Anton Van Dijck

1918 marked the end of the First World War and thus the end of an era. It was the end of the so-called fin de siècle (the end of the 19th century). Important culture carriers such as Klimt, Schiele, Otto Wagner and Debussy died in 1918. A young Hendrik Andriessen composed the dramatic organ work Fête-Dieu. Dramatic, because despite the festive title, this was a plea with which the young composer expressed his condolences to the "admired and beloved cathedrals of France". At the same time, this plea held a promise for the future, because it was a new experimental sound that Andriessen made here. The rest of the program examines the "new ways" of music and art of the 20th century.

Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, arranger and composer Claudio Jr De Rosa (1992) is a rising musician in the European Jazz Scene. Listed in the Top 10 of “Italian Emerging Artists” in 2017, he is as well the winner of several international competition. (“2016 1st Asian Saxophone Congress, Taiwan”, Premio Nazionale “Chicco Bettinardi 2016”, “Louis van Dijck Jazz Award 2016”, to name a few)