Componistenportret Arnold Marinissen

 

Arnold Marinissen wrote a six-part Simone Weil cycle between 2022 and 2025. All compositions are based on texts by the French philosopher and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943), who was concerned with dilemmas such as the inhumane nature of factory work in the early 20th century. In order to gain deep insight into this issue, she worked as a factory worker herself during the 1930s. She wrote extensively about her experiences, considerations and vision of the future regarding factory work, in letters and essays, and in correspondence with factory directors.  The opening work of the cycle, La condition ouvrière, was written for the American Ox and Lamb Percussion Publications. Three of the works, Des bruits qui ne parlent pas, Un temps inhabitable and La racine du mal, were created thanks to a work grant from the Performing Arts Fund. Marinissen wrote the closing organ work Kairé on behalf of the Orgelpark.

 

Executives

Agathe Labadie, soprano

[nog niet bekend], mezzo-soprano

[nog niet bekend], tenor

Raymond Honing, basflute

Yi-Ping Yang, drums

Arnold Marinissen, drums

Goska Isphording, harpischord

Geerten van de Wetering, organ

 

Program

Arnold Marinissen (1966)

- Simone Weil-cyclus

                  La condition ouvrière (2022) voor slagwerk solo

Kairé I: Pensez, c’est aller moins vite (2024-2025, voor orgel en klanksporen; première)

                  La racine du mal (2023, voor basfluit en klanksporen)

                  Kairé II: Ce n’est pas là comme à l’université (2024-2025, voor orgel en klanksporen; première)

                  Des bruits qui ne parlent pas (2023, voor klavecimbel, slagwerk en klanksporen)

                  Kairé III: Parlons de vous (2024-2025, voor orgel en klanksporen; première)

                  Un temps inhabitable (2023, voor vibrafoon en klanksporen)

                  Kairé IV: Saluez vos montagnes pour moi (2024-2025, voor orgel en klanksporen; première)

- J’aime encore mieux le silence (2023, voor drie stemmen)