Cosmic 7

Pluto ensemble
Tue 30/11/2021 - 20:30
Tickets via STUK (as of Sep 2nd)

Ticket prices

€ 18 - € 14 STUK card or Culture Card KU Leuven

The Greek philosopher Pythagoras argued that the universe formed one sounding harmony: the "harmony of the spheres" or "musica universalis”. The distances between the planets would correspond to musical intervals: octave (2/1), fifth (3/2), quarter (4/3), etc. 

Thus, according to the ancient Greeks, the universe and music were composed of the same building blocks. Just as in the cosmos the planets would let a polyphonic (inaudible to us) interplay sound, so on earth (in the West) within a few centuries there was an explosion of melodies 'sounding together', an evolution into a style we now call 'polyphony'. This phenomenon reached its peak in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 

In COSMIC 7, the Pluto ensemble conducted by Marnix De Cat performs polyphonic works by Orlandus Lassus, Mathieu Gascogne and (birthday boy!) Josquin des Prez, among others, completed with improvisations. 

Four singers, a serpent and a synthesizer will immerse you in heavenly sounds. 360° projections of a dazzling starry sky by animation artist Jaak De Digitale will also give the whole thing cosmic allure.

Live concert + 360° video.
Seated concert with closed doors. Don’t be late, latecomers will not be let in.

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with Lieselot De Wilde (soprano), Marnix De Cat (alto, synthesizer & artistic direction), Adriaan De Koster (tenor), Arnout Malfliet (bass), Berlinde Deman (serpent) and Jaak De Digitale (visuals)