Monday, November 14, 2011

NETHERLANDS: Alex Coke at BrokkenFabriek: Wake Up Dead Man Workshop/Concert

Photo: Mary Sledd

Alex Coke at BrokkenFabriek: Wake Up Dead Man Workshop/Concert

When:
Every Tuesday in November:
1-11, 8-11, 15-11, 22-11
Concert, Sunday 27-11
Time:
Tuesday Workshops 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Concert: 3:30 PM
Where: 
Zalle 100 De Wittenstraat 100
1052 BA Amsterdam Netherlands
Event Description:
Wake Up Dead Man is a piece I wrote in six movements for the Texas Sesquicentennial (150 year anniversary of statehood).
The music is inspired by prison work songs and a book of the same title by Bruce Jackson.
I plan to arrange sections of the piece for the group and discuss prison and work songs, hopefully creating new material as the month unfolds.
sign up info@corrievanbinsbergen.com

a two minute talk about the project
a couple of sound clips at CD Baby
About the series:
"What are they building in there? "
The Brokkenfabriek was founded by Corrie VanBinsbergen in January 2008. Motivated, talented musicians with an interest in the combination of composition/improvisation receive masterclasses for a month, from different musical leaders. Every leader has of course a completely different approach and the material that is offered is therefore very varied. The BrokkenFabriek consists of a pool of musicians and changes every month, depending on the workshopleader and his plans.

Workshop leaders past were: Corrie van Binsbergen, Joost Buis, Hans Hasebos, Albert van Veenendaal, Arend Niks, Ernst Reijseger, Anton Goudsmit, Guus Janssen, Oene van Geel, Felicity Provan, David Kweksilber, Michael Moore, Michael Burr, Alan Purves, Raphael Vanoli, Wilbert de Joode and Sean Bergin.