On this unanticipated off day we visit the visual team and their scale models for a round up. The scale models of the mountain for ‘White Peaks’ and ‘The Reed Choked’ little house we made, are nearly done. There’s a startling realistic scale model of the moon and a beautiful Japanese inspired landscape laid out on the table. The kaleidoscope is functioning, but not entirely in place yet. And the team is still figuring out how to approach the moiré effects for ‘A Serpent’s Lust’, the interior mirror scenes for Kibitsu and the actual set up for ‘The Blue Hood’. But all in all, we’re getting there, as the first video feeds tell us. The rest of the day is kept up with studying lyrics and harmonies. A little less than a week before showtime. Valgeir has arrived in Antwerp tonight after playing the Nuits de Botanique festival. We meet tomorrow for our first joint session.
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