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The Challenge of B.A.M

(The Brooklyn Academy of Music)

When Margaret starts a rehearsal with “We got a call from someone… (pause),” we know that whatever offer she’s going to tell us about will be… well, DIFFERENT. Like when we Accidental women sang with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. We were the vocal quartet for the New York Premiere of “De Stijl,” by Dutch minimalist Louis Andriessen.

Andriessen is a central figure in the international new music scene, and is widely regarded as the leading composer working in the Netherlands today. The piece was inspired by the paintings of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. Challenging music, to say the least!

Time changes, key changes, dissonance and lyrics in DUTCH – we loved it! The horns in one tempo, percussionists in another, and we vocalists out on our own. Lots of brass, lots of fugues, and a “rap biography” of Mondrian by actress Gertrud Thoma. All under the superb direction of conductor Robert Spano.

To to the B.A.M. website, click here: BAM