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TABLE OF CONTENTS / PAGE Belgian Showcase Ensemble Ausonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Artists / Booking / Management Anima Eterna Brugge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Annelies Van Parys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Belgian Saxophone Ensemble .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 BL!NDMAN .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Camille Babut du Marès. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Cluster . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Concertline Artist Management .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Ensemble Ausonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Flat Earth Society .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Het Collectief .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 I Solisti del Vento .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Kaoru Tashiro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Les Muffatti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Musiques Nouvelles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Quatuor Amenti . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ricercar Consort .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sara Lambrecht / Booker Jazz & Classics . .. .. Scherzi Musicali . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tallieu Art Office . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Volksopera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Zefiro Torna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Zig Zag World .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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Venues / Festivals Concertgebouw Brugge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Festival de Wallonie . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Flagey.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Handelsbeurs Concertzaal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Music Centre De Bijloke Ghent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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Labels / Companies Avanticlassic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Etcetera Records / Quintessence .. .. .. .. .. .. Evil Penguin Productions.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gustaf.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. La Boite à Musique .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Muziekpublique . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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Organisations Flanders Arts Institute – Kunstenpunt .. .. .. .. 69 Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (WBM).. .. .. .. .. 71 Focus on Belgian events ProPulse Festival .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Klara in de Singel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75
PAGE / DELEGATES A-Z Anna Ciborowska . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Bart Van Besien .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Bart Van der Roost .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Bertrand de Wouters d’Oplinter .. .. 66 Bert Vanlaere .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Camille Babut du Marès. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Claire Ringlet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Dirk De Greef .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Dirk Van Kerkhoven.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Els Weckx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Emilie Menz.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Fabienne Wilkin.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Florence Favre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,18 Francis Pollet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Frank Pauwels . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Frédéric Grun.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58
Gerrit Geerts. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Hans Bellens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Hélène Rammant . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Ischa Tallieu.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6, 40 Jeroen Fonteyn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Jeroen Vanacker. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Jonas De Roover .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Julie de Caluwé .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Jurgen De bruyn . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Kaoru Tashiro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Katrien van Remortel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Lawrence Van Den Eede .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Liesbeth De Voogdt.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Marc Meeuwissen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Neil Leiter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Nicolas Achten .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38
Patrick Printz .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Reine Van Eetvelde .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Sara Lambrecht.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Sophie Millecamps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 72,74 Stef Coninx .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .70, 76 Stijn Saveniers. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Trudy Wright . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Véronique Wintgens .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34
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SHOWCASE ENSEMBLE AUSONIA FRIDAY, 27 MAY, 08:15 PM
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Ensemble Ausonia
Oud-Katholieke Kerk ’t Huis te Poort Dam 30, Schiedam
J.S. Bach - Harpsichord and violin concertos Mira Glodeanu, violin Frédérick Haas, harpsichord and direction Others dates: 26th of May in Paris Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles – 08:00 PM 30th of May in Brussels BOZAR (Conservatoire) – 08:00 PM To listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v= ZnmesNls6xE&feature=youtu.be
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Bach’s harpsichord and violin concertos occupy a unique place amongst the most miraculous pearls of the Baroque repertoire. Vitality, lyricism, complexity and freshness, intensity and lightness, eloquence, captivating textures and colours... it’s all there. An unfailing pleasure to be shared by performers and audience alike. For the last twenty years, Frédérick Haas, Mira Glodeanu and Ausonia have been involved with J.S. Bach’s Concertos. Here, nally, is their long-awaited, impassioned and poignant recording, which is Hitasura Productions’ 1rst.
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Ensemble Ausonia Florence Favre Administrator
M +32 471 96 03 53 florence.favre@ensemble-ausonia.org Ensemble Ausonia c/o Florence Favre Rue Beeckman 90 BE - 1180 Brussels www.ensemble-ausonia.org www.facebook.com/ensemble.ausonia
Our orchestra functions as a time-machine: the group size, choice of instruments and playing techniques are tailored precisely to each project – from Monteverdi to Gershwin – allowing us to revisit the soundscape in which a composer has lived and worked. We like to compare this approach with the restoration of the Sistine chapel: cleared from the traces of time, it’s now boasting its intricate design, breathtaking precision and pallet to the full… leaving no visitor untouched.
Anima, founded and conducted by Jos van Immerseel, is a hub of vibrant music-making and passionate musicianship. Turning 30 in 2017, the orchestra loves to get inspired by new talents, and regularly collaborates with young conductors.
