
Io Floreat
Peristilium in the Aula, Voldersstraat 9, 9000 Ghent – 10 & 11 May 2023 – 8 pm
Joris Derder – Conductor, Marc Masson – Pianist
The Ghent University Choir is pleased to present its new May concerts: Io Floreat! On Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 May you are welcome in the Peristilium of the Aula to come and listen and watch from 7.30 pm. The concert itself will start at 8 pm.
This concert series consists of two large clusters. The first movement is centered around the five Chansons des Rosesby Morten Lauridsen. In the second part, we take a completely different tack and perform various student songs.
You can order tickets via our ticket page.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Program:
- Les Chansons des Roses – Morten Johannes Lauridsen
- En Une Seule Fleur
- Contre Qui, Rose
- The Ton Rêve Trop Square
- La Rose Complete
- Dirait-on
- I am the Rose of Sharon – William Billings
- Mo Li Hua – Traditional Chinese (Arr. Bob Chilcott)
- My Flower
- Sun is Out
- Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)
- Vindo – Reinis & Andris Sejans
- De scheresliep – Old Flemish Song (Arr. Joris Derder)
- Three Lullabies/Trzy kołysanki – Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
- Uśnijże mi, uśnij
- When the Saints go Marching in – American Traditional Song (Arr. John Rutter)
- I saw Cecilia coming – Old Dutch (Arr. L. van Dessel)
- What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor? – Traditional Sea Chantey (Arr. David Eddleman)
- Song of my country – Ignace de Sutter (Arr. Juliaan Wilmots)
- Io Vivat – Traditional (Arr. Juliaan Wilmots)
- Gaudeamus Igitur – Traditional (Johannes Brahms, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Arr. Juliaan Wilmots)
- Jan De Mulder – Arthur Meulemans
- The black brown beer – Traditional (Arr. Juliaan Wilmots)
- Klokke Roeland – Traditional (Johan De Stoop)
- The guild celebrates – Traditional (Arr. Juliaan Wilmots)