Saturday, March 30, 2013

TOON TELLEGEN & HET WISSELEND TOONKWINTET - HET GELUK VAN DE SPRINKHAAN


February 2003, Dutch composer and guitar player Corrie van Binsbergen started her "Writers In Concert" series. Writers got invited to recite from their oeuvre, accompanied by live music.
The last ten years, various projects, concerts and recordings with Dutch and Flemish writers saw the light of day: Remco Campert, Kees van Kooten, Josse De Pauw, Renate Dorrestein and Ramsey Nasr all toured with Corrie van Binsbergen. Each time, Corrie assembled a fine bunch of musicians from the Dutch improvised jazz circuit.

If my memory servest me right, the "Writers In Concert" series started with Toon Tellegen. Known for his amusing, bizarre and philosophical children's tales, Toon Tellegen is the perfect match for a musical accompaniment.

Friday, March 22, 2013, Toon Tellegen and Het Wisselend Toonkwintet visited cultural centre 'De Warande' in Turnhout (B). Toon Tellegen told stories about the grasshopper's shop and about the the the cricket, the elephant, the caterpillar and so on, who all visited the grasshopper shop. At the grasshopper's shop, everything is for sale. Everything, except the sun, the moon and the stars. You get the idea...

Het Wisselend Toonkwinted consisted of Corrie van Binsbergen (guitar), Joost Buis (trombone and lapsteel), Albert van Veenendaal (piano), Hein Offermans (double bass) and Alan 'Gunga' Purves (drums, percussion, and assorted noises).

The concert was great. Fabulous stories. Stories that make you laugh. Stories that mak you think. And the music fitted the stories perfectly. It was a sold-out concert and I'm pretty sure that everyone who was there had a great time. This sort of thing would be great on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Fits all ages.

As announced, the new album "Het Geluk Van De Sprinkhaan" (the grasshopper's happiness) was ready as well. I'm enjoying it at this very moment.
Essential stuff for everyone who understands Dutch.




There's still a couple of dates to come, so check your schedules...


Toon Tellegen & het Wisselend Toonkwintet: Het geluk van de sprinkhaan
  • 01-04-2013 15:00 - Theater De Tuin - Leusden (NL)
  • 03-04-2013 20:00 - CC Hasselt - Hasselt (B)
  • 07-04-2013 15:30 - Rosa Spier Huis - Laren (NL)
  • 11-04-2013 20:30 - De Harmonie - Leeuwarden (NL)
  • 23-06-2013  - Zonnemaire


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