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Anima Eterna Brugge
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Anima Eterna Brugge Jeroen Fonteyn Artistic planning & sales - personal assistant of Jos van Immerseel
Anima Eterna Brugge Jos van Immerseel, Artistic Director Ann Truyens, Executive Director P +32 50 950 929 info@animaeterna.be
Ezelstraat 122 (Ezelpoort) BE - 8000 Bruges www.animaeterna.be www.facebook.com/animaeternabrugg
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For a longer biography, please check: www.anneliesvanparys.be
Annelies Van Parys
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Composer Annelies Van Parys (°1975) studied at the Royal Conservatory Ghent (Luc Brewaeys). Her works were granted many awards: Laureate Royal Flemish Academy, Rolf Lieberman Prize… She is performed by most Belgian ensembles & orchestras and lots of ensembles abroad. Since 2007: residency with Muziektheater Transparant. Ruhe (Collegium Vocale Ghent) received more than 100 performances worldwide. They also produced Index of Memories (VocaalLAB), An Oresteia (Asko|Schoenberg). Her chamber arrangement of Debussy Pelléas (Oxalys), prized as “a miracle”. Her opera Private View (Neue Vocalsolisten) was well acclaimed. She is frequently asked as a jury member for international composition competitions. Annelies Van Parys teaches at the Royal Conservatory Brussels.
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Annelies Van Parys Ischa Tallieu ischa@artoffice.be
Tallieu Art Office P+ 32 9 222 00 33 www.artoffice.be
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12 mouthpieces, 120 fingers, 304 keys – but just one aim: to play their hearts out! At each of its concerts the Belgian Saxophone Ensemble creates a unique unrepeatable world of sound with which the audience feels completely involved. From the bass saxophone all the way through to the sopranino and the percussive effects, there is an unbelievably broad range of colours. The musicians in BSE under artistic direction of Cezariusz Gadzina have full mastery of all aspects of their instruments, and demonstrate their skill with acrobatic ease. None of the standard stylistic labels apply to the music. The repertoire drawn from the widest possible range of genres allows the Ensemble to demonstrate its own special artistic qualities to the full.
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Belgian Saxophone Ensemble
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Belgian Saxophone Ensemble Anna Ciborowska Manager
M +32 476 588 128 P +32 2 751 52 62 anna@muziekforum.org Muziek Forum vzw Windmolenstraat 21 BE - 3070 Kortenberg www.muziekforum.org www.belgiansaxophoneensemble.be
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BL!NDMAN
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In 1988 Eric Sleichim founded BL!NDMAN, a saxophone quartet with a traditional line-up, which develops new performance techniques and substantially expands the repertoire for the instrument by continually exploring the boundaries with other disciplines and early music. Since 2008, BL!NDMAN became a collective of 4 quartets: unique in the music world. The original quartet BL!NDMAN [sax] shares the 20 years of experience with the young quartets, BL!NDMAN [drums], BL!NDMAN [vox] and BL!NDMAN [strings] and since 2014 BL!NDMAN [hybrid], a mixed quartet. As always, BL!NDMAN embraces other artistic disciplines, delights the eye, questions the ear and considers experiment of paramount importance.
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BL!NDMAN Jonas De Roover Manager
M +32 485 30 98 01 P +32 2 201 59 47 jonas@blindman.be BL!NDMAN 18-19 Square Sainctelette BE - 1000 Brussels www.blindman.be
Camille Babut du Marès was born in Brussels and began studying the violin at the age of 4. A graduate of several European institutions and prize-winner at many international competitions, Camille is regularly invited to perform at concerts in Europe and of course in Belgium (Bozar, Flagey …). This young violinist inspires genuine enthusiasm from the public and she most often plays as a soloist (Orchestre Symphonique de Liège, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra …) and in a duo and trio. A committed musician, Camille is the artistic director of the festival Les Musicales de la Woluwe (in March 2016 she played alongside Gérard Caussé, David Cohen, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden…).
She is also the founder of the Cosmopolitan Duo (with the pianist Maiko Inoue) and the Amethys Trio (with the viola player Clément Holvoet and the cellist Kacper Nowak).
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Camille Babut du Marès
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Camille Babut du Marès Camille Babut du Marès Violinist
M +32 472 788 062 info@camillebabutdumares.com 25 Rue du Pontonnier BE - 1200 Brussels www.camillebabutdumares.com
Cluster is a management and production platform for newmusic composers and their ensembles. A farreaching mix of styles characterizes this new music: it is neither folk, jazz, symphonic nor world music, but all of these together, forged into a whole that represents the globalizing world in which we live. In a nutshell, the tonal poets of Cluster don’t really give a hoot about style characteristics, and mix them up in a fantastic way. Through their training and familiarity with different musical styles, they also excel in improvisation techniques. The freedom found in improvisation or jazz, the skills of classical music, the emotional intelligence of folk/world music, the humor of comedy and the energy of the rock band, it all comes together in their music. Cluster promotes, initiates collaborations, builds their national and international network, helps out with
administrative tasks and is recognized and supported by the Flemish Government. Joris Vanvinckenroye: composer and double bass player, toured with Björk and Roby Lakatos. Bands: Aranis, BASta!, and others Wouter Vandenabeele: internationally recognized composer, arranger and violinist. Crossroads of classical, jazz, folk and world music. Bands : Olla Vogala and GFVP (Ghent Folk Violin Project), duo Sara Salvérius and others Ananta Roosens: composer and violinist. Played with Ibrahim Ferrer, Thé Lau, John Ruocco, Juan José Mosalini, Luis Stazo, Pablo Agri, Alfredo Marcucci, Giovanni Di Domenico ... Bands: la Sieste Du Dromadaire
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Cluster
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Cluster Lawrence Van Den Eede Manager / coordinator
M +32 475 904 725 lawrence@clustermusic.be
www.clustermusic.be
Concertline Artist Management is a company managing and developing the careers of some most distinguished performing artists of classical music.
