Buzzz
How does it sound?
What do you hear outside in nature, in the trees, the shells, under the ground? And where is it quiet?
At Buzzz discover the world of insects with colorful music. The Cuban wind quintet Aires Tropicales brings the flying and crawling world to life, but also notes how quiet it has become.
Beneath your feet it is swarming with bacteria, fungi, beetles, springtails and worms. Above your head, butterflies dance with the tiniest of creatures.
But what happens when the music stops? What if the dance of the insects disappears forever? What does a world without buzzing, tickling and chirping sound like? Using their instruments as wings, the musicians flutter through the peculiar world of our planet's smallest giants.
Buzzz is an upbeat and colorful staged concert for everyone ages 4 and up. With a mix of warm sounds, groovy rhythms and modern hits, such as Chan Chan from the Buena Vista Social Club, they breathe new life into the insect orchestra. An invitation to listen along, move along and dwell on the magic of nature.
The music
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) and Chano Pozo (1915-1948)
Manteca (1947)
Paquito D'Rivera (1948)
Afro (1980)
Julio Medaglia (1938)
Belle Epoque in Sud America, I. Tango (1991)
Malcolm Arnold (1921 - 2006)
Three Shanties, mov. I (1943)
Buena Vista Social Club (1966)
Chan Chan (Compay Segundo) (1987)
On stage and behind the scenes
Musici Aires Tropicales
Flute Claudia Veloso Álvarez
Hobo Jorge Ruíz
Clarinet Ninían Rodríguez
Bassoon Ramón Alejandro Márquez Ramos
Horn Karla Hernández
Director Stefan Ebner
The Aires Tropicales Quintet
The Aires Tropicales Quintet embodies a fusion of cultures and musical traditions within the framework of a traditional woodwind quintet. Hailing from Cuba, they bring a vibrant mix of influences to their performances. Diverging from the typical repertoire of Western European wind quintets, they embrace works by classical masters alongside Latin American composers, including flamenco music and Afro-Cuban polyphonic singing.
This young quintet, founded in 2021 at the Fontys Academy in Tilburg, always plays by heart and fits perfectly with Oorkaan's artistic profile. In 2024 they participated in the Jeunesse Oorkaan Academy.
Directed by Stefan Ebner
Stefan Ebner is a theater artist based in Austria. He/she was trained as a forester and worked in this field for about ten years. He/she also studied economics before turning to theater as a self-taught artist. Eventually he/she completed a master's degree in "Expanded Theatre" at the Bern University of the Arts. His/her artistic interest lies in transformation processes of objects, materials and the connections between nature and human society. Stefan Ebner's work is presented at various festivals and theaters in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and has been nominated several times for the STELLA* Performing Arts Prize for Young Audiences in Austria.
Upcoming concerts
11
May
with Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
3:00 PM,
PHIL, Haarlem
12
May
with Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
1:15 p.m.,
Culture Station Eindhoven
12
May
12:30 pm,
Podium Mozaiek, Amsterdam
School concert
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