RAPHAEL ROGIŃSKI

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The Polish guitar player Raphael Rogiński studied jazz and classical music and is also a composer, improvisor, curator and ethnomusicologist. With a background firmly rooted in the Jewish culture he explores forgotten musical traditions and translates them to the present. But also American blues and rock from the fifties and sixties, folk music from all over the world, old music and improvisation are strong anchor points in his work. Releases like Bach Bleach, Rogiński Plays John Coltrane And Langston Hughes African Mystic Music or Rogiński Plays Henry Purcell already speaks volumes. For the upcoming concert on September 23rd Raphael Rogiński will create a unique musical universe inspired by Bach, Purcell and Coltrane.

(FROM) BACH TO THE FUTURE

‘(From) Bach to the Future’ – is an adventurous concert series at the Museum Vleeshuis and a great opportunity to casually discover how Baroque still lives on in contemporary music, albeit in different forms. Not just in the obvious context of classical music, but also in the world of free improv, contemporary composition, world music and the avant-garde.

With Antwerp’s Museum Vleeshuis –  encompassing 600 years of music history, as the perfect location and renowned musicians like Aisha Orazbayeva, Tim Etchells, Mary Jane Leach, Raphael Rogiński, Maya Homburger, Barry Guy, Charlemagne Palestine, Frederik Leroux, Heleen Van Haegenborgh, Eline Duerinck, Jan Daelman, Marjolein Vernimmen and Yves De Mey the public can hear and see how improvisation and experimentation relate to the Baroque, how you can still recognise Baroque elements in improvisation, contemporary composition and experimental music. The concert series includes five events/concerts and an exhibition.

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