Vluchtcyclus op. 7

“What if European people had to go to the Global South to escape from a war?”

Vluchtcyclus project plan presentation

“Vluchtcyclus” is a five-song cycle project for harp and voice, based on poems and music by Carlo Rossi. The project has been funded by “Het Cultuurfonds” with the “Louis Lehmann fund – Componeren en Dichten”.

In a dystopian scenario where Europe is devastated by a 3rd World War, its population is forced to escape their homelands and travel to the Global South. Every movement represents a different stage of practical and emotional adaptation of the refugees to their new living condition, in a new political and dystopian “Winterreise”.

The five movements of the cycle are:

I – War – Suddenly, all is destroyed
II – Run – Fight for your life
III – Safeness – Breath again
IV – Nostalgia – Sadness
V – Hope – A new future can be possible