ClubMediéval - Dionysos Now!

The concert series Echoes of Brussels jumps back and forth along the capital’s timeline, focusing on memorable creations and residents. From the fifteenth century onwards, the Coudenberg Palace was a hotbed of stories, art and ambition. Almost 300 years after the fire that reduced the Burgundian court to ashes, music can once again rise from the ruins. In the sixteenth century, the building was the beating heart of Emperor Charles V’s global empire. He often resided in Brussels before his abdication in 1555. ClubMediéval performs music in the ruins of the Coudenberg that Charles himself may well have heard, while Dionysos Now! presents a broader tribute to the vibrant musical life surrounding the court in the Coudenberg Church, featuring polyphony by composers such as Johannes Ghiselin, Pedro Ruimonte and Thomas Cecquillon. Together, the two concerts paint a vivid portrait of the Coudenberg: from a modest court chapel to an international musical nexus. 

One ticket is valid for both concerts. There will be enough time to move between venues. When booking, please select either concert series 1 (concerts at 5.30 pm & 7 pm) or concert series 2 (concerts at 7 pm & 8.30 pm). The concerts are preceded by an introduction with Peter Van Heyghen that takes place at 4.45pm in the Studio. This encounter will be in French and in Dutch. 

ClubMediéval in the ruins of the Coudenberg Palace: Karolus, The soul on which the moon never sets 
Music by Josquin Desprez, Pierre de la Rue and Tielman Susato, as well as pieces from the cancioneros of Palacio, Juana de Castilla and Uppsala, and new compositions by Jonás Bisquert (world premiere).

Thomas Baeté, viola d'arco & artistic direction
Jonatan Alvarado, tenor
Ariel Abramovich, luth & vihuela
Bram Ollieuz, drawings & video art
Isaline Claeys, dramaturgy

Dionysos Now! in the Coudenberg Church: Fortunae meae, non mihi
Music by Crispinus van Stappen, Johannes Ghiselin, Pedro Ruimonte, Adriaan Willaert, Peter Philips, Thomas Crecquillon

Filip Dámec, countertenor

Franz Vitzthum, countenor

Bernd Oliver Fröhlich, tenor

Tore Tom Denys, tenor & direction

Jimmy Holliday, bass

Ulfried Staber, bass