19 - 23 November 2025

Thursday 20.11.25, 20:15, Black Pencil

 

Black Pencil Prize Night

The Black Pencil ensemble presents works of selected finalists of the festival’s prize dedicated to new pieces written for their one of a kind combination of instruments (and harpsichord) + Guests and friends join Black Pencil in performance of new works of Tom Armstrong, Klaas de Vries and former Prix Prizewinner, Jānis Petraškevičs. 

 

Download program notes here

Buy your tickets here
 

Busy drone

Roderik de Man (NL, 1941): Bella La Vita (2020)

 

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László Sándor (Hungary, 1975): Florimina (2025) *

for Recorder, Panflute, Viola, Accordion, Organ/Harpsichord and Percussion

 

Jane Chapman & Enric Monfort

Tom Armstrong (UK, 1968): Divertissements (2018, rev. 2025)

for harpsichord, vintage synths and percussion

 

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Patrick  John Jones (UK, 1989): Air in a vortex (2025) *

for Recorder, Panflute, Accordion, Viola, Vibraphone and fixed media audio

 

Matthijs Koene

Klaas de Vries (NL, 1944): Aeolus (2012, rev. 2020) 

For Panflute solo and Hyper organ

 

Marko Kassl & Ere Lievonen

Jānis Petraškevičs (Latvia, 1978): Neparalēles (Non-parallels, 2022) **

for harpsichord & accordion

 

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Francisco del Pino (USA/Argentina, 1980): Cascabel (2025) *

for Recorder, Panflute, Viola, Accordion and Percussion

 

* world premiere

** prizewinner of Prix Annelie de Man Composition Competition 2023

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Jorge Isaac - recorder

Matthijs Koene - panflute

Esra Pehlivanli - viola

Marko Kassl - accordion 

Enric Monfort - percussion

 

Special guests

Jane Chapman - harpsichord

Ere Lievonen - harpsichord, organ

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