Margaretha Consort - ANDROMEDAE - Channe Visscher

Andromedae (2020)
Composer: Channe Visscher
Text: Elea Bekkers
Live performance, Cultuurhuis Driebergen, Netherlands, August 22, 2021

MARGARETHA CONSORT
Artistic director: Marit Broekroelofs
Sopranos: Véronika Akhmetchina, Margreet Rietveld
Altos: Elea Bekkers, Helena Poczykowska, Channe Visscher
Tenor: Kevin Skelton
Baritone: Gunther Vandeven
Viola da gamba: Maaike Boekholt, Marit Broekroelofs, Ricardo Rodriguez Miranda, Frank Wakelkamp
Organ: Jörn Boysen

Video: Jasper Verburgh

ANDROMEDAE
'Andromedae' represents the search for the purpose of life.

The lyrics are the names of stars, moons and planets in space.
It is about the greatness, the magnificence of the universe, but also about the unknown. It is an elusive mystery.
Not all words sounds 'nice'. Their appearance on the other hand is truly beautiful. At the same time there are words which actually do sound nice, only their appearance is not so beautiful.
For Channe Visscher that's also with the world; it doesn't say everything and it also doesn't show everything immediately.
The last word is 'void', which means 'emptyess, empty space'. These 'voids' will fade out untill no voices are there anymore. There is one person who sings something else. This person sings 'phaeton'. After all, not everyone experiences the same emptyness. The chord remains unsolved.
In this way, the outcome of the search will also remain a mystery.

Channe Visscher (1996) is a Dutch composer and percussionist. She studied at the Utrecht Conservatory. In her work she shows many different styles and techniques.

Andromedae is part of a larger piece "Odyssee", which was made during the Covid pandemic and has never been performed on stage. It was however recorded by several musicians at home and mixed in the studio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j24yIuZfKCM&t=1863s

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