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Mother Earth

A musical reflection about how we humans relate to Mother Earth

  • 02/02
  • 03/02
120 students from Music in Education and Classical Music join forces in a performance that looks into the major problems of our times, and asks: have we humans perhaps lost touch with the world in which we live?
  • 02 Feb 2024 - 03 Feb 2024
  • HKU Utrechts Conservatorium (2 feb), Dom Church (3 feb)
We people tend to think that we can achieve almost anything. That we control our destiny and can chase our dreams without trouble. But can we indeed? Perhaps we are more careless than we realize. We live in a world that is slowly being exhausted and polluted by us. We see climate change as the problem, but what if the real problem is actually us? We take from the world whatever we think we need. But do we ever consider what the world itself needs?

Artistic director Servaas Schreuders: ‘How can we make ourselves feel a part of Mother Earth? Sometimes this requires a bit of effort. The view from a mountain top is much more satisfying when you climb to the top by yourself than when you hitch a ride instead. You only experience how far a 20-kilometre distance is when you walk it. We often use tools to achieve our goals faster, but do the goals that we set for ourselves truly bring us where we want to be? Does comfort serve people, or does it actually impede us? These are the questions that have guided me while creating this performance.’

Mother Earth is, after the performance of Mozart’s requiem in November last year, the second large cooperation project between the students of Classical Music and the Music In Education courses. No less than 120 students are involved: a choir of 75 Music in Education students, students from the main modules Vocals and Choir Direction, and string and bass players from the Classical department. Together they present a concert that is dedicated to the world that surrounds us, perceived with an open mind. The location is the large concert hall of HKU Utrechts Conservatorium on Friday 2 February, with a second show in the Dom Church on Saturday 3 February.

Repertoire:

1. Sergej Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Tebe Poem uit Liturgie Op. 31, No. 12
2. Arvo Pärt (1935-): Silouans Song
3. Jan Sibelius (1865-1957): Maan virsi Op.95
4. Dmitri Sjostakovitsj (1906-1975): Kamer Symfonie 8 Op. 110a, deel 4 en 5
5. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Ich aber bin elend uit Drie motetten Op. 110, No. 1
6. Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998): Heilige Liefde uit 3 Koren van Tsaar Feodor Ioannovich, No. 2
7. Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied Op. 54

Credits:

Choir: Bas Aldenberg, Bente Zijlstra, Bram Tuin, Chiel Rusken, Christien Lamers, Daan Willems, Daniëlle Klaver, Desirée Gronouwe, Donna den Breejen, Ella van der Kooij, Fleur Slagmolen, Floor Smorenburg, Gerben Buijze, Gwen Gray, Hilde Boersma, Ise Wensink, Jénero van Beek, Jens van den Brink, Jesper Hobo, Job Uitgeest, Joëla Krol, Joelle Ocheng, Juan Serrata de la Rosa, Judith Buurman, Julius de Bruin, Lars Mulder, Laura Verbeek, Lisa Ellenbaas, Liselotte Kagenaar, Manuel Grevelink, Marijne van Olst-Janse, Marlou Kroesen, Melanie Bliek, Melle van Huijstee, Michelle van Eijsden, Mirte Reinders, Niels van Duin, Nienke Vugts, Olav Rademaker, Olivier Ditters, Ophelia Reid, Pieter Deketh, Puck van der Laan, Renée Munneke, Rienk Jan van den Heuvel, Rink Schneider, River Offerhaus, Robin van Heerwaarden, Rosa van Hulst, Rosalie Konings, Sarah Ava Hughes, Sophie van Hilten, Stan Dujardin, Susan Gemser, Vera Meuwissen, Wessel Speelman, Yanna Buijst, Finn van Eck, Mare Kwast, Maudie van Schelt, Naomi Lucassen, Nora Despinois.

Singers choir: Aada, Juvonen, Anne Broers, Chrystalla Yiannitsarou, Coen Krimpenfort, Elise te Kaat, Ellen van den Berg, Evangelia Kargiofyli, Izak Perdijk, Joshua Lau, Kamila Saul Alevi, Leo de Visser, Liselotte Sitters, Lynn Schoone, Maura Wesseling, Neline Adams, Sze Ying Chan.

Directors: Samuel Reid Navarro, Tristan Knelage, Maarten Koopman, Paula Torres Ayala.

Orchestra: Michelle Brunt, Julia Raggers, Anne de Vries, Heleen Brüggen, Bente Torstensson, Merlijn Bakker, Mario Fernandez Escolante, Marieke van der Meij, Naomi van Hessen, Noa Staal, Tanja Kim, Sonia Mossessian, Remi Blokker, Femke Vrijhoven, Rodrigo de Freitas, Spyros Kokonetsis Steriotis, Ronja Ihle, Mara Helen Velina, Arkady Blekherov, Peadar O'Loinsigh, Enrico Albanese, Jertil Olah, Ioannis Konstantinou, Khrystyna Kulchynska, Mila van der Pluijm, Daniël Muskitta, Boris Kwant, Rachel Nolan, Milda Maciokaite, Anne-Marique Katsburg, Andrea Phylactou, Razvan Husti, Isis van Loosdrecht, Javier Sanchez, Nuno Mourão, Thijs Moonen, Julietta Arias Gonzales, Ana Aguilar Antón, Pedro Pires, Ricardo Rocha, Marta Sofia Freixo Moreira, Sara Benassi, Don Wolters.

Artistic direction: Servaas Schreuders
Supervision choir direction: Rob Vermeulen

Concerts:

Friday 2 February - 19.30-20.45
HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, J.M Fentener van Vlissingenzaal
Mariaplaats 27, Utrecht

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Saturday 3 February, 15.30-16.45
Dom Church
Achter de Dom 1, Utrecht

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