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Concertline Artist Management
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Concertline Artist Management Dirk Van Kerkhoven Owner/founder and personal manager of pianist Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort
Concertline Artist Management Lange Eerselsstraat 29 BE -2200 Herentals M +32 478 19 77 90 office@concertline.be www.concertline.be
of the 17th and 18th centuries by means of dedicated application of historical performance practices. Through the elaboration of original concert programmes, we have succeeded in broadening our field of creativity and above all in establishing a compelling dialogue with the audience by rendering palpable the deep qualities of complex works. We would like each note to transform into an emotion, a colour, a gesture, a word, a fragment of language. We wish for no single note be left to sound without purpose or sense, without emotion or hue. We have to reevaluate everything we think in order to revitalise these venerable forms. Our challenge is to reinvent the way we play, all of our technique so that not the notes but the music pervades.
SHOWCASE FRIDAY, 27 MAY, 08:15 PM Oud-Katholieke Kerk ’t Huis te Poort Dam 30, Schiedam (More info on page 1)
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Founded by Frederick Haas and Mira Glodeanu,
Ausonia is committed to bring to life the music
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Ensemble Ausonia
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Ensemble Ausonia Florence Favre Administrator
M +32 471 96 03 53 florence.favre@ensemble-ausonia.org Ensemble Ausonia c/o Florence Favre Rue Beeckman 90 BE - 1180 Brussels www.ensemble-ausonia.org www.facebook.com/ensemble.ausonia
clarinettist Peter Vermeersch is and remains Belgium’s most original and most daring ‘big band’. Not in the traditional sense of the word, but simply because it consists of fourteen musicians. The music of FES, varying from strictly written sheet music to liberating improvisation, is 95% homemade. Streaks of music of other composers are used as inspiration, frequently arranged, adapted and integrated into FES compositions, adding a wide range of atmospheres and styles to the eclectic FES universe. FES, who dares to flirt with other disciplines as theatre, opera and film and owns the ability to seduce a number of different audiences, from more select jazz listeners to a wild young rock public, is at its best live on stage.
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Film & live music • The Oyster Princess (Die Austernprinzessin, Ernst Lubitsch 1919, score Peter Vermeersch 2005) • HearSee, film concert with all kinds of films, spheres, lengths and from different periods, in dialogue with newly composed music. • Red Star Line Project (2016).
Flat Earth Society
contemporary classical repertoire • Modernski/Avantgardski, a selection of lesser known 20th century works (Stravinsky, Ligeti, Poulenc, Kagel, Dissevelt, Morricone) opera • Heliogabal (Rühr Triennale 2003, Germany, commisioned by Gerard Mortier) • Zilke (with Walpurgis, 2008) • Boat & Berg (with Josse De Pauw, 2012)
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Flat Earth Society (FES) led by composer /
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Flat Earth Society
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Marc Meeuwissen Management & bookings / musician
M +32 485 67 26 44 marc@fes.be
Flat Earth Society / Bonk vzw Peter Vermeersch, artistic leader Anniek Vanhee, executive director www.fes.be www.facebook.com/FlatEarthSoc
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Het Collectief
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The chamber music group Het Collectief was founded in 1998 in Brussels. Working consistently from a solid nucleus of five musicians, the quintet has created an intriguing and idiosyncratic sound, achieved by an unfamiliar mix of strings, wind instruments and piano. For its repertoire, Het Collectief returns to the Second Viennese School, the roots of modernism. Starting from this solid basis, it explores important twentieth century repertoire, including the very latest experimental trends. The group also creates a furore with daring crossovers between contemporary and traditional compositions and with adaptations of ancient music. Discover our repertoire, programs, audio, video, press and calendar.
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Het Collectief Gerrit Geerts Management & sales
M +32 496 29 17 34 gerrit@hetcollectief.be
Het Collectief www.hetcollectief.be www.facebook.com/Collectief
Belgian wind ensemble Antwerp
A unique identity associated with 250 years of |r|evolution for wind players Throughout the years, I Solisti del Vento has grown into a formation that matches the international top in the field of (chamber) music for wind ensemble. The ensemble prides itself on its stylistic versatility allowing a diverse repertoire of musical genres and styles. Our flexibility can be found in five artistic pillars: the promotion of great masterworks; a thoughtful approach to historical performance practice; a presence in music theatre and opera; a heart for contemporary repertoire, research, creation and experiment; and a keen commitment to educational activities.
I Solisti del Vento works intensely with all major venues in Belgium and is regularly invited to festivals and concert halls worldwide.
