For Amsterdam Dance Event, the museum has invited JP Enfant to create a contemporary interpretation of the sixteenth-century choir book the Occo Codex (1515-1517). He will perform this interpretation live in the hidden church during ADE together with organist Pietro Paganini.

Thursday, Oct. 17: 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. (door open at 6 p.m.) – Sold out
Friday, Oct. 18: 4 to 5 p.m. (door open at 3:30 p.m.) – Sold out
Friday, Oct. 18: 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. (door open at 6 p.m.) – Sold out

The Occocodex is an early sixteenth-century Dutch choir book. The manuscript written on parchment takes its name from the Amsterdam merchant Pompeius Occo (1483-1537). Pompeius had this manuscript produced around 1530. It is intended for the Kapel ter Heilige Stede, the place where the Miracle of Amsterdam took place in 1345. The music in the Occocodex has a Eucharistic character, that is, it is composed in honor of the Miracle and the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. The compositions are by leading composers of the Low Countries, such as Pierre de la Rue and Josquin des Prez. After Pompey’s death, the manuscript remained in the possession of the family for generations. In 1972, the manuscript was purchased by the Royal Library in Brussels, after which it was finally rediscovered by the musical world. The book sheds new light on Amsterdam musical history.

Performance
JP Enfant, an internationally known DJ and producer from Amsterdam, creates interdisciplinary art experiences that combine electronic music with contemporary visual art with his label Psychedelic Romance. For a new project, he has been invited to connect electronic music with a seventeenth-century hideaway church and a sixteenth-century choir book. The museum, which still has little experience with this art form, wants to experiment with it.

It will also feature Italian organist Pietro Paganini. A specialist in Early Music, Pietro Paganini studied harpsichord and organ with leading musicians Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot. After obtaining his master’s degree at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, he further perfected his skills at the HMDK Stuttgart. A recording of music by J.S. Bach is scheduled for September 2024. In addition to his international career, he has been organist of the Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solderkerk since 2022. The museum sees it as an opportunity to integrate organ sound into electronic composition, bringing both tangible and intangible heritage to life in an innovative way.

Doors open: 6 p.m.
Performance start: 6:30 p.m.

Occocodex ’24 was made possible by a contribution from the AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts).

*To enter the museum, you do need a valid admission ticket.