Major setback. Miscommunication between Valgeir and us has led to a situation where nobody is arranging the material. This is important, we don’t want to step into a rehearsal with an orchestra without having parts for people to play. Or have no clue as to what needs to be done with a song. Fortunately, Jon… Read more »
We contacted all the musicians. Some people are flying in from London, so we didn’t meet everybody yet. We sent out an email to welcome everybody and introduce them to the Google Drive wet set up with most of the material. A shared online drive is an ideal tool to distribute all the necessary information…. Read more »
Journal, Music, Projection, Stage Design
The snowball of the production is rolling, picking up speed and increasing in volume as it goes down the hill. More and more decisions need to become final. The premiere is gleaming on the horizon. We have a great meeting with the visual team. They’re revealing the 3D model they’ve been shaping up over the… Read more »
The last couple of weeks have been intense lyric wise. Bram took out a full month to write most of the material. The clock is ticking. Lyrics are decisive for all other parts of the show, they offer guidance for the visual team and for the musicians. It’s very simple: everybody needs to know what… Read more »
We go out to percussionist Mattijs Vanderleen to work out marimba patterns for ‘The Reed Choked House’, a percussion driven song. The lyric is finished and there’s a structure to the song, so it’s fairly easy to put everything in place. We add some breaks here and there. Another thing that comes up is the… Read more »
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
