 Op.57 in f Appassionata
website : www.marnixringlievengevaert.org
Van Harte Aperitief Concert
Organisation in collaboration with 't Kallement
Flemish-Lithuanian happening
Sopran Cristel De Meulder, accompanied by the Lithuanian concert pianist Sviesé Cepliauskaitéé, will bring romantic music of our famous flemish composers Lodewijk Mortelmans and August De Boeck, as from Chopin. The piano player is famous for her performances of Chopin, and was therefor crownd piano virtuoso in Poland by the Frederic Chopin Society. Beatrijs van Craenenbroeck will read poems of Anton van Wilderode and of his poet friends.
Epiphany and Befana - Echo of Eternity - with instrumental works of Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952)
Lodewijk Mortelmans - Evangelisch diptiek – 4. Epifanie
Vlaams Radio Orkest
Jan Lantham-Koenig, conductor
CD : ET’CETERA KTC4002 - Flemish connection IV