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GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN BEL g GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN Flanders arts InstItute BELGIUM is an interface organisation and COvER IMAgE expertise centre for the arts from Flanders and Brussels. Blackboard, Thomas Smetryns The organisation caters to — Found Compositions #2 — both national and international — for 5 players — professional arts audiences. The institute is the contact Every player selects 5 pitches without point for foreign art professionals consulting his/her fellow players. in search of information on The pitches should be played from the visual and performing arts and highest to the lowest. on music in Flanders. To increase One pitch will be played each staff the awareness and visibility of except for occasional ornamentations the Flemish arts scene on an (see below). If it’s not possible to international level we stimulate produce a sustained note, play a fast and help develop international tremolo. collaboration, communication and exchange between artists, Every player selects 5 dynamics without art professionals and policy- consulting his/her fellow players. makers. With this, we are aiming The dynamics should be arranged from to build sustainable international loud to quiet and a certain dynamic will relations and to encourage be used for a certain staff. Every player and support exchange should be really strict about the chosen and cooperation on an dynamics. If someone appears to be a international scale. lot more quiet than the other players he/ she should not try to adjust the volume.

Occasionally the lines are interrupted. This should be interpreted as silence. If the acrylate released and formed

IUM downward lines, this should be interpreted as ornamentations/ inflections of the selected note.

The piece should be played fast, every staff should be about 15-20 seconds.

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GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN BEL g GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN Flanders arts InstItute BELGIUM is an interface organisation and COvER IMAgE expertise centre for the arts from Flanders and Brussels. Blackboard, Thomas Smetryns The organisation caters to — Found Compositions #2 — both national and international — for 5 players — professional arts audiences. The institute is the contact Every player selects 5 pitches without point for foreign art professionals consulting his/her fellow players. in search of information on The pitches should be played from the visual and performing arts and highest to the lowest. on music in Flanders. To increase One pitch will be played each staff the awareness and visibility of except for occasional ornamentations the Flemish arts scene on an (see below). If it’s not possible to international level we stimulate produce a sustained note, play a fast and help develop international tremolo. collaboration, communication and exchange between artists, Every player selects 5 dynamics without art professionals and policy- consulting his/her fellow players. makers. With this, we are aiming The dynamics should be arranged from to build sustainable international loud to quiet and a certain dynamic will relations and to encourage be used for a certain staff. Every player and support exchange should be really strict about the chosen and cooperation on an dynamics. If someone appears to be a international scale. lot more quiet than the other players he/ she should not try to adjust the volume.

Occasionally the lines are interrupted. This should be interpreted as silence. If the acrylate released and formed

IUM downward lines, this should be interpreted as ornamentations/ inflections of the selected note.

The piece should be played fast, every staff should be about 15-20 seconds.

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Flanders Arts Institute CONTENTS

PART 1 BELGIUM THE ARTISTS

13 COMPOSERS ENSEMBLES 14 • Ensembles specialised in contemporary music 26 • Ensembles with great interest in contemporary music SOLOISTS 32 • Soloists specialised in contemporary music 39 • Soloists with great interest in contemporary music 40 CONDUCTORS 46 CHOIR CONDUCTORS 48 ORCHESTRAS 50 CHOIRS 51 MUSIC THEATRE/OPERA

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STRUCTURES ORGANISATIONS AND PART COMPANIES RECORD/DISTRIBUTION PUBLISHERS MEDIA COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUMMER COURSES ACADEMIES & HIGHER MUSICEDUCATION • • • CONCERT ORGANISATIONS • • • MUSIC ORGANISATIONS Working spaces halls concert & centres Arts Festivals music &research experimental/electronic for Laboratories promotion documentation/ Information/ Associations 2

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CONTEXT IN BELGIUM ON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FURTHER READING • • • CULTURAL POLICY ABOUT PART East Belgium Federation Wallonia-Brussels Flanders 3

