Scattered Rhymes

Name: Scattered Rhymes — Frank Vaganée Trio & Zefiro Torna
Start: 2027-05-29T20:15:00+02:00
Location: Muziekcentrum Track

Frank Vaganée Trio & Zefiro Torna

Timeless homage to the poetry of Petrarch

Sat 29 May ’27 20:15

29 May ’27

20:15

29 May ’27

20:15

Muziekcentrum Track, Kortrijk

Concertstudio (Conservatoriumplein 1)

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The ensembles Zefiro Torna and Frank Vaganée join forces in this luminous homage to Petrarch. Ancient madrigals, Baroque sonic tapestries, Romantic songs and avant‑garde improvisations merge with new compositions on Petrarch’s poetry to form a radiant concert experience.

During the 2026–27 concert season, the music ensemble Zefiro Torna celebrates its 30th anniversary - a milestone marked by the revival of the acclaimed production Scattered Rhymes, created together with the trio led by virtuoso jazz saxophonist Frank Vaganée.

On a spring morning in 1327, in a small church near Avignon, Francesco Petrarch meets the gaze of Laura. From that single encounter flows a torrent of verse - 366 poems that form Il Canzoniere, an intimate labyrinth of longing, beauty and melancholy. His words whisper of an unattainable love, but also mirror a world in motion.

In this timeless homage, ancient madrigals, Baroque sonic tapestries, Romantic songs and avant‑garde improvisations intertwine with new compositions inspired by Petrarch’s poetry. Obsessive rhythms, wordless scats and soothing harmonies resound like echoes of a passion that spans centuries.

In collaboration with Wilde Westen.

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