Five!

HOW DOES CELEBRATING TOGETHER SOUND?  

A blue one with a cape made of sleeves. A gray warrior with paper muscles. A mega-yellow magician, and a red one with a hundred strings. Oh, and of course, Guy! Let’s hope that goes well… When they combine their special powers, something happens that only occurs once every 105 years! Before you know it, you’re somewhere else. You hear music. It’s getting closer and closer. Four musicians play cheerfully, hopping and stumbling. Together, they’re celebrating something special. The four of them together—that’s a party!  

The four top musicians of the Oorkaan Ensemble perform theatrical concerts without words. They blend different cultures and musical traditions. They tell nothing more than the story you can hear in the music. That is in Five! A whole journey, filled with Turkish sounds, Mozart, and more. And it ends with a party. 

Five! Co-directed by Caecilia Thunnissen and Yorick Stam, this is a cheerful theatrical concert for everyone ages 5 to 105, full of (un)familiar sounds, movement, and humor. Longtime Oorkaan fans may still remember it as *Vier!*, but in honor of the anniversary, the show is returning as a festive remake!  

Advisory age: 5 to 105
Language Is No Problem

Listening guide:
Funny
Enchanting


On stage and behind the scenes

Musicians of the Oorkaan Ensemble 
Harp Michela Zanoni
Clarinet Michele Mazzini
Bajan Robbrecht Van Cauwenberghe
Percussion Veysel Dzhesur 

Director Caecilia Thunnissen & Yorick Stam 
Scenography Morgana Machado Marques 
Costume Design Esra Çopur 
Production Joppe Kos 

The music

Rondo (a bit more) alla Turca (1783/2021)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Steven Kamperman (1970)
Four (2021) – Emre Sihan Kaleli (1987)
Four Colours (2021) –Steven Kamperman (1970) 

  • Mavi (Turkish blue) 
  • Turquoise (green) 
  • Kırmızı (red) 
  • Sarı (yellow) 

Four Cities, Vol. III: Ankara (2012) – Fazıl Say (1970), arr. Oorkaan Ensemble (copyrighted arrangement Oorkaan Ensemble, granted by Schott Music, Mainz – Germany grants this arrangement only in connection with the project “Whoop whoop(s).” With the kind permission of Schott Music, Mainz, Germany 

Katibim – Trad.
Black Sea Suite – (2021) Steven Kamperman (1970)
Chechen Girl – Tanburi Cemil Bey (1873–1916) 

Upcoming concerts

Fri
20
Nov
Five!
with the Oorkaan Ensemble
10:30 am,

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
School concert

Sun
22
Nov
Five!
with the Oorkaan Ensemble
1:30 p.m.,

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam

Wed
16
Jun
Five!
with the Oorkaan Ensemble
tbd hour,

International School, Utrecht
School concert

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