John Dowland (1563–1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again” and “Flow, my tears“. The latter also knows a number of instrumental versions.
Flow, my tears, fall from your springs!
Exiled for ever, let me mourn;
Where night’s black bird her sad infamy sings,
There let me live forlorn.
Have a nice week!
Marijke Persijn
Today heavy stormwinds are raging; Ciara is coming!
Therefore the video with “The storms break their chains” (LES VENTS BRISENT LEURS CHAÎNES) by composer Jean-Bodin de Boismortier suits very well!
Les vents brisent leurs chaînes. The storms break their chains
Quel fracas; quel horreur! Such misfortune, such horror!!
Leurs bryantes haleines répandent la terreur. Their wheezing spreads fear and terror
Les plus superbes chênes cèdent à leur fureur. The proud oak trees give in to the fury
Kind greetings,
Marijke Persijn
Dear friends of the MaGMa Trio.
As you know, the MaGMa Trio has recently celebrated its five year anniversary. This took place with a concert on 26 January 2020 in the church of Dochamps.
This concert has also been the last of the MaGMa Trio. After discussions we have decided together, that a prolongation of structural cooperation is not opportune. Differences in ideas about any form of future for the Trio as well as diverging aspirations, form the basis for this decision. Also age and available time have been considered.
We are looking back at five wonderful years in which we have experienced very fine moments. We hope that we’ve been able to add impressive moments to the memory of those interested in our music. We thank all of you who helped and supported us in offering opportunities to sharing our music with you. We thank all our fans in Belgium and abroad for their positive and encouraging reactions and involvement.
The website of the Trio will be closed towards the end of March 2020, as will the Facebook page. Our videos will remain available on YouTube, including those from our last concert in Dochamps.
Goodbye and good luck to all.
Marijke Persijn
Marijke Verbeeck
Gérard Lambert
As usual we share videos from our concerts through YouTube. Last Sunday the MaGMa Trio gave its concert “Winter Silence” in the church of Dochamps, in the Belgian Ardennes.
Early 2014, Gérard arranged the “Cold Song” from the opera King Arthur by Henri Purcell for the two of us. We were still a duo then. He thought it would be a great idea to have this bass-aria sung by a mezzo and indeed, I really liked it as did our audience.
This time he arranged if for the three of us. On the video, made by Eric, you can experience the result.
We wish you a very nice week!
Marijke Persijn
In October 2017 we brought “Nun beut die Flur” by Haydn in the church of Dochamps during our concert, derived from the oratorio “The Creation”(“Die Schöpfung”).
From our blog on 20190505 about this aria: “We would like to celebrate spring with you and therefore we offer you today a video that Eric made of our concert in Dochamps. This year, snow on the 4th of May here in the Ardennes, apparently we need to remember our weather gods that May means Spring! Do enjoy this beautiful composition by Haydn!
Quite the opposite right now. This month is more like spring in stead of winter …
As glad as Haydns composition about Spring might make you, you definitely feel cold and dismal listening to his composition about Winter from “The Seasons” (“Die Jahreszeiten”). Personally I really love this piece, for me it’s magical, mysterious and spooky, and now and then very light as well.
Is it a coincidence that when Hanne sings during her cavatine “Light and Life have weakened, Warmth and Joy have disappeared” this so appropriately describes the situation Eric and I are in right now? Since last Thursday our heating broke down, the day after there was no warm water anymore either. And this on the eve of our concert “Winter Silence”. Quite uncomfortable and an extra challenge not to catch a cold when having to wash your hair. Monday the mechanic will come and fix it … we were promised …
Luckily we have a wood stove in the living and an electric heater for my music room. Marijke and Tijl already brought the harpsicord to the church, where it is cold as well … Poor instrument.