5 preface 6 BELGIUM =FLANDERS+WALLONIA +BRUSSELS institutions of theinstitutions of communities. incharge the by is taken culturalpolicy institutions. Its many international cultural Parliamentthe and European aswell, ishome to Flanders Belgiumand of of capital institutions.Brussels, own its education and media. and has such asculture, matters for Each is autonomous community and also German-speaking part. Wallonia the Southern, French- Belgium,and of speaking part Dutch- isthe northern, Flanders whose boundaries overlap. Brussels asabilingualarea), French, and German and (Dutch, 4 language areas and German-speaking), and 3 communities (Flemish,French Walloon Region), and the Region Brussels-Capital the (Flemishregion, 3 regions comprising Europe, of the heart in state Belgium isafederal nonetheless to be as complete beas complete nonetheless to an attempthasbeen made beexhaustive, but no claim to Belgian musicscene. We make sentative the of contemporary ­ repre thatorganisations are and artists to introduction an This practical guideoffers this rapidly changing world. the corner in isaround future longer. Thusalively and exciting any becompartmentalised to refuses The new guard blowing. opened; awind change of is havebeen Doors years. recent music scene inBelgiumover maturity the of contemporary the growing to contributed These initiatives have and initiatives. many small-scale festivals locations concerts, for halls orother interesting concert of boasting adiversity city what withevery where, ­ activities. Musicthrives every withcultural overflowing and is rich talent increative ThisiswhyBelgium cultures. different of acrossroads into hasmade thisregion history turnof Butafelicitous stamp. looks smallerthan apostage On amap the of worldBelgium PREFACE Institute Flanders Arts Coninx— Stef ourdeepestrespect. deserve inBelgiumand life musical have left an indelible mark on (28/09/2020).Both Devreese composeraway of Frédéric (09/09/2020) and the passing Patrick conductor of Davin the of suddendeath news sad the publication wereceived this of During the preparation and international of repertoire. Belgian of bothinterms music, contemporary of the promotion mostto contribute significantly listingthoseas possibleby who

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Ictus © Christophe Urbain Nico Couck © Bart Boodts Tiptoe company Down the Rabbit Hole © Vanja Babic Nemø ensemble

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part of COHORT. of part Holeis the2018, Down Rabbit theirsenses of audiences. Since spark the allto light… touch, voice, play acoustic instrument, make thisnewness happen, they their ideas.To follow to artists creative fascinating and support challenge to collective, they love amusic As sound creations. building new dramaturgies for by pushingborders music, scenes withincontemporary the emerging to committed are they Europe, throughout from Hanna Kölbel (Germany). Hailing Farszky and cellist (Croatia) Kaja percussionist (Portugal), clarinetist by FilipaBotelho Brussels and co-directed founded in2017,based musiccollective contemporary Holeisa theDown Rabbit techniques) presentation (extended of modes new involving creation, musical in developments latest Hole theDown Rabbit www.dtrh-collective.com [email protected] —

15 ensembles specialised in contemporary music 16 www.echocollective.be [email protected] 7K!, [email protected]  Song, Mute [email protected] TOUTPARTOUT, co.uk tabitha.mcgrath@harrisonparrott. worldwide booking  PolyArts, [email protected] — creators. inspired equally Echo Collectiveare Within (2020)on7K!,confirms their material,of own The See Grammophon. Finally, an album Thilo Heinzmann’ onDeutsche with ‘12Conversations quartet Johann Johannson’s string 2019 Echo Collective released and originalcompositions. In sessions, recording film scores, tours, The Sullen)onconcerts, For AWingedVictory bands (e.g. and the J. late Jóhannsson) and JoepBeving (e.g. composers withmoderncollaborated has black The group metal. synth-pop and as alt.rock, asdiverse genres intuition to have lended their interpretative in the post-classical worldand an enviablereputation forged trained musicians. They have classically of group is adiverse Brussels-based Echo Collective the Hermant, Margaret Founded and NeilLeiter by Label post-classical music Echo Collective label 7K!, Deutsche Grammophon 7K!,Deutsche management& publisher EUbooking 2018. since in the Vienna University masterclass ISA contemporary the ensembleof the residency and festivals became famous inmany beeninvited already scene, Fractales has European emerging the ensembleof Young BEConnect. program residency withits composers young pieces and supporting commissioning new garde, avant- theof contemporary Fractales isalsoan actor the 20thand 21stcentury. the musicof performing excitingprograms, create to newmusic a large of variety conductor, Fractales plays chamber musicwithout contemporary performing Specialisedin repertoires. new and explore promote to the desire born in2012from and was violin, cello,flute) (piano, clarinet, members ensemble withfivecore Fractales isaBrussels-based &Belgian composers international contemporary chamber music, Ensemble Fractales www.ensemblefractales.com [email protected] M +32(0)471.79.56.25 — www.ensemblehopper.be [email protected] [email protected] François Couvreur, — together. playing the of conveying joy for cohesion and rigour,its butalso for Hopper isnot onlysaluted in 2019and 2020,Ensemble the Forum desCompositeurs Liègesinceof 2013and at at the Conservatory residence Bruxelles, ensemblein the Federation Wallonie- of by Supported composers. and artists and withtalented the Forum desCompositeurs, Henri Pousseurthe Centre and institutions,suchdifferent as fruitful collaborations with Theymaintain and abroad. inBelgium perform frequently Françoisby Deppeand they ensemble hasbeenconducted their Since entourage. 2017,the musicmade by contemporary playand spread wanted to Liègewho of Conservatory the Royal musicians from young of agroup in 2013by Ensemble Hopperwasformed composers French and Belgian on focussing contemporary chamber music, Ensemble Hopper artistic director artistic arts centre Mars inMons. Mars centre arts the of performing which ispart houseat Arsonic, listening Nouvelles isartist-in-residence Since 2015,Musiques arts. and spirituality plastic poetry, dance, cinema, opera,theatre, involvingmusic, encounters, artistic multidisciplinary often and atypical projects around constantly itself reinvents and worldwide.The ensemble inBelgium and productions commissions its increased vastly thehas, over years, and culturaldiversity, and formal, geographic all its musicin contemporary highlighting and promoting has beendeveloping, in 1962,MusiquesNouvelles establishment Ever since its Label emerging composers international and Belgian by music contemporary Nouvelles Ensemble Musiques www.musiquesnouvelles.com [email protected] +32 (0)6.573.91.02 [email protected] Jean-Paul Dessy, — Brilliant Classics Cypres, Sub Rosa, NEOS, SubRosa, Cypres, artistic director artistic

