54th International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch (IVC)
Category: Lied Duo
Finals
21st November 2021
Verkadefabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Sophia Burgos, soprano (USA, 1991)
Daniel Gerzenberg, pianist (Germany, 1991)
Prize Song 2021 & 2022
Titel: “Het Goud van Vermeer" | “Vermeer’s Gold”
Composer: Bart Visman (*1962 Naarden)
Lyricist: Marc Pantus. English translation: Brent Annable
Two instrumentations: piano & voice (2021) | orchestra & voice (2022)
For six different voice-types
Commissioned by the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch as compulsory piece for the IVC 2021 and 2022.
JURY
- Dame Sarah Connolly | Mezzo-soprano | Jury President
- Howard Haskin | Tenor
- Christoph Prégardien | Tenor
- Charles Spencer | Pianist
- Roger Vignoles | Pianist
- Mirjam Wijzenbeek | Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam
PRIZES
Staetshuys Fonds Prize (awarded to the runner up in the Final) € 3.500
Van Riemsdijk Prize (awarded to the best performance of the Prize Song) € 2.500
International Lied Festival Zeist Prize Performing in an upcoming edition of the Lied Festival)
Sophia Burgos, soprano (VS, 1991) & Daniel Gerzenberg, pianist (Germany, 1991)
www.ivc.nu
Since 2002 a compulsory vocal work has been commissioned for the competition. The following Dutch composers have composed pieces for the IVC: Micha Hamel (2002), Rob Zuidam (2004), Robin de Raaff (2006), Roel van Oosten (2008), Wilbert Bulsink (2010), Jeppe Moulijn (2012), Willem Jeths (2014), Monique Krüs (2016), Sylvia Meassen (2018). In 2021 Bart Visman composed the compulsory piece.
Van Riemsdijk Prize: €2,500
The "Van Riemsdijk Prize" will be awarded to the Duo (2021) or singer (2022) that according to the jury is the best interpreter of the compulsory piece by Bart Visman. The compulsory piece will be performed by all Duos in the Semi-Finals. Two Duos will be nominated to perform the composition during the Finals on the 21st of November 2021. Competition participants decide for themselves whether they perform the Dutch or English text.
Composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus (himself a bass-baritone) wrote a song that is directly connected to the experiences of a singer.
"You have a date in your calendar on which you sing a new work. You don't know it, you never really know how much preparation it requires. And yet, time and time again, you manage to make music with the orchestra, your colleagues and sometimes the choir. That seems self-evident, but it is not. This song is about what a candidate feels in a Competition. "
Marc Pantus