It’s a pleasure to give upcoming talent with original ideas and a promising artistic background a helping hand. And that’s exactly what IYAP is for: to boost young ensembles, helping them grow into the stars of tomorrow. With intensive coaching from international early music specialists, the selected ensembles draw a variety of fresh new insights and tonnes of energy from their stay in Antwerp. But first comes this concert day, with short showcases where the dawning stars of tomorrow demonstrate the best of what they can do. Cheer for your favourites after a brilliant performance and discover the festival bills of the future before anyone else.
Auroras Mestizas
So much about the sea frightens us: its immensity, its unstoppable force—yet we dive into it despite our vulnerability, discovering both new and ancient worlds, and still nourishing ourselves from it. Oceanus is a source of life and death, of love and sorrow, and symbolizes the inevitability of nature in human life.
Ensemble Auroras Mestizas presents a collection of works by 18th-century European and Latin American composers, reflecting resilience in the face of life’s dangers—a dramatic tale of both fragility and courage. Featuring music by Nicola Porpora, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Roque Ceruti, and José de Orejón y Aparicio.
Program
Love, against divine tempests
Performers
Edilsa Samanez, soprano | Sophie Paeshuyse, violin | Maria Florencia Romero, violin | Jose Huamani, viola da gamba | Giorgios Kakitsis, theorbo | Vasco da Silva Pereira, harpsichord