17 ensembles specialised in contemporary music 18 music education/courses/contemporary- www.schoolofartsgent.be/en/ www.ictus.be/projects/academy www.kaskcontemporarymusic.be [email protected]  Joris Blanckaert, — (IZLOGand Croatia festival). Bang), France (OpéradeLille) Germany,festival), (Big Greece Denmark (SPOR (Southampton), SMOG, Bijloke,Vooruit,...), UK inBelgium(Q-O2, been touring Since 2013theyhave music. incontemporary developments the of latest and discovery works,interdisciplinarity of dialogue,creation for desire a share The members Ghent. music at KASK&Conservatory contemporary for programme theof advanced master the musicians and composers of Ensemble orGAMEconsists The Ghent Master Advanced interdisciplinary & media mixed music, &ensemble solo contemporary Ensemble) Master GAME (Ghent Advanced coordinator coordinator and the Venice Biennial Festival. Philharmonie deLuxembourg the guestof been areturning Kingdom and Austria,and has Italy, France, Germany, United inThe Netherlands, performs HERMESensemble often and festivals, theatres Belgian the most renowned in performing regularly from Apart andjazz early music. withpopular music, encounters adventurous researching multimedia, and prefers workswithvideo often and the ensemble new music, and repertoire contemporary creating from Apart music. contemporary of limits the exploring and crossing HERMESensemble hasbeen the Antwerp based years, Over the past ten Label and multimedia video film, with productions theatre music and concerts in centuries 21st and 20th the of repertoire/music HERMESensemble www.hermesensemble.be [email protected] M +32(0)485.82.93.17 BE -2110Wijnegem 29/B22 STUDIO –Stokerijstraat M +32(0)485.82.93.17 [email protected] Kevin Voets,  [email protected] Koen Kessels, — Etcetera Records, Explicit! Records, Etcetera Harmonia Mundi distribution, HarmoniaMundidistribution, generalmanager artistic director artistic Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Gent. at isartist-in-residence group on,the 3years season 20/21for the COHORT platform and from the of body. Hyoidispart bone inthe human free-floating the only movement, tongue a bone helping withdictionand the U-shaped hyoid-bone, from www.cohort.be/hyoid [email protected] directors artistic Fabienne Halling, Séveillac &Andreas — HYOID ( eachline-up production. to and adapt their electronics, or tape as withinstruments, aswell acappella perform generation. They its of artists and performers composers, with close partnerships whilecultivating formats, expand the traditional concert challenge and strives to The group performance. music and transdisciplinary specializedinnew soloists vocal classically of trained group HYOID isaBrussels-based up, multidisciplinary line- vocal varying for music new HYOID /ˈhaɪɔɪd/ ) gets isname ) gets

