Vluchtcyclus op. 7

“What if European people had to go to the Global South to escape from a war?”

Vluchtcyclus project plan presentation

“Vluchtcyclus” is a five-song cycle project for harp and soprano, based on poems and music by Carlo Rossi. The project has been funded by “Het Cultuurfonds” with the “Louis Lehmann fund – Componeren en Dichten”.

In a dystopian scenario where Europe is devastated by a 3rd World War, its population is forced to escape their homelands and travel to the Global South. Every movement represents a different stage of practical and emotional adaptation of the refugees to their new living condition, in a new political and dystopian “Winterreise”.

The five movements of the cycle are:

I – War – Suddenly, all is destroyed
II – Run – Fight for your life
III – Safeness – Breath again
IV – Nostalgia – Sadness
V – Hope – A new future can be possible

The cycle will be premiered by Marasca Duo on the 30th of November 2024 at “De Barthkapel” in Den Haag and on the 1st of December at “Studio Sophia” in Den Haag, within the concert “Passages”.

Marasca Duo is an harp and soprano duo composed by:

– Alessandra Marangon, voice
– Francesca Campo, harp