Songbook of Rare Feelings
VONK presents Songbook of Rare Feelings at November Music 2021, a cycle based on texts by Kayo Chingonyi, Nancy Campbell, and Lucky Fonz III, with music by Kate Moore, Morris Kliphuis, Remy Alexander, and Nicoline Soeter. The work blends contemporary art song and indie pop.
During November Music 2021, ensemble VONK performs Songbook of Rare Feelings, a project based on newly written texts by poets Kayo Chingonyi (UK/ZM), Nancy Campbell (UK), and Dutch singer-songwriter Lucky Fonz III. The resulting compositions by Kate Moore, Morris Kliphuis, Remy Alexander, and Nicoline Soeter combine contemporary art song with indie-pop influences, marking the first complete performance of the cycle.
Remy Alexander - The novice
Remy Alexander - This Cup
Remy Alexander - Humility
Nicoline Soeter - What’s left cannot be spoken
Nicoline Soeter - Privilege
Kate Moore - Red sky at morning/ sailor’s warning
Kate Moore - Red sky at night/ sailor’s delight
Kate Moore - I disappear
Morris Kliphuis - Speech Is Mine
Morris Kliphuis - Happen(ed)ing