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I Solisti del Vento
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I Solisti del Vento
Belgian wind ensemble Antwerp
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I Solisti del Vento
Belgian wind ensemble Antwerp Francis Pollet Artistic leader, general director
Els Weckx Acting executive director
francis@isolisti.be els @isolisti.be I Solisti del Vento International Arts Campus deSingel Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 155 BE - 2018 Antwerp P +32 3 800 01 20 info@isolistidelvento.be www.isolistidelvento.be
Piano/Motion Opposite of mute film; instead of the piano music accompanying the film, the video installation accompanies the piano music. The video is abstract and projected on a screen or on white wall and I will be playing the piano at the side. The video artist is Kurt D’Haeseleer from Werktank and the piano pieces are ‘Cloud Atlas’ (9 pieces) by T. Ichiyanaghi, and by C. Ledoux ‘Ephéméride interrompues III&IV’and ‘Courbes d’étoiles II&IV’. Duration 60 min. I hope to create ONE form of art by combining the image and the music and to give a new dimension to the art form.
Sukebe project Presents Japanese eroticism & aesthetics played on the piano; music composed by N. Koide, combining the digitally regenerated sound from porno video. Duration 10 min.
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Kaoru Tashiro
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Kaoru Tashiro Kaoru Tashiro Pianist / producer
M +32 476 675 284 kaorutash@gmail.com / info.prkfv@gmail.com Rue Louis Hap 50-B BE - 1040 Brussels www.kaorutashiro.net
Muffatti is a Brussels baroque orchestra founded in 1996 upon the initiative of musicians in the path of Georg Muffat (1653-1704) as their spiritual father. Les Muffatti are active in spreading models of universal beauty, creating moments of timeless contemplation and promoting genuine music: carrying out extensive studies, carefully choosing instruments and finding an appropriate rehearsal area to share the pleasure of playing. Directed over 10 years by Peter Van Heyghen, the orchestra decided in 2015 to position itself as a self-conducted orchestra, collaborating with famous international Konzertmeister and soloists. In that way, it meets its twofold goal: to embrace fully the musical practices of the baroque era and to bring them to a contemporary audience.
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Les Muffatti
Brussels Baroque Orchestra
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Les Muffatti Emilie Menz General Manager
M +32 474 53 31 48 emilie@lesmuffatti.be
Les Muffatti 20 rue aux Laines 1000 Bruxelles www.lesmuffatti.be
contemporary ensemble born in 1962. Established in Le Manège.mons since 2002, Musiques Nouvelles is in residency in the first pole of musical creation of Wallonia completely dedicated to the sound: this new space is called ARSONIC. It offers an auditorium of 280 seats with an exceptionalacoustic, a Chapel of Silence, spaces for rehearsals and exhibitions and pedagogical activities. The cellist, composer and conductor Jean-Paul Dessy took over the role of artistic and musical director of Musiques Nouvelles in 1997. Since its establishment in 1962, Musiques Nouvelles has been developing, highlighting and promoting contemporary music in all its formal, geographic and cultural diversity, and has, over the years, vastly increased its commissions and productions in Belgium and worldwide.
These days, the group combines timelessness with audacity, explores emerging soundscapes, invents types of concerts that expand and deepen listening habits and supports creative artists from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
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Musiques Nouvelles is a Belgian
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Musiques Nouvelles
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Musiques Nouvelles Fabienne Wilkin Sales and communication
M +32 488 67 79 71 fabienne.wilkin@lemanege-mons.be
Le Manège.mons/Musiques Nouvelles 4a rue des Sœurs Noires BE - 7000 Mons www.musiquesnouvelles.com
The Amenti Quartet was founded in 2010 by students at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels during their masters studies around the talents of Turkish pianist Merve Mersinligil. The existing quartet joins Merve on piano with active professional performers; Belgian violinist Vincent Hepp, German-American violist Neil Leiter, and Belgian cellist Sarah Dupriez. In 2011, while on a tour of the Faroe Islands, the Amenti Quartet gave the world premier performance of Kristian Blak’s piano Quartet. The direct collaboration with this great composer awoke a strong desire in the Amenti to relive this creative experience, and inspired the members to launch into a new creative adventure with the commission and creation of the work by Romain Zante. The Amenti Quartet focuses musically on romantic musical literature and finding the romanticism in past and present compositions.
The Amenti Quartet released its first album “Der Tod Und Der Junge Mann” on Phoenix Classics in 2015 featuring works from Lekeu, Mahler, Zante, and Blak.
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Quatuor Amenti
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Quatuor Amenti Neil Leiter Viola + organiser
M +32 484 953 579 quatuoramenti@gmail.com
Quatuor Amenti Avenue Paul Deschanel 147 (bte 1) BE - 1030 Brussels www.quatuoramenti.com
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Ricercar Consort
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Ricercar, to seek, has been the underlying motto of the Ricercar Consort ever since its foundation. It was in 1985, with J. S. Bach’s Musical Offering, that the ensemble made its first concert tour, having already acquired a solid international reputation with its recordings, notably in German Baroque cantatas and instrumental music. Today, under the direction of Philippe Pierlot, the Ricercar Consort continues to explore the Baroque repertoire, from chamber music to opera and oratorio, and to enthral music-lovers with performances that are both profound and rigorous.
