Canto Candlelight Concerts

Canto Candlelight Concerts

With music performances, pianist and performance artist Marnix van de Poll is looking for connection between people, nature and art.

With his Steinway he already gave performances in the dunes during Oerol Festival, open-air concerts in the Japanese Garden Park Clingendael, Monday morning concerts on the ferry over the IJ in Amsterdam.

During his artist-in-residence in Slovenia he rediscovered nature. It brought him a pilgrimage on foot from The Netherlands to Portugal. The rhythm of the journey, listening to silence, to nature, to people he met on the way, and to himself, it all gave him peace, lightness, groundedness and inspiration.

Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt

The solo verion of 70-80 minutes of the world-famous Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt also offers this. The Canto is a powerful dynamic musical meditation. It is a space to return to yourself, a space for contemplation.

This is what Colette Noel, Simeon’s partner, says about Marnix:

“When Marnix plays, I feel Simeon behind the grand piano again, with the strength of oak trees and the sensitivity of birds”

Marnix van de Poll – photo: Kurt Renoy

Tour

The first edition of the tour took place 17 August 2024 (sold out) in the open-air amphitheater of De Uelenspieghel, in the middle of nature in Drenthe.

In 2025 there will be more Canto Candlelight Concerts in different locations.

If you’re interested to invite Marnix for your concert location, you can send us an email.

What others say

The most beautiful concert I’ve ever heard. – What a journey! I saw my whole life pass by. – Moved to tears. – Thank you so much for this wonderful and atmospheric concert. – I needed this, it touched me deeply. – A fairytale atmosphere, with all the candles and nature all around, and also very serene. – How you can play! Wow! – I saw everybody around me listening intently and completely into the music with their eyes closed.

Partners

Cultuurfonds Westerveld.
Piano’s Maene.
Stichting De Uelenspieghel.
That’s Mail.
AH Abe Brouwer Havelte.

Poster

Design: Loudmouth