All’improvviso  
‘We’ll just improvise something…’ famous last words, because high-level improvisation requires ample preparation. And Joris Roelofs knows this better than anyone. For his solo performance, he chose repertoire that he found in his research of the connections between improvisations and politics. The poetry improvisations of the Italian improvvisatori and improvvisatrici, improvisation during political debates, the inconceivable ban on improvisation of emperor Joseph II in 1770 – imagine someone accidentally blurting out some uncomfortable truth when you least expect it – it will all be covered in this performance with music and presentation. 

Joris Roelofs – clarinet