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Ricercar Consort
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Véronique Wintgens Administrator M +32 498 41 72 92 Ricercar Consort c/o Véronique Wintgens Place de Bronckart, 19 BE - 4000 Liège P +32 87 77 19 74 bu@ricercarconsort.com www.ricercarconsort.com
Goeyvaerts String Trio This trio brings different and challenging programs to the buhne and always knows a way to mesmerize its audience with its contemperary music. CD Releases: String Trios / String Trios from the East / Stabat Mater (Editor’s Choice Gramophone, Luister 10, Edison Award, Klara’s ensemble of the year 2015. In the spring of 2016 the trio released its most recent album Whispers of Titans, which took on the rarely performed and recorded works of Gorecki’s Strin Trio (1962) and Korndorf’s String Trio (1986). BLOWDRUK Painting the sounds, performing the colours. ‘BLOWDRUK’ presents a new audiovisual look into the existing repertoire for saxophone
and percussion and new compositions for this remarkable combination. Next to that, audiovisual improvisations are part of the search for new ways to blend audio and visual art.
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Sara Lambrecht
Booker Jazz & Classics
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Sara Lambrecht Sara Lambrecht Independent booker
P +32 470 03 53 45 saralambrecht@icloud.com Skype: saralambrecht (Antwerpen) www.saralambrecht.be
Within a period of about 10 years, the Brusselsbased ensemble Scherzi Musicali has become a force to be reckoned with in the field of early music, recognized for their work in 17thand 18th-century repertoire. Varying in size from three to twenty singers and instrumentalists, the group is directed by Nicolas Achten (*1985), one of the few singers to accompany himself on the lute, theorbo, harp, and harpsichord. Scherzi Musicali performs regularly throughout Europe in prestigious venues and festivals.
Their discography totals eight albums to date, six of which are world-premiere recordings devoted to works of Caccini, Mazzocchi, Sances, Bertali and Brussels’ own Fiocco; those albums are published by Ricercar, Alpha, Sony, and Musique en Wallonie.
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Scherzi Musicali
early music ensemble
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Scherzi Musicali Nicolas Achten Baritone, harpsichord, lute, harp, artistic director
M +32 496 10 57 19 nicolas@scherzimusicali.be skype: nicolasachten www.scherzimusicali.be
Ischa Tallieu (째1972, lives and works in Brussels, Belgium) holds a Master in Art History and a Post-Graduate Specialisation in Theatre Studies. Since 2014 she runs Tallieu Art Office, her primary focus lies in selection, promotion, exhibitions, networking, consultancy, expertise and representation.
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Tallieu Art Office
Tallieu Art Office supports artists from different fields such as visual and installation art, contemporary classical music and the performing arts. While developing careers on a national and international level, we look for relevant locations, adapted to the needs of the artists and we aim to work together with different partners from alternative to institutional, from public to private and commercial.
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Tallieu Art Office Ischa Tallieu ischa@artoffice.be
Tallieu Art Office P+ 32 9 222 00 33 www.artoffice.be
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Volksopera is a music theatre company that focuses entirely on the comic opera repertoire between 1850 and 1950. We wish to open up the richness of this often-neglected heritage. To achieve this goal, we plunge into research: exploring the forgotten repertoire, creating new editions, yet also an artistic research, looking to balance sound expression, text and staging. This leads to both authentic and innovative professional productions. That may sound to be somewhat of a paradox, but get to know us better and you will find it is not the only paradox we manage to reconcile‌ By sharing the results of our research we strive to be an open community resource. A resource of elegant, delightful joy!
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Volksopera
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Volksopera Stijn Saveniers Artistic Director
M +32 496 267133 stijn@volksopera.be
Volksopera vzw Dambruggestraat 253 BE - 2060 Antwerp www.volksopera.be
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The vocal-instrumental ensemble
Zefiro Torna
heritage from middle ages to baroque in a unique way. The ensemble does not limit itself to a historical approach but combines it with current art expressions. Starting out from disciplines such as traditional, (non-) occidental, jazz and contemporary classical music, as well as literature, fine arts, science, philosophy and dance, collaborations are set up to work around a variety of allegorical themes. Through this approach, Zefiro Torna has gained international renown. Their creations are regularly awarded and several of them have been released on the labels Et’Cetera, Warner Classics and Homerecords.
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Zefiro Torna brings to life the cultural
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Zefiro Torna
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Jurgen De bruyn Artistic Director
jurgen@zefirotorna.be M +32 496 70 60 14
Zefiro Torna / Allegoria vzw Kanunnik De Deckerstraat 20A BE - 2800 Mechelen info@zefirotorna.be www.zefirotorna.be
management company (label, publishing, booking & consultancy) based in Belgium. Since 1997 it has combined expertise & passion with innovation & creativity in order to support, develop and manage a wide range of world music bands & artists. In 2015, the charismatic duo, BELEM (Didier Laloy & Kathy Adam) became part of Zig Zag World’s family. BELEM’s distinctive combination of diatonic accordion and cello creates a unique & evocative sound world in which classical, chamber & folk music all thrive. Trudy Wright: Following 25 years working as a classical music agent, most recently as Director & Head of Tours & Projects at HarrisonParrott in London, Trudy now works independently as an
international consultant and team coach for Chamber Orchestra, Classical Opera, musicians and ensembles.
