Claudio Monteverdi:
Toccata from „Orfeo“

Giovanni Gabrieli:
Sonata „Pian e Forte“ C175 from „Sacrae Symphoniae“
Canzon primi toni C170 from „Sacrae Symphoniae“
Canzon noni toni C173 from „Sacrae Symphoniae“
Canzon septimi toni C172 from „Sacrae Symphoniae“
Canzon per sonar prima „La Spiritata“, C186 from „Canzoni“

George Gershwin:
„Summertime“ from „Porgy and Bess“

Toru Takemitsu:
Signals from Heaven

Duke Ellington:
„Come Sunday“ from „Sacred Concerto No. 1“

„Sometimes I feel like a motherless child“
„Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen“
Swing Low

This CD showcases Jeroen Berwaerts’ musical versatility on several levels: he developed the concept of this

CD, performs as a trumpet soloist and jazz vocalist and directs the ensemble. Jeroen Berwaerts and Salaputia

Brass prove congenial partners on the same wavelength.

The Belgian musician does not believe in genre boundaries. He performs early music equally naturally as he

does new music or jazz. No matter how diverse the musical styles, Berwaerts always looks for, and finds, one

element in particular – a soulful profundity. „Signals from Heaven“ combines spirituals and spiritual music by

Takemitsu, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Gershwin and Ellington. Historically, stylistically and geographically speaking,

these musical styles could hardly be further apart. Listening carefully, however, it becomes apparent how close

they can be. Defying the confines of epochs, continents and genres, they form a new harmony.

This search for a soulful profundity in music unites all participating artists, as well as the aim of connecting

people through music. Jeroen Berwaerts’ concept does not represent „crossover“ but a combination of voices

which have something to say to one another. And they do – the concept is audibly successful.

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Recorded June 26 - 28, 2016 at Lukaskirche Dresden