music in the broadest sense. music inthe broadest experimental to dedicated musicians, creative collective of and became amultifaceted aninto ‘electric orchestra’ Ictusmutated mini-orchestras, themselves as ensembles saw at atime when G.-E. Octors, conductor Initiallyledby music. contemporary of the future questionsabout current shared and has and listening of ways The ensembleexamines formats Vandekeybus and M.LePladec. including W.choreographers has alsoworkedwithother productions. Ictus fifteen which on ithascollaborated A.-T.by with DeKeersmaeker) company (headed the Rosas P.A.R.T.S dance school and the of the premises shared ensemble. Since 1994,ithas music contemporary Ictus isaBrussels-based SubRosa Label Cyprès, variations stylistic its all in music contemporary Ictus www.ictus.be +32 (0)2.340.03.83 M +32(0)485.18.11.38 [email protected] Tom Pauwels, M +32(0)479.55.79.79 [email protected] Jean-Luc Plouvier, M +32(0)497.46.21.30 [email protected] VanGerd Looy, — artistic advisor artistic generaldirector artistic director artistic

19 ensembles specialised in contemporary music 20 www.jasperandjasper.be [email protected] — on newmedia and sound. organizes workshops focusing the duoregularly Music, for and Impulse Centre Musica collaboration withMATRIX in theof education. field In Jasper &isalsoactive experience. an concert intense and movement to contribute image, theater, humor, dance Tension, curiosity, sound, instruments. built electronic their of custom aspects tangible and the develop physical they traditional instruments their experience with from isunique: aesthetic profile Their music. contemporary of and composers performers and into evolved improvisors asfree they started adventure, experimentationfor and The Hague.Sharing apassion their sonology trainingin Jasper Vanpaemel met during in 2009when JasperBraet and Jasper &wasfounded multidisciplinary electronics, experimental Jasper & Trio (2019). (2016) and Essence Kugoni by discography includes Timelapse Their Belgianof music. the for promotion Composers the Belgian by Unionof awarded Fugaprestigious Trophy, Trio the of wasthe recipient 2018the KugoniIn February J. d’Hoe,W. Westerlinck,... P. E.Desimpelaere, by Swerts, of works performances the first given each year and hasalready Trio works commissions several The composers. contemporary inspirationof Belgian for and havebeenan active source inBelgian works interested particularly They are repertoire. new for search passionate and their performances their energetic but alsoto piano, violinand saxophone their uniqueblend of only to thisnotin 2010;they owe since their founding and abroad hallsboth inBelgium concert in guests highly respected The Kugoni Trio havebeen Label piano-violin-saxophone for music contemporary (Belgian) Kugoni Trio www.kugonitrio.be [email protected] M +32(0)475.42.38.10 leader saxophonist /artistic  Bertels, Kurt — Etcetera

www.lapsensemble.be www.lapsensemble.be [email protected] [email protected] M +32(0)486.05.49.56 conductor, general manager Claude Ledoux, — Wallonie-Bruxelles. the by Federationsupported LAPS Ensembleisfinancially inBrussels. room Project(ion) at the was inresidence In2017,the ensemble concerts. Week (China)amongst other Music Shanghai Electronic TRANSIT, SBAM,LOOP Festivals, at LAPS Ensembleperformed association.original musical this for a newrepertoire arouse vocationLAPS hasfor to Ledoux and GillesGobert, Claude theof composers 2013ontheMusica initiative Night duringArs the Electro Launched at theof occasion performers. and ‘electronic’ ‘acoustic’between musicians the relation emerging from a ‘chamber-music concept’ artists; composers/laptop and five instrumentalists six of ensemble, consists LAPS, ayoungand original composers, improvisation contemporary Belgian electronics, & instruments (amplified) LAPS Ensemble

performance. family experimental wordless ‘UKIYO-E’,production, willbea and their upcomingstage the SingingBicycles are performances their street Amongst installations. the Foundation’s well-known isone of Orchestra Robot the Logos robotics, musical 70 Withover project. art and demonstrative acoustic Minus’ (2019):an interactive is‘Plus- installation recent Logos’most productions. stage multidisciplinary and performances street interactiveof installations, which consist productions, own and their for visiting artists bothfor organise concerts, They music. contemporary to in allkinds activities of linked involved music, experimental for center and production research unique professional Logos Foundation isFlanders’ Label multidisciplinary art, audio robotics, musical composers, Flemish by music experimental Logos Foundation www.logosfoundation.org [email protected] +32 (0)9.223.80.89 BE -9000Ghent Kongostraat 35 [email protected]  Laura Maes, [email protected] Moniek Darge, [email protected] &generaldirector president Godfried-Willem Raes, — Public Domain) Sub Rosa, (until 2017:Logos SubRosa, artistic director artistic generaldirector

