Moments of Silence
DionysosNow! and HERMESensemble
Might we consider silence to be truth? Every concert has a ritualistic aspect. However, the vocal ensemble DionysosNow! and HERMESensemble take things a step further. Works by Josquin Deprez, Cipriaan De Rore, Adriaan Willaert and Carlo Gesualdo di Venosa alternate with distorted sound improvisations on the clarinet by Peter Merckx. The music moves from worldly expression to devotional depth, from melody to sound. We step systematically back in time: the luscious polyphony at the beginning of the concert turns back into Gregorian plainchant. Sound becomes noise, until even that ultimately passes into silence. That is the point at which music entirely relinquishes its earthly contours and culminates in its purest and most mystical truth.
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Line-up
DionysosNow!
Franz Vitzthum, countertenor
Filip Dámec, countertenor
Bernd Oliver Fröhlich, tenor
Joachim Höchbauer, tenor
Julian Podger, tenor
Tore Tom Denys, tenor and artistic director
Tim Scott Whiteley, bass-baritone
HERMESensemble
Peter Merckx, clarinet
19.09.2026
20:00 — 21:30
Abbey Averbode
Herseltsebaan 2
Averbode (Scherpenheuvel)
In collaboration with
vzw Averbodium
Address
Averbode Abbey
Herseltsebaan 2
Averbode (Scherpenheuvel)
Tickets
€22 (under 26: €12)
Includes reception
