WIM HENDERICKX: Symphony No. 2

SYMPHONY No. 2 (Aquarius¿ Dream) for soprano, orchestra, electronics & lighting design was composed in 2016 in commission of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (deFilharmonie), coproduction Muziektheater Transparant
and with financial support of the Flemish Community

Dedicated to the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (deFilharmonie)

First performance on 18 March 2017 by Claron McFadden, soprano and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (deFilharmonie), conducted Thierry Fischer, at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp
Electronics by Jorrit Tamminga
Visual concept and lighting design by Luigi De Angelis and Sergio Policicchio

Second and third performance on 16 and 17 November 2017 with the Magdeburgische Philharmonie, GMD Kimbo Ishii Eto,at the IMPULS-Festival Sachsen-Anhalt, artistic director Hans Rotman, at the Opera House Magdeburg

SYMPHONY No. 2 contains a prologue, an epilogue, 2 Dreams and 3 main parts: Prologue (electronics)

I: O Magnum Mysterium

Dream 1 (electronics + orchestra + voice)

II: Pulses from the Earth

Dream 2 (electronics + orchestra + voice)

III: Aquarius¿ Dream

Epilogue (electronics)
There is a possibility to play independent movements of SYMPHONY No. 2, with or without electronics or lighting design With special thanks to my wife Bea Steylaerts, to my musical assistant Diederik Glorieux and to Jorrit Tamminga
The score is written in C
Duration: ca. 43 minutes
Score and instrumental parts are available on hire from Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo