About
What to expect
The programme traces historical ties between 18th-century Europe and its Caribbean colonies, with stories of love, despair and resilience.
- Handel's Agrippina suite from 1709
- A Caribbean funeral oration from 1709
- Rameau's Platée and Air de la Folie
- Music by Vivaldi, Purcell and Lully
- Caribbean poets' voices in the concert
Questions
When does Echoes Across the Atlantic start and end?
Echoes Across the Atlantic runs Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 20:00.
Where is Echoes Across the Atlantic?
Echoes Across the Atlantic takes place at Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.
What music is on the programme?
A suite from Handel's Agrippina (1709) and a Caribbean funeral oration from the same year.
An orchestral suite by Rameau and his Air de la Folie – Aux langueurs d'Apollon from Platée.
Music by Vivaldi, Purcell and Lully, alongside the voices of Caribbean poets.
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Getting there
Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussel, BE
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