See you coming Sunday at 16.00 hrs,
Marijke Persijn
Next week we actually have two reasons to celebrate: our Trio exists five years and in our audience we will have a couple that celebrates its 47th wedding anniversary that same day! A reason to bring their preferred music piece. Which one it is, is still a surprise. And as such you see it written down in the programme which we reveal today.
| 1 | Händel | 1585-1659 | Tecum Principium | Dixit Dominus |
| 2 | Purcell | 1659-1695 | Cold Song | Opéra King Arthur |
| 3 | Haydn | 1732-1809 | Einleitung Winter (Hiver) | Die Jahreszeiten Les Saisons |
| Simon et Hanne | Der Winter | |||
| Cavatine Hanne | L’Hiver | |||
| 4 | Schubert | 1797-1828 | Der Leiermann | Winterreise Voyage hivernal |
| 5 | Boismortier | 1689-1755 | Les vents brisent leurs chaînes | Les quatre saisons L’Hyver |
| 6 | Händel | Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle | 9 Deutsche Arien nr. 4 | |
| PAUSE | ||||
| 7 | Delalande | 1657-1726 | Sustinuit anima mea | De Profundis |
| 8 | Vivaldi | 1678-1741 | Largo Winter Largo Hiver | The four Seasons Les 4 Saisons: L’Hiver |
| 9 | Vivaldi | All’ombra di sospetto | Cantata RV 687 | |
| 10 | Surprise | Surprise | ||
| 11 | Dowland | Flow my tears | ||
| 12 | Händel | Se un dì m’adora | Cantata Mi palpita il cor |
We wil bring pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn and Boismortier. All three of them have composed a work named “Four Seasons”. And of course we have chosen other winter-pieces too as our concert is called “Winter Silence”. Great to have found pieces by Schubert and Purcell with Winter as theme as well.
Yes, I realise that winter seems far away at the moment, at least here in the Ardennes. Already trees are blossoming in the Arboretum and I feel that my hay feaver allergy is not far away either, regrettably. But we are looking forward to offering you this magnificent music!
Welcome in the church in Dochamps coming Sunday 26 January at 16.00 hrs!
Marijke Persijn
This weekend I am on my way for the training to become voice therapist. That’s why I cannot elaborate on the coming concert this time.
Enjoy the week
Marijke Persijn
Our MaGMa Trio wishes you a very prosperous and healthy 2020, filled with beautiful music!
And we definitely intend to contribute to that as well.
Did you note the date of Sunday 26 January in your agendas? We will start our concert “Silence d’Hiver” (Winter Silence) at 16.00 hrs in the church of Dochamps.
We are happy with all the music we found that matches so well with the theme of this concert. So … allow yourself to be surprised!
I’d also like to inform you about the workshop you can subscribe for: starting 15 January 2020 on Wednesday morning, I’ll present “La Voix, Le Mouvement et La Confiance” (Voice, Movement and Confidance), in the Centre Culturel in Barvaux. For information and subscriptions: see the flyer.
We wish you a lovely week,
Marijke Persijn
This year is coming to an end, a good moment to look back.
We are happy with what we have been able to perform for you in 2019. It has been an intens year full of musical challenges. And we’d like to let you know how much we love your support, enthusiasm and appreciation!
We are looking forward to meeting you again “at the other side” of the coming holidays, for example during our Winter concert in Dochamps on Sunday 26 January 2020? You can order your tickets here.
Happy holidays!
Marijke Persijn
Our MaGMa Trio celebrates its fifth anniversary! Our first Lustrum! We will enjoy this by giving a concert in the church of Dochamps. In the new year. In the winter of January 2020. We hope to welcome all of you on Sunday 26 January 2020 at 16.00 hrs.
Do you still remember what the church looks like? In the time that passed it only has gained beauty through the restauration of the beautiful painting in the choir of the church!
Do you still remember its acoustics? Because of this it has become one of our favourite churches to perform in!
We like to share a video with you of a part of our concert “MaGMa Trio chants Love” which we gave on 7 October 2017 in this Church of Saints Peter-and-Paul of Dochamps. Just to refresh your memory a bit. And because we love the music ourselves as well!
In that programme we brought a cantata by Jean-Bodin de Boismortier (1691-1755): Diane et Actéon.
During our concert “Wintersilence” we once more will pay tribute to this composer by bringing an aria from “L’Hyver / The Winter” from his “Les quatre saisons / The four seasons”. A real winter aria.
Please write the date in your agendas or, even better, immediately reserve your seats through clicking on the poster above!
Hope to see you soon!
Marijke Persijn
