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The Atlas Orchestra is a new collective consisting of over forty musicians from various cultural backgrounds. It originates from the Atlas Ensemble, which was founded by Joël Bons in 2002. Related stringed, plucked, wind and percussion instruments from China, Japan, Korea, India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Syria, Turkey, and Europe together form an exciting and inspiring sonic palette. Never before had these 'descendants' been united in one orchestra. Now they come together in all their musical diversity in a completely new composition: Atlas Orchestra.
For Nomaden, a predecessor to this work, Joël Bons was awarded the 2019 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, the 'Nobel Prize for music'.
'I imagine a large group of players from all corners of the world, each with different instruments, a wide range of colours and cultures that finds expression in various formations, forging unique relationships.'
– Joël Bons
The concert by the Atlas Orchestra is a co-production with the Oranjewoud Festival, Atlas Ensemble, NTR ZaterdagMatinee, Stichting Atlas & Co, and percussion ensemble HIIIT. In recent years, the Oranjewoud Festival has presented various projects with Bons and his musicians—a series of experiments and discoveries that now culminate in this composition, premiering at the Holland Festival. As a prelude, a special Atlas Festival will take place on June 14 and 15, 2025, during the Oranjewoud Festival.
dates
Sat June 21 2025 2:15 PM
prices
- default including drink from € 41
- CJP/student/scholar incl. a drink € 41
information
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English surtitles: English
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1 hour 55 minutes
Would you like more background information? Then visit the introduction by Frederike Berntsen at 1:40 PM (language: Dutch).
documentary:
Atlas - a dream of Joël Bons
In 2024, NTR Klassiek, together with 24 classics, made the documentary Atlas - a dream of Joël Bons. In it, the members of the Atlas Ensemble from all over the world are followed, displaying their very first meeting with each other and the preparations for their concert during the Oranjewoud Festival 2024. The documentary can be seen on NPO Start.
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Atlas Ensemble, Oranjewoud Festival 2024
Foppe Schut/Oranjewoud Festival
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Milagro Elstak
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