- THINK!
X-Ambitus has a new programme designed to make you think, question and then talk about it.
Rather than another evening about LOVE, go for one that addresses life’s other problems. We offer a carefully selected programme of songs in French and English that tackle issues such as living conditions, unemployment, human cruelty and the environment, and take a philosophical look at the emotions.
There is more to life than teenage angst.
Engage your brain – NOW’s the MOMENT!!
Songs about Life for Voice, Keyboards, Bass, Cello and Drums.
- THINK !
‘X-Ambitus’ vous propose un nouveau concept qui, par la musique, nous amène ensemble à réfléchir, nous positionner et partager toutes sortes d’idées sur une multitude de sujets de la vie au quotidien.
Plutôt que de se cantonner à l’AMOUR, toujours l’AMOUR, nous vous proposons de débattre sur des sujets tout autres que nous développerons à partir de chansons françaises et anglaises. Conditions de vie, chômage, cruauté humaine, environnement sont autant de thèmes sur lesquels nous pouvons porter un regard philosophique.
La vie n’est pas qu’angoisses d’adolescence…
Remuez vos méninges, C’EST L’INSTANT !
Chansons au sujet de la vie pour Voix, Clavier, Bass, Violoncelle, Batterie.
- A Taste of Flemish Polyphony
This programme celebrates the great Franco-Flemish polyphonic tradition of the 15th and 16th centuries. The music whisks you into another world and provides an ideal programme for anyone wanting to promote the musical achievements of our Flemish forefathers.
The programme is available both as a full concert programme and as a short ‘taster’ that would add a unique, classy, touch to any event.
For example, X-Ambitus recently sang at the official opening of Daarkom, the new Flemish-Moroccan Cultural House in Brussels. We contributed, on the Flemish-side, to a colourful cultural exchange designed to build a bridge between two very different traditions, to the benefit of both.
Our programme features music written by composers of the Franco-Flemish school, or Netherlandish School, such as Johannes Ockeghem, Jacob Obrecht, Pierre de la Rue and Adrian Willaert. For more than two hundred years, composers born in the Low Countries but renowned for their ability to travel, took their musical style all around Europe. Across borders, to Germany and France; to Spain, where they worked for the Flemish Chapel (Capilla Flamenca); to Italy, where they were known as ‘I Oltremontani’ (those who come from over the Alps).
Across Musical Borders
‘Classical’ music used to be part of everyday life. During the Renaissance period, popular and sacred music were closely linked. Sacred music was often based on the popular, and popular songs are at the core of many of the Masses written by the Flemish masters. What was popular crossed over into what was serious, frequently quite irreverently. (This contrasts to the situation today, where though new ‘classical’ music may reach out towards the popular, it’s a rather one-way traffic, as most of the population won’t ever be exposed to the result.)
Our programme of Flemish polyphony highlights this musical ‘cross-over’. I am joined by 4 experts in Renaissance music : Renate Weytjens; Stratton Bull, Michiel Haspeslagh and Conor Biggs.
X-Ambitus brings together gifted, experienced, knowledgeable musicians specializing in different music genres to create projects that are linked together by the idea of crossing boundaries and extending range.
