Line 61 (Leireken)

Cycling on an old train route, in the tracks of my great grandfather, who was an engine driver.

Year of Composition

1998

Instrumentation

Line 61 (Leireken): string orchestra
Extra Largo: organ
Cambridge Junction: violin (or clarinet) and piano

Duration

Movement 1 (poco allegro): 7’30
Movement 2 (extra largo): 5’30
Movement 3 (poco precipitato): 9’30

Adaptation

Originally written for string orchestra, later adapted for organ (movement 2, as Extra Largo) and for violin (or clarinet) and piano (movement 1, as Cambridge Junction).

Commissioned by

Jeugd en Muziek Aalst

Dedication

To Tom Deneckere

PREMIÈRE

Score

upon request

LINKS

Leireken (beer)

AUDIO

YouTube
Line 61 (Movement 1) performed by Stringendo chamber orchestra and Pascale Van Os (conductor)
SoundCloud
Live recording of 23 November 1998 by OVKO and Tom Deneckere (conductor)

Photo © 1951: the 96.017 is in Aalst, ready to to depart for Londerzeel.