{"id":47018,"date":"2021-07-24T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/nacht-van-de-kerken\/2017-organ-and-music\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:38:26","slug":"2017a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/nacht-van-de-kerken\/2017a\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 – Organ and Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sixth NIGHT of the CHURCHES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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This year, it’ s all about music and the organ<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tijdens de jaarlijkse Antwerpse feestweek rond 15 augustus schitteren de Antwerpse kerken eens te meer in de avondzon voor de jaarlijkse \u2018Nacht van de kerken\u2019. Het wordt een feestelijke avond. Muziek<\/strong> en de muziektraditie<\/strong> van de kerken staan die avond centraal. Vooral de \u2018koning onder de muziekinstrumenten\u2019, het orgel<\/strong>, zal in de kerken hemels weerklinken. Tal van organisten en muzikanten verlenen hun medewerking.<\/p>\n

Not less than 21 churches in the Antwerp city centre and in the Berchem, Deurne and Merksem districts will open their doors for this nocturne. The musical tradition in the parishes will be evoked in many places. Not only the music societies, choirs and orchestras will be featured here and there, but also the song collection and music books. Special attention will also be paid to art objects such as stained glass windows, sculptures and paintings with music as their theme. Sometimes, the musical compositions related to these works of art are quite surprising.<\/p>\n

But for churches, the most striking instrument is obviously the organ. Many ancient Antwerp churches are blessed with impressive historic organs, while more recent churches usually feature more contemporary organs. In most churches, the organ will be played during the nocturne. Organists will give explanations and some organs can also be experienced visually on the dais.<\/p>\n

The ‘Night of the Antwerp Churches’ will therefore be a unique opportunity to experience Antwerp’s music culture in the churches and to get closer to the organs, the music and the performers.<\/p>\n

The churches’ offerings are very diverse:<\/strong><\/h3>\n