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Zig Zag World is an international
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Zig Zag World Trudy Wright Classical music advisor for the world
M + 44 7974 084310 P + 44 20 88 77 0988 trudy@trudywright.co.uk Zig Zag World P +32 2 537 25 25 info@zigzagworld.be www.zigzagworld.be
Concertgebouw Brugge is a reputable global player in the fields of music and contemporary dance. With its wide range of interdisciplinary activities and the permanent opening up of its building, the Concertgebouw is also a centre for visual art, sound art, literature and architecture. By focusing on creation, creativity and interaction with artists, at every stage of their career, the Concertgebouw wants to give the arts innovative stimuli, and to attract and involve a diverse audience and guide them on a path of discovery. In this way, Concertgebouw Brugge also enhances the international reputation of the city of Bruges, of Flanders and of Belgium. www.concertgebouw.be
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Concertgebouw Brugge Jeroen Vanacker Artistic Director
Bert Vanlaere Director of communication, marketing & sales
Jeroen.Vanacker@concertgebouw.be bert.vanlaere@concertgebouw.be
Concertgebouw Brugge vzw ’t Zand 34 BE - 8000 Brugge T +32 50 47 69 95 www.concertgebouw.be
A Festival for all, with something for everybody Every year, from June to October, the Festival of Wallonia presents more than 150 concerts all over Wallonia and in Brussels. 2016: East-West For its 46 th edition, the Festival, inspired by the “East-West” theme, aspires to be a new voyage, a round trip featuring many concerts tinted with East-West influence, like real blends of music. Our guest of honour is Mathias Énard, winner of the Goncourt Prize 2015 with his book “Bousolle” [Compass]. Furthermore, two projects will run through the festival, with focus on a Persian percussionist, Keyvan Shemirani, and a “family” project conceived by Patrick Leterme geared to Japan: “Yokai!”
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Festival de Wallonie Festival of Wallonia
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Festival de Wallonie Claire Ringlet P + 32 81 73 37 81 claire.ringlet@festivaldewallonie.be Festival de Wallonie 20 rue de l’ArmÊe Grouchy, BE - 5000 Namur www.festivaldewallonie.be
to music and movies. Located on the Flagey square in Brussels, this building – formerly the headquarters of the national radio and television institution – has become a crossroad where artistic disciplines can meet and exchange ideas. Culture lovers are welcome in this beautiful Art Deco building, to take part in various events which range from concerts of classical music, contemporary music or jazz, to film and video projects. Each year, Flagey has the honor of receiving some of the world’s most prominent artists, yet it still insists on offering opportunities to younger talents. Flagey has become one of the leading culture houses on the national as well as the inter-
national scene because of the exceptional acoustic qualities of the studios, the diversity of programming and events such as the Flagey Piano Days.
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Flagey is a culture house in Brussels devoted
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Flagey Julie de Caluwé Communication and marketing manager
Hélène Rammant Deputy artistic planning & production Flagey Gilles Ledure, General manager Rue Belvédère, 27/5 BE - 1050 Brussels P +32 2 641 10 10 info@flagey.be www.flagey.be
Located in a gorgeous monument,
Handelsbeurs Concertzaal is a creative music house that presents and (co)produces a wide range of musical projects and forms of expression. Its mission is to be an essential musical forum that builds bridges between different musical genres on a local, national and international level, while also enthusing a broad audience. In doing so, Handelsbeurs actively responds to society’s diversity and functions as a place where musicians can create and perform in the best possible circumstances, supported by a highlymotivated team. Handelsbeurs is a sustainable enterprise, attentive to the challenges of today’s society. www.handelsbeurs.be
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Handelsbeurs Concertzaal
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Liesbeth De Voogdt Programmer Classical Music M +32 499 46 78 46
Handelsbeurs Concertzaal Handelsbeurs Concertzaal Kouter 29 9000 Gent T +32 9 265 91 77 www.handelsbeurs.be
De Bijloke Music Centre is a dynamic music centre where regional and international artists from all over the world meet with the public. The concert season hosts more than 140 concerts from ancient to symphonic and chamber music, from classical western to contemporary music and jazz, from pure music to multimedia productions that we produce ourselves. Festivals as Ear to the Ground (genre-crossing, new formats) in May, the festivals in December (focus contemporary music) and in March (early music – Lamentation), the Piano+, Côté Jardin (musical picnic) and Côté Koer (songs with kids). We present also two journeys stretching over the years: J&B Blanckaert-Glorieux Blends and Revue Blanche.
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Music Centre De Bijloke Ghent
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Frank Pauwels Head Artistic Planning M +32 479 91 09 89
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent Bijlokekaai 7 BE - 9000 Gent P +32 9 233 68 78 www.debijloke.be
Avanticlassic is a label created with the aim of producing outstanding, unique, quality recordings made by promising new musicians, as well as established artists like Roby Lakatos, Sergio Tiempo, Philippe Quint, Manu ComtĂŠ or Martha Argerich. In order to achieve this goal, avanticlassic offers the best available technology to its artists on all levels, be it in the choice of recording studios, the recording techniques used or the sound carrier. The product offered to consumers is also of the highest quality: cd/sacd hybrid (5.1. DSD system) packaged attractively in a contemporary, fresh, modern style, with liner notes written by specialists.
