As business director, Pieter Theuns is a spreadsheet miracle. Pieter draws up a new budget, based on the new information in our rehearsal workflow. We start with a compact band and gradually build it up with more players. In the final rehearsal week, we’ll work with the full orchestra. This allows for a bit more financial headroom, much needed for the visual department. All in all, we’re on a tight budget to get everything done. Musicians’ wages for 13 people especially, take out a huge chunk out of the budget.
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL
This digital journal chronicles the creation process of the musical experience ‘On Moonlight and Rain’, from its inception to the premiere on May 18th 2017. Rather than recounting a hero story, with an uninterrupted string of hooray messages, we’d like to show you what it’s really like to put a big music show together. It involves many dead ends, failures, frustrations and a tremendous amount of confidence that all will be well in the end. Enjoy your read.
CREDITS

The Golden Glows
Bram Van Moorhem: vocals, guitar, songwriting, lyrics, artistic direction
Nel Ponsaers: vocals, piano, songwriting, composition
Katleen Scheir: vocals
Valgeir Sigurdsson: soundscapes, live electronics
B.O.X (Baroque Orchestration X)
Pieter Theuns: theorbe, artistic direction
Jutta Troch: baroque harp
Jon Birdsong: arrangements, cornetto
Matteo Gemolo: traverso
Liam Byrne: viola da gamba
Steuart Pincombe: baroque cello
Mattijs Vanderleen: drums, vibraphone, marimba, percussion
Guest musicians
Geert Hellings: lapsteel, electric guitar
Nicolas Rombouts: double bass
Visual Team
Lucas van Haesbroeck: light design, projection
Jeroen Theuns: stage design, programming
Bob Verhelst: art director
Dominik Boiy: sound design
Veerle Vervoort: production manager
Fleur Devlieger: assistant manager