MaarNormaal in foreign-languages
(1999-2005)

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El camino de las estrellas

(en castellano)  

Pilar Galera is Spanish and she sings in the Gents Madrigaalkoor. She likes telling stories. In this one, Compostela is not far away (anymore).


Uit-gelezen

(in English)  
(auf Deutsch)  

Some things stick when reading them. Two examples: Mark Twain (in Tom Sawyer) and Achim Nahl (in a booklet on the Marienchor)


Boeketje Johan

(in 3 languages)  

Congratulations for Johan’s 50th birthday.


Letter to Johan,

(in English)  

...on taking up the Post of Director of the Chorus of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
(congratulations from László Heltay).


Querido Roberto:

(in English)  

The choir went to see "Vulnerable", a performance of Roberto Oliván, whom we've met while working together in the production SS. After the performance Marc and Roberto had a correspondence. First comes Marc's e-mail, then Roberto's reply.


Language of the World

(in English)  

Sami Christiansen was during one year a singer with the Gents Madrigaalkoor. When she left to go home in Milwaukee after a stay of one year in Flanders we asked her to write her impressions down on the cultural differences, if any, between choir traditions at home and over here.


Singing in Rochester Cathedral

(in English)  

Lynne Gerrard is English, but has been living in Flanders for some years now. More to the point, she sings with the Gents Madrigaalkoor. She spent a summer holiday singing Anglican Church Music in Rochester Cathedral.


Le conseiller vocal

(en Français)  

Gilles Schneider est baryton et conseiller vocal Français de renommée. Il travaille souvent, et volontiers, avec le Gents Madrigaalkoor. Nous l'avons demandé ce que doit être un conseiller vocal.


A bit of history

(in English)  
(en Français)  
(en Castellano)  

The site on the left bank of the river Leie where it meets the Scheldt ("Schelde"), i.e. where the choir had its regular rehearsal room for a number of years.





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