ECHO for Peace - Concert

Free admission (donation welcome)

The public may enter and leave freely during the afternoon, with respect for the performances and subject to available seating.

In a context marked by ongoing conflicts, ECHO for Peace is a European initiative bringing together, simultaneously in several cities, events combining music and spoken contributions around the theme of peace.

This year, the Dominican Church in Brussels once again hosts the event: four hours of music and reflections, performed by choirs, musicians, and speakers.
 

Welcome
Bernard Foccroulle, Simon Gronowski

Parmi di star - Severin Cornet (1540 - 1582)
No Way Back - Fabian Fiorini (°1973) / Amélie Hayoz (°1998)
Celestial City
Pilgrims
Believers
On the Shore of Eden
Away Temptation
Together 
Choir Equinox, dir. Zeno Popescu, acc. Fabian Fiorini

Speech
Philippe Van Parijs

Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV 161 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
The Annunciation (Rosary Sonatas) – Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704)
Wouter Deconinck (organ)
Madoka Nakamaru (violin)

Père éternel - Tielman Susato (c. 1510/15 - c. 1570)
Crucifixus a 8 - Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)
Agnus Dei I & II, Missa Ut re mi fa sol la - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594)
Royal Protestant Choir of Brussels, dir. Laurent Fobelets

Speech
Simone Susskind

Doulce mémoire - Pierre Sandrin (c. 1490 - c. 1561)
Lay a garland - Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856)
Royal Protestant Choir of Brussels, dir. Laurent Fobelets

Prelude (from Suite op. 5) – Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
Improvisation
Litanies JA 119 – Jehan Alain (1911–1940)
Yuriko Nakamura, Timothée Bour-Mahler, Gavriil Lecuit
(Organ class of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels)

Modlitwa do Bogarodzicy - Józef Świder (1930-2014)
Tebe Poem - Dmitri Bortnianski (1751-1825)
Ubi Caritas - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Ave Regina Caelorum - Dawid Kusz OP (°1979)
Mała Elegia - Maria Szreder (°1952)
Little Lamb - John Tavener (1944-2013)
Zdrowaś Królewno - Andrzej Koszewski (1922-2015)
Choir Domino Cantes, dir. Kinga Rytel-Laycock


Speech
Bichara Khader

Missa Pacis (Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) - Dawid Kusz OP (°1979)
Choir Domino Cantes, dir. Kinga Rytel-Laycock

Adagio molto espressivo (from Concerto in C minor) – Henri Casadesus (1879–1947)
Prelude and Fugue in D minor op. 109 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Maria Vekilova (organ)
Bertrand Desmet (cello)

17:00 - 18:00

Litanies to the Black Virgin – Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Ave Vivens Hostia – Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)
Choir Cantus Firmus, dir. Hélène Richardeau, acc. Maria Vekilova

Vater unser im Himmelreich – Georg Böhm (1661–1733)
Bernard Foccroulle (organ)

Speech
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (excerpts) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Bernard Foccroulle (organ)
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (dance)

For the Fallen – Sebastien van Steenberge (°1974)
Stars – Ēriks Ešenvalds (°1977)
Choir Cantus Firmus, dir. Hélène Richardeau, acc. Maria Vekilova



Date & Time
Saturday
April 25, 2026
2:00 PM 6:00 PM Europe/Brussels
Location

Dominicans

Renaissancelaan 40
1000 Brussel
Belgium
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