Avanticlassic aims not only to record artists in which it believes but also to offer them real support in all facets of their career from promotion, management to the widest possible distribution of their musical projects.
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Avanticlassic Frédéric Grun Producer fg@pure.mu Avanticlassic Rue de Stassart, 84 BE - 1050 Brussels T : +32 2 552 09 31 info@pure.mu www.avanticlassic.com Facebook:avanticlassic
Etcetera Records When founded in 1982 ETCETERA Records gave room to repertoire that was being neglected by the major companies. Today with our motto “Authentic in diversity” you can find works by forgotten composers from centuries ago but also contemporary composers working in a niche, series as ‘Dutch Composers’ and the brand new ‘Forgotten Piano Romantics’. The quality of recording and the performance of excellent musicians, all with distinct ideas about the music they perform, are always of the highest level. Youri Egorov (10cd), Diapason d’Or, Forbidden Music in WO II (10cd), Editors’ Choice & 10 Luister. Check our catalog on www.etcetera-records.com with 500 beautiful records and 30 new releases a year!
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Etcetera Records Quintessence
Quintessence! :‘… the pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing’ … distribut(h)ing Distributing classical music and jazz in the Benelux and with partners worldwide. Years of experience (more than I dare to admit looking in the mirror) Centrally located in Europe, Belgium, Lummen. A Label with a soul? Our core business starts when yours is ready.
Worldwide: 1001 Notes/Agua/Etcetera/ Futureclassics/Gospodi/Harp & C°/ Jazz Addiction/Chant de Linos/l’Encelade/ Psalmus/Quintone/Salamandre/Sona Musica Benelux: Acte Préalable/Archipel/Col Legno/ Concerto/Continuo/Danacord/ Delphian/Dux/ Hortus/Laborie/New World/Spektral/ Stradivarius/Tudor Belgium: Channel Classics
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Etcetera Records / Quintessence Dirk De Greef Etcetera records general manager
Reine Van Eetvelde Quintessence general manager
dirk.degreef@etcetera-records.com M +32 477 292 758 P+32 132 987 52
reine.vaneetvelde@etcetera-records.com P +32 132 987 52
The beginning of the 21st century will go down in history as the era in which the internet and its associated image and sound culture reset our traditional audio attitudes. We do not believe in the classical market’s typical answer to any media revolution (paralysis and protectionism), but neither do we seek to imitate the video satiation which is pop industry’s answer to the crisis on the CD market.
Evil Penguin Productions devotes its energy and expertise to bringing classical (and jazz) content – be it a concert, a documentary, an artist’s portrait, an EPK – on the screen.
Recent productions: Pieter Wispelwey 392, De Beren Gieren, Winterreise with T. Beghin and J. van Elsacker, Beethoven rediscovered Anima Eterna, Fauré Requiem with H. Niquet and the Brussels Philharmonic, Palazzetto Bru Zane with Brussels Philharmonic, Big Bang Festival, … .
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Evil Penguin Hans Bellens Manager
M +32 475 57 0 5 71 hans@evilpenguin.eu
Evil Penguin Productions Kanunnik De Deckerstraat 22-24 B-2800 Mechelen P +32 15 63 79 30 info@evilpenguin.eu
Gustaf is a digital alternative to sheet music on paper; offering a comprehensive online store and web application. Gustaf’s catalog combines the music sheet portfolios of various leading publishers. The 200.000 scores vary over diverse genres, “from Bach to Beyonce”.
The Gustaf App offers lots of options to view, annotate, transpose, edit and playback your digital sheet music. The web app works on all devices and operating systems. Nothing to install, it just works in your browser, both online and offline. The Gustaf App is as well a genuine protection against piracy. Copyrights are always guaranteed. Gustaf was created by musicians, for musicians.
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Gustaf Bart Van der Roost bart@neoscores.com P +32 3 808 14 30
Pavane is one of the oldest independent Belgian labels devoted exclusively to classical music. Nearly 300 recordings have been published on compact disc. Many collaborations take place between the label and its artists who have found an ideal and trusted partner with Pavane for the realisation of the recording projects that they held dear. Resolutely turned towards the future, Pavane is developing many new projects, notably a new series concentrating on Early and Baroque music (www.musica-ficta.com).
La Boîte à Musique is also the most important classical music record shop in Belgium with a history dating back many decades. We offer an extensive assortment of the best CD
recordings from all labels worldwide in our beautiful shop in the center of Brussels and also more than 75.000 titles on our new webshop www.laboiteamusique.eu.
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La Boite à Musique Bertrand de Wouters d’Oplinter Managing Director dewouters.bam@skynet.be
Pavane Records A division of La Boite A Musique SA 74 Coudenberg BE - 1000 Brussels P +32 2 513 09 65 www.pavane.com www.musica-ficta.com www.laboiteamusique.eu
Muziekpublique music centre and a record label with some of the finest work in acoustic traditional (world) music.
