Danceworks

Andriessen didn’t follow the rules. He rewrote them in all caps and turned up the volume.

Louis Andriessen was a maverick, provocateur, and the uncompromising godfather of European minimalism. In the 1970s and '80s, he shattered the boundaries between classical, jazz, and rock with a fiercely political edge and a defiantly amplified sound. Rejecting the lush traditions of the past, he championed stripped-back textures, pounding rhythms, and an ensemble of brass, electric guitars, and saxophones, more garage band than orchestra. Andriessen didn’t just compose; he confronted.

Michael TORKE Adjustable Wrench
Louis ANDRIESSEN Dances
Martijn PADDING Slow March to Moscow
Steve MARTLAND Dance works

Otto Tausk conductor
Sara Macliver soprano