Radio Poupoule

Name: Radio Poupoule — I SOLISTI & Vlaams Radio Koor/ Filip Jordens, Maaike Cafmeyer & Les Âmes Perdues
Start: 2026-10-28T20:15:00+01:00
Location: Muziekcentrum Track

I SOLISTI & Vlaams Radio Koor/ Filip Jordens, Maaike Cafmeyer & Les Âmes Perdues

A special introduction to composer Francis Poulenc

Wed 28 Oct ’26 20:15

28 Oct ’26

20:15

28 Oct ’26

20:15

Muziekcentrum Track, Kortrijk

Concertstudio (Conservatoriumplein 1)

From 11 Jun ’26 10:00

In this staged live radio broadcast, Filip Jordens slips into the role of special guest Francis Poulenc - “Poupoule” to his friends. What follows is a delightfully surreal plunge into the kaleidoscopic oeuvre of the French composer and his equally colourful personality.

In 1943, an aircraft released thousands of copies of 'Liberté', a poem by Paul Éluard, over occupied France. In response, Francis Poulenc secretly composed his cantata Figure Humaine, a powerful ode to liberation. In 1946, the NIR — precursor of the Flemish Radio Choir — premiered the work on Sender Brüssel, newly freed from Nazi control.

Exactly 80 years later, during a staged radio broadcast, Filip Jordens steps into the role of special guest Francis Poulenc — Poupoule to his friends. He is joined by the virtuoso musicians of I SOLISTI and the Flemish Radio Choir, while Maaike Cafmeyer, as an impassioned host, guides the conversation with flair. Together, they slip through the folds of time, moving between emotional testimonies and hilariously offbeat musical moments.

Radio Poupoule offers a truly unique introduction to Poulenc: his kaleidoscopic oeuvre, his colourful personality, and the many unexpected musical ties he forged with Belgium. And as the cherry on top, the delightfully surreal 'Le Bal Masqué'. The seasoned Poulenc devotees of the music‑theatre collective Les Âmes Perdues — who spent all of 2024 celebrating the composer’s hypothetical 125th birthday — take the reins of this production.

In collaboration with Wilde Westen.

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Maaike Cafmeyer (c) Anneke Dhollander

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Filip Jordens (c) Tine De Wilde

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Vlaams Radiokoor @ Flagey (c) Wouter Van Vaerenbergh

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Program

Uit Huit chansons françaises: 4. Clic Clac, Dansez Sabots (1945-46) mannenkoor, a cappella
Cocardes (1919) ‘voix d’homme’, trompet, trombone, viool, triangel, grosse-caisse
Le Bal Masqué (tekst: Max Jacob) (1932) bariton/mezzo, hobo, fagot, trompet, klarinet, viool, cello, percussie en piano
Souvenirs (1944) cello & piano
Maurice Chevalier: zang (Filip), trombone, piano (evt. ook percussie)
Uit Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: Tenebrae factae sunt koor, a cappella
Uit Nocturnes: 3. Les cloches de Malines (1934) - opgedragen aan Paul Collaer, piano solo
Figure Humaine (tekst: Paul Éluard) (1943) dubbel gemengd koor, a cappella
Fragmenten uit L’Invitation au château (1948): nrs. 13, 17, 18, 22 en/of 25 als jingle, klarinet, viool en piano

Credits

I SOLISTI & Vlaams Radio Koor
Dirigent: Bart Van Reyn. Filip Jordens. Maaike Cafmeyer. Script/Eindregie: Les Âmes perdues (Isaak, Duerinck en Naomi Beeldens). Tekst: Mitch Van Landeghem. Productie: Vlaams Radio Koor in coproductie met I SOLISTI