Flat Earth Society - R.I.P (Twelve Funeral Songs) (2022)

In this project FES creates its own funeral repertoire and Perpetuum Mobile: 12 farewell songs for the funeral of the members of the orchestra. All fifteen of them must die, through illness, plain bad luck, old age or a stupid accident, there is no shortage of causes. As the suite progresses, the orchestra dwindles until no one is left: a tragicomic preview of what is to come. As the last musician leaves the stage, the whole orchestra is reunited, as in Roland Topor's story "Blues for Gaston". And they celebrate that reunion exuberantly with a wild Death defying Danse Macabre.

The order of the deaths was determined by chance, resulting in rather illogical and therefore interesting orchestral compositions.

R.I.P. challenges fate, extracts beauty from tragedy and grief, and pays a macabre tribute to life with a virtuous portion of black humour.

Teun Verbruggen - drums
Peter Vandenberghe - keys
Kristof Roseeuw - double bass
Frederik Leroux - guitar
Wim Segers - vibraphone
Bart Maris - trumpet
Pauline Leblond - trumpet
Peter Delannoye - trombone
Marc Meeuwissen - trombone
Berlinde Deman - tuba
Peter Vermeersch - clarinet
Martí Melià - (bass) clarinet
Bruno Vansina - bariton sax & flute
Benjamin Boutreur - alto sax
Michel Mast - tenor sax