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festival CITADELIC FESTIVAL 2022 #15 . adventure in music in the park
From Wednesday May 25 onwards until Sunday May 29, Citadelic Festival is back with it's 15th edition full of adventurous music and a focus on jazz and improvisation. The offerings are eclectic and show all different sides of jazz and improv from,classic, avant-garde, indie, contemporary or experimental, the program will have something for everybodies liking, young or old.
Originality out of the undercurrent of society, developing one's own voice and embarking on a musical quest is what has made jazz a worldwide art form.
A lot of interesting Belgian musicians will be featured again this year: Dré Pallemaerts, Peter Jacquemyn, Eric Thielemans, Yannick Peeters, Ruben Machtelinckx, Rudy Trouvé, Mauro Pawlowski, Stef Camil Carlens and Bart Maris to name just a few. We've handed out a 'carte blanche' to Natashia Kelly, who has made a project inspired by her Irish roots. French musician Audrey Lauro, based in Brussels, will be performing daily as the artist in residence, with a diversity of projects that more than show of her talent on alto saxophone.
But we are also looking much forward to the passage on thursday of reputable musicians from the British scene in these times of Brexit: Trevor Watts (83 years!), Veryan Weston, Mark Sanders and the still young but already remarkable pianist Alexander Hawkins. Paul Lytton will be playing a duo with our pianist Seppe Gebruers on Saturday midday...
How about an evening of Kurt Weill performed by a uniquely composed 13-piece German orchestra or the drumming talent of the Hungarian Balázs Pándi; theater giant Josse De Pauw performing to the tunes of a jazz quintet or a colourful band of horns and percussion from Eritrea, Sudan and the Netherlands; the tight sound of a contemporary New York jazz trio or the group improvisations of a large Canadian collective for an exclusive concert in Belgium.
You can come and explore it all at Citadelic.
The younger generation musicians also joins in, with bands from the conservatory, the accordion of youngster Stan Maris, the cello of Imre De Cauter, the modern poetry of vocalist Alexandra Gadzina, the youthful Brussels violence of EVIGS. And then there are numerous projects with the socio-cultural group de Ledebirds during on a lazy sunday and a new collaboration with Studio Ensemble on Ascension Day.
No less than 5 days of musical adventure, that's what we sign up fo, with more than 25 concerts. In addition to fascinating music, you can continuously enjoy a summer snack and a fresh drink, offered by El Negocito. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday pianist Augusto Pirodda prepares some Sardinian delicacies with love for you to enjoy.
free entrance
meet the artists
nicola andrioli . gonçalo almeida . bereket behre akitu . clarisse bériault . laurence bilger . elko blijweert . damien brassart . janos bruneel . edward capel . stef kamil carlens . ryan carniaux . nicolas chkifi . andrew claes . marijn claeys . isabelle clermont . sébastien côrriveau . emmanuel cremer . giotis damianidis . olivier d'amours . luke dawson . sander de block . imre de cauter . josse de pauw . achilles de raedt . maxime dereux . matthias dewilde . elias d'hooge . john dikeman . harald eller . johannes fink . alexandra gadzina thomas gaudet-asselin . seppe gebruers . gionata giardina . sam goekint . gerhard gschlößl . kenrick gunther. jamie harris . alexander hawkins . teuk henri . joe hertenstein . patricia ho-yi wang . sebastien hugue . peter jacquemyn . tom jacques . mathieu janssens . yannick heselle . max johnson . natashia kelly . jan klare . tobias klein . émie lachapelle . mattias laga . anton lambert . pascal landry . audrey lauro . mirte leconte . de ledebirds . philippe lemoine . ben weiss levi . michael lösch . paul lytton . john maasakkers . ruben machtelinkcx . marc-antoine mackin guay . bart maris . stan maris . catherine massicotte . osama meleegi . jef mercelis . frederik meulyzer . michael moore . philipp moser . nikolaus neuser . stan nieuwenhuis . éric normand . dré pallemaerts . balázs pándi . mauro pawlowski . yannick peeters. augusto pirodda . helga plankensteiner . alexandre robichaud . gabriel rochette-bériau . nicholas rombauts . thomas sagne . taiko saito . mark sanders . michael sarin . wolfgang schmidtke . robin servant . jasper stadhouders . leonard steigerwald . rob swennen . eric thielemans . anke thomassen . rudy trouvé . kuan jerry ù . umberto odone . nicolas van belle . jan van de lest . lander van den noortgate . dick van der harst . mathias van de wiele . bart van dongen . emanuel van mieghem . bart verbeke . matt watts . trevor watts . bram weijters . anna webber . veryan weston
the PROGRAM
wednesday May 25
12H Four Circlesthursday May 26
12H Erem CONCERT CANCELLEDfriday May 27
12H EVIGSsaturday May 28
12H-14H Seppe Gebruers / Paul Lyttonsunday May 29
12H De Ledebirds: aperitif concert
INFO / SECURITY
no reservation, no registration needed
Above all, we want you to enjoy yourself, in a safe environement.
Citadelic zorgt ervoor dat de nodige veiligheidsvoorzieningen betreffende ruimte en afstand kunnen worden opgevolgd.
We volgen hiervoor de adviezen van de overheid en schakelen bij indien nodig.
General rules
*Wash your hands regularly.
*If you are sick, don't feel well, show symptoms of Covid or have been in contact with someone who may have been in contact themselves, stay home for a while! Take care of each other.
met de geweldige steun van De Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de Stad Gent
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