Griet & il Gardellino | Presentation soloist & Baroque Ensemble

Griet De Geyter, soprano solo on this cd:

A great amount of my practise and concert work is dedicated to J.S.Bach, his contemporaries and predecessors. I like how Bach challenges me every day, both in musicality and flexibility of the voice. If you take an interest in my experience or study path, feel free to visit my website, facebookpage or LinkedIn.

About the baroque ensemble:

Il Gardellino is a Flemish instrumental ensemble for Baroque music, founded in 1988 on an initiative of the oboist Marcel Ponseele and the flutist Jan De Winne. The ensemble plays on period instruments in historically informed performance. Works by Johann Sebastian Bach are there focus. Il Gardellino and Griet have worked together in various projects and concerts, mainly playing works by Bach. More info at www.ilgardellino.be

Three important reasons for this project

Having participated in numerous cd recordings, both as a soloist and an ensemble-singer, I finally will record my first solo-album. Because I have a very long and loving relationship with baroque music, this cd will cover three great baroque composers: Buxtehude, Telemann and J.S. Bach. The splendid musicians of il Gardellino baroque ensemble and I are recording during 4 days in january 2020. The recording location is a church in Hilversum (NL) where we have a small but beautiful baroque organ at our disposal.

Secondly, the music I carefully selected are pieces that suit my voice very well and speak directly to my and probably (m)any soul(s): they combine introspection and extrovertism, darkness and brightness, restlessness and peace.

And last but not least: after almost every concert I sang in the last couple of years, people who were in the audience came to me or wrote me to say thanks for my generous, soulful singing and the consolation I gave them. Often they openhartedly tell me part of their life story or a heavy occurence that happened lately. Every story touches me. Many people seem to search for consolation, for a moment of peace or have the need to escape for some time from reality into music. With this project I wish to give some beauty and peace to any human being.

Program & Musicians

The program, with the title of “Stumme Seufzer, Stille Klagen” (Speechless sighs, silent moans), consists of three solo cantatas and three instrumental pieces by composers J.S.Bach, G.Ph.Telemann and D.Buxtehude. If you wish to explore the detailed cd-program, you can find it on my website.

The crew for this album is:

Griet De Geyter, soprano solo

Marcel Ponseele, oboe

Lidewei De Sterck, oboe d'amore

Joanna Huszcza, Michiyo Kondo, violin

Ingrid Bourgeois, viola

Mieneke van der Velden, gamba

Ira Givol, cello

Frank Coppieters, Peter Rikkers, violone

Leo van Doeselaer, organ

There are many ways to contribute to the realization of this recording. I kindly invite you to take a look at the side bar with the donation suggestions. You will receive an adjusted reward, depending on your donation.

MUST HAVE: we are making a new, unique ringtone for your phone as extra reward for all givers, for which we cut one sentence "Ah, suscipe me" from Buxtehude's kantate!

The funds of this crowdfunding will completely and only used for the achievement of this project.

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your collaboration and support!

Warm regards,

Griet

Recording CD Griet De Geyter & Il Gardelino