21 ensembles specialised in contemporary music 22 www.nadarensemble.be [email protected] M +32(0)499.18.54.51 [email protected] Diependaele, Rebecca [email protected]  Prins, Stefan M +32(0)476.36.23.33 [email protected] Matthynssens, Pieter — Summer School). mission (seep.91:Nadar of Nadar’s a significant part musicians hasemerged as with youngergenerations of identity Sharing that artistic atruecollectivespirit. reflects organization the of ensemble the waythe most importantly: and perhaps her instrument, hisor each musician mastering practice that goesbeyond their performance preferences, position: their aesthetic particular Nadar’s identify aspects and multimedia. Three settings,electronics concert positions, involvingalternative embraces specific aesthetic mission attitude. Their artistic at maverick adeliberate hints pioneer G.-F. Tournachon, balloonist and photography the author, pseudonymof Takingcircuit. their name from international new music inthe presence a familiar Nadar Ensemblehasbecome foundation in2006 Since its Label and multimedia media digital technology, settings, concert alternative music, contemporary Nadar Sub Rosa, Wergo, SubRosa, Kairos artistic director artistic artistic director artistic manager www.nemo-ensemble.com [email protected] — performances. their overarching space and movement in light, playwithmusic, to they search collaboration withother artists, In thatcurator frames music. butalsoasa as aperformer Nemø ensemblenot onlyacts Therefore, those who perform. and thosebetween who listen the distance that overcome performances immersive to Thisgivesrise presentation. of forms exploringdifferent by format conventional concert challenges the The group disciplines. and artistic genres boundaries different between not crossing afraidof that are youngartists with piecesby connect existingrepertoire to 2017and aims in September Nemø ensemblewasfounded composers &international Belgian by music experimental contemporary, Nemø ensemble www.frederikcroene.com www.frederikcroene.com www.cohort.be/pianoguide [email protected]  Frederik Croene, — makers. - association new music of COHORT of PIANOGUIDE ispart compositions onthe program. own identity puttingits by pianistic of new understanding a for PIANOGUIDE advocates assounds. arole important and/or ideasplayas concepts (video, choreography, gestures), compositions inwhich images piano onnew duofocuses new piano collective.The in PIANOGUIDE:avisionary Ensemble come together the of Nadar as aperformer experience and skills extensive and Medinilla’s formats recital radicallynew passion for Croene’sFrederik Croene. Medinillaand Elisa pianists PIANOGUIDE wasfounded by multidisciplinary pianos, two for creations new PIANOGUIDE piano (ARG). Internacional deBuenos Aires Strasbourg (F)and Festival 2010 Sydney (AU), Musica Venezia (IT),World MusicDays Music Festival (GB),Biennale Contemporary (N), Huddersfield MusicFestival(BRA), November Transit (B),Festival Nova Musica (B), Musica at like Ars festivals P. Verhelst. Spectraperforms F. G.Cassiers, Hurel, Murgia, Francesconi, P. S.Gervasoni, collaborating witha.o.L. it’s non-dogmatic programs, when constructing writers and artists theater makers, incollaborationforms with a widearray presentation of pastand explores the recent from masterpieces referential continuous dialoguewith commissioned worksina nucleus. SPECTRA premieres afixed from sound starting and aunique,refined coherence musical remarkable a itdeveloped 1993 onwards From newmusic. curious for SPECTRA isan ensemble, Label formats presentational new Flanders, in living composers in interest aspecial with music contemporary SPECTRA Ensemble www.spectraensemble.com [email protected] M +32(0)475.55.00.84 [email protected] & communication Bram Bossier, M +32(0)477.20.32.50 [email protected] &conductor director artistic  Filip Rathé, — Be Part Be Part Fuga Libera,Klara,Lannoo,

