La Cetra d'Orfeo

La Cetra d'Orfeo

Founded in 1994 by Michel Keustermans, the Cetra d’Orfeo ( The Lyre of Orpheus ) is an old music group which performs works of the 16th to the 18th centuries. The originality of this group lies in both the content of their programmes and the lively and readily accessible way of presenting them to the public.
The group is formed from a faithful base of musicians who are specialised players on period instruments. The constant renewal of its eclectic programmes has led to regular invitations to perform at many festivals in Belgium : Festival de l’Eté Mosan, Festival de Wallonie, Festival of Flanders, Printemps Baroque du Sablon, Journées du Patrimoine, Instrument Museum etc. Abroad: Printemps des Arts at Nantes, Festival de Sablé. Tours in Bretagne, Vendée, Alsace, Normandy and the Pyrénées. Concerts in England, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, India, Turkey and North and South America.
As well as traditional concerts (concertos, chamber music, cantatas) its concert-shows crystallise around diverse themes often associating different artistic disciplines.
Enfer et Paradis (Hell and Heaven) mixes poetry, music, painting and contemporary dance; Folias gives the word to madness and the old dances associated with it; La Sirène et l’Epervier (The Siren and the Sparrowhawk) associates shadow theatre with a musical tale full of magic; One Charming Night présents 17th century London theatre and street music; De bouche à Oreille (From mouth to ear) is a tasty mixture of drinking songs and poetry about food which will make everyone hungry to listen; Chi passa per la Strada is an entertainment on trestles involving dancers, actors, jugglers and singers in a 16th century Italian street; La Cigale (The Cicada) is an intimate and poetical show centred on Jean de la Fontaine… along with many others, both past and to come!