Refugees for Refugees – Virtuoso performers who have fled their homelands (Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Tibet, Afghanistan).
“The playing is exquisite, the mood contemplative and nostalgic, drawing on folk melodies [...] High Class.” (**** The Guardian) Voxtra – The Encounter of World Vocal Heritage (Sardinia, Madagascar, Albania, Belgium, Finland).
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Adana – Vardan Hovanissian (Armenia, duduk) & Emre Gültekin (Turkey, saz) The album “Adana” symbolises reconciliation and friendship between two cultures that have many roots in common.
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Muziekpublique Bart Van Besien bart@muziekpublique.be
Muziekpublique asbl/vzw Théâtre Molière Theater Bolwerksquare du Bastion 3, BE - 1050 Brussels P +32 2 217 26 00 www.muziekpublique.be
Flanders Arts Institute is the support organisation for music, visual arts and performing arts in Flanders. It is a merger of Flanders Music Centre, BAM – Flemish Institute for Visual, Audiovisual and Media Art, and VTi – Flemish Theatre Institute. Within the music division, we encourage expertise by providing advice, news, guidance and a platform for the exchange of ideas. We support music research and collaborations, collect and maintain information and documentation on all aspects of the current Flemish music scene, and promote Flemish music and artists both nationally and internationally.
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Flanders Arts Institute – Kunstenpunt
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Flanders Arts Institute – Kunstenpunt Katrien van Remortel International relations jazz & world music
Stef Coninx International relations & classical music
katrien@kunsten.be stef@kunsten.be
Flanders Arts Institute - Kunstenpunt Ravensteingalerij 38 BE - 1000 Brussel P + 32 2 274 17 60 www.flandersartsinstitute.be
Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was created in 1984 to help artists, producers and publishers from the Frenchspeaking community of Wallonia and Brussels to make their mark in the musical cultural industry; in all kinds of music. Since then, it has developed its work around different axes: • supporting their presence at music markets such as: CLASSICAL:NEXT, WOMEX, BABEL MED, JAZZAHEAD ... • welcoming foreign professionals at major music events in Wallonia and Brussels; • supporting the presence of artists at the major festivals and international showcase events
• aid in promoting albums released in markets outside Belgium and tour support for artists when a record is released or for showcases intended for professionals; • the organisation of promotional operations around specific sectors of musical activity: for ex.: BE Classique! (Paris 2016); • the development of an information policy: web site (www.wbm.be), newsletters, … • participation in international networks: Re:New project, New:Aud project, EJN (European Jazz Network), ... The agency is co-managed by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) and the Ministry of the French-Speaking Community of Wallonia-Brussels.
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Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (WBM) Patrick Printz Director patrick.printz@cfwb.be
Sophie Millecamps Classical Music sophie.millecamps@cfwb.be Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques 18 Place E. Flagey (Bte 10), BE - 1050 Brussels T +32 2 218 62 09 www.wbm.be
5 days / 66 showcases / all the performing arts Created in 2012, the ProPulse festival assembles all professionals from the performing arts sector in the Federation of Wallonia-Brussels. Over a week, Belgian and foreign professionals can discover more than 60 concerts and artist performances from our community and beyond and also meet for exchanges, conferences and meetings.
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The event is totally open to Belgian and foreign professionals, and partly open to the public. Accreditation is free for professionals. ProPulse is an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Federation of Wallonia-Brussels.
ProPulse Festival
When: 30 January to 3 February 2017 Classical music day: Monday 30th January 2017 Where: Brussels (Flagey, Botanique and Halles de Schaerbeek)
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French-speaking Belgium’s annual get-together for the performing arts
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ProPulse Festival Sophie Millecamps Coordinator classical music
sophie.millecamps@cfwb.be P +32 413 21 59 www.propulsefestival.be
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Radio KLARA (public broadcaster for classical music in Flanders) will for the 6th time occupy the complete Antwerp arts centre deSingel. A full-day programme of classical music – local and international highly-acclaimed artists as well as young talents – will be presented simultaneously on different stages. This event is open to the public (and mostly sold-out).
Klara in de Singel
When: Saturday 29 January 2017 Where: Arts centre deSingel (Antwerp-Belgium) www.desingel.be
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Belgian and foreign professionals will be invited as part of an international visitors‘ programme in combination with ProPulse (see p.71)
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International visitors programm at Klara in de Singel Stef Coninx stef@kunsten.be Flanders Arts Institute - Kunstenpunt Ravensteingalerij 38 BE - 1000 Brussel P + 32 2 274 17 60 www.flandersartsinstitute.be
This brochure is an initiative of Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques and Flanders Arts Institute - Kunstenpunt. With the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Flemish Government and Minstrel. For more information on venues, festivals, artists and musical life in Belgium please check: • www.flandersartsinstitute.be • www.wbm.be • www.compositeurs.be • www.creationartistique.cfwb.be Cover: James Ensor, De Intrige (1890) Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen © Lukas - Art in Flanders vzw, foto Hugo Maertens Concept & design: Marc Meeuwissen, www.absoluutdesigners.com
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