Antifoon

ANTIFOON (Festival Edition) was commissioned by the Universities of Ghent and Liège to mark their 200th anniversary in 2017. The work stems from the large-scale project Antifoon (full version), which Wim Henderickx created within the concept “The Sound of Hasselt and Genk” and which was commissioned by the Province of Limburg, Unie Hasselt-Genk, Z33 and Musica Impulscentrum, performed as a “living sound sculpture” with 500 musicians on the gigantic Tuikabelbrug bridge in Hasselt. In this Antifoon, there are three different energies that determine the density and fullness of the piece. Within this structure, the musicians can improvise within the different energies. The dynamics range from piano (soft) to mezzo forte (moderately strong) to forte (strong). The natural elements (played by the orchestra and the wind orchestra) and the colours (sung by the choir) form the basis of this composition.