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23 ensembles specialised in contemporary music 24 www.cohort.be/the-third-guy [email protected] M +32(0)485.44.86.83 [email protected] Rubén Orio, — fields. other artistic from other musicians and artists oncollaboratingfocuses with composition. The duoalso algorithms, and computer programmed improvisation, and blurboundaries between composing worksthat explore isbasedon research artistic Guy’sThe Third and musical Bonin, Lukijanova, and Maierhof. Ciciliani, Profanter,Saunders, such as composers by created new works, than seven more Guyhaspremiered The Third at QO-2.Since then, residency an of artistic was aresult 2017,which January back to 2014, their debut official dates since been playingtogether (Spain). Although they have RubénOrio and percussionist Primož Sukič(Slovenia) guitarist in Brussels,featuring electric Guyisaduobased The Third Label improvisation music contemporary-experimental- Guy The Third MIGRORecords percussionist percussionist platform. at production ChampdAction and ensembleinresidence theof COHORTensembles Company isone Cendo. Tiptoe Neyrinck and Mariën, Croene, such Pisati, asAlessandrini, withcomposers works together The ensemble installations. and interactive sound- projects educationalis alsodeveloping andmajor festivals venues,but in Company performs Tiptoe the of ensemble. the core A. DeCausmaecker is joining Since 2019,visualartist music. silence, chamber orinintense –onthe edgeof borders musical they discover tiptoe’ recorder, harp and cello.‘On acoustic guitar, doublebass, as ‘delicate’ instruments Company bringstogether Tiptoe combinations instrumental surprising for music chamber contemporary Company Tiptoe www.cohort.be/tiptoe www.tiptoecompany.com M +32(0)484.60.45.33 [email protected]  Jona Kestelyn, — guitarist www.cohort.be/two-envelopes/ www.twoenvelopes.be [email protected] — and Q-O2. Claus STUK,LesAteliers Amuz, Heidelberg, Klangforum Aachen, GZM at Orgelpark Amsterdam, include highlights performances Past international composers. withBelgian and together newrepertoire is creating Twoand percussion, Envelopes combination harpsichord of the 80sand thisrare 90sfor in pieceswritten aside the few widen the availablerepertoire platform, basedinBrussels.To the of COHORT new music part The Musica. duois by Artist’ as‘International Youngselected 2015, Two Envelopeswere In aclassical core. retaining whilst orelectronics, elements combinations performative of Envelopes fusesadventurous Jacob Vanneste, Two Schweiger and percussionist Kokwenda Lisa sichordist Formed harp­ in2015by (-electronics) creations for harpsichord-percussion &new 1980s-2020s compositions Two Envelopes their general ‘aesthetic’. and other collaborations that fit Zwerm of members by projects workaswellindividualown and publishtheir promote to Goes By. them Thislabelallows Zwerm’s LabelTime record own Tehran’ of alsomarked the birth theof album‘Badminton in In2018,the release music. of inallkinds curiosity shared butrather view stylistic a being not somuch a particular The common denominator profile. aone-sidedfor artistic Zwermhasnever strived music, composed and contemporary music English renaissance noise-impro, pure between Dallying and visualartists. performers composers, withvarioushas collaborated founded in2007.The group basedinBelgiumand quartet Zwerm isan electricguitar Label quartet guitar electric for music new Zwerm www.cohort.be/zwerm www.zwerm.be M +32(0)495.33.97.89 [email protected] contact French Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, M +32(0)472.34.33.96 [email protected] Toon Callier — TimeGoesBy

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29 ensembles with great interest in contemporary music 30 www.oxalys.be [email protected] +32 (0)2.503.16.02 M +32(0)478.99.84.82 [email protected] Kathleen Van Schel, M +32(0)486.67.72.37 [email protected] Koenraad Hofman, — onthe other.oeuvres one hand and lesserexplored onthe repertoire canonical on doublefocus out its ensemble’s versatility, pointing discography the illustrates varied and much-celebrated Europe’s Its culturalhistory. thusvoicing back and forward, 1930), the ensemblelooks From that central epoch (1870- repertoire. Oxalys’ of heart the BelleEpoqueisat the very Chamber musicfrom projects. ordaring oeuvre a broader engagein the ensembleto extended, whichoften enables clarinet flute, and harp is line-up stringquintet, of chore Its (inter)national reputation. and today, ithasexcellent at the BrusselsConservatory ambitious of students a group wasfounded in1993by Oxalys Label classical & contemporary chamber music, classical repertoire century 20th 19th-early late Oxalys Wallonie, Fuga Libera Passacaille, Musiqueen Passacaille, artistic director artistic generalmanager Bruxelles. the Fédérationfrom Wallonie- section(2020) contemporary delaMusique’inthe an ‘Octave whichin 2019,for they received and electronics string quartet M#1for and recorded created With composer P. Slinckx they choreographer Isabella Soupart. Reich’s alongsidethe creations, project’:Reich ashow around the ‘Steve created Quartet the 2014season,the MP4 In quartets. and Kronos the Danel, PavelHaas,Pražák Ghent of Institute and with at the Orpheus expression of experience and freedom They gained masterpieces. classical as wellperforming newcreations in supporting their work Belgium. They steer of Conservatories theof Royal younggraduates four in 2008by wascreated The MP4Quartet Label repertoire classical/romantic creations, new music, contemporary Quatuor MP4 www.quatuormp4.com [email protected] M +32(0)485.47.03.43 — Cypres, Homerecords Homerecords Cypres, www.elsandtheartists.be [email protected] +32 (0)496.81.39.97[ agencyEls&theArtists artists  Els Moens, www.revueblanche.be — YAMaward in2016. Talent in2013and the Award the VRT-Klarareceived Young The ensemble music. electronic and dance, literature arts, fusingvisual programmes multidisciplinary they produce forms: art other contemporary Blanche Revue isalsoopento repertoire. interesting for inan ongoingsearch resulting on, this ensemblefocuses smoothly the into aesthetics Thisinfluential ideasegues it. upon to bewritten reflections opinionsandwaiting for theof blankanxiously canvas, at the idea spectrum and hints colour the the sumof entire is theof 19thcentury. White magazine published at the end and literary the French art Blanche’,named ‘Revue after The ensemblewas flute. soprano,of viola,harp and combinationa richly coloured chamber musicensemblewith is avocal-instrumental Formed Blanche in2010,Revue Label multidisciplinary contemporary Belgian composers, centuries, &21st 20th the on focus periods, style different European chamber music from BlancheRevue Warner EPRClassic Music,

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[email protected] — VIOLIN (1974) Wibert Aerts ACCORDEON (1986) Barbara Ardenois collective Duobaan. They work Maré, she the forms artistic Marieke De wizard/writer word A. DeCausmaecker and with With visualartist/performer nationally and internationally. and at festivals in concerts and noise. She performed sound, nature performance, image, word, -music, borders’ the concept ‘connected of She likes improvisation. free worldmusicandby modal/ century, the twenty-first from the composers by workof inspired musicmaking, of aspects is involvedindifferent festivals. halls and at important concert inprestigious given concerts he has ‘HetCollectief’ quintet acclaimed chamber music member the of internationally a soloviolin.As new piecesfor J. Tassijns, J.-P. Deleuzeand B.van of Camp, violin concertos of playthe worldcreations to assoloist invited is regularly Since then henational press. ininternational and reviews laudatory he has received and Zimmermann, Hartmann Berio, (2008) withsoloworksby Faces’ hissoloalbum‘Violin of Onthe occasion among others. K. Toyoda and I.Oistrakh, P.A. Delcourte, Hirshhorn, violin. Hestudiedwith for modern-day repertoire inthe up aspecialreputation Wibert Aerts hasbuilt Aerts Wibert Barbara Eva Ardenois Barbara EvaArdenois electronics and visual arts. and visualarts. electronics live combining percussion, projects interdisciplinary liesin His maininterest musician. and electronic ispercussionist Vincent Caers (1986) Vincent Caers www.kurtbertels.be [email protected] M +32475423810 — ALTO/TENOR/BA RITONE SAXOPHON (1989) Kurt Bertels www.barbaraardenois.com [email protected] M +32(0)498.65.23.99 — spoken word. and visualart performance, art, sound music, contemporary theof fields in and explore Lemmens. Campus LUCA School Arts of at the saxophone professor and researcher as postdoctoral works Brussels (2020).Bertels Saxophone in19thCentury PaulGilson(2020)andby The Saxophone for and Orchestra His soloCDsinclude Works Belgian composer PaulGilson. the by concerto saxophone the of second interpretation his for the Belgian Composers with the the Medal of Unionof competitions and wasawarded at national and international prizes obtained Koch. Bertels Trio and workswithpianist Bert He isamember the of Kugoni the into limelight. saxophone for (Belgian) repertoire bringsthe dr. Bertels Kurt research, with in-depthartistic Enriching hisperformances

www.vincentcaers.be www.vincentcaers.be [email protected] M +32478666863 — orchestras. ensembles and different musician with as afreelance performs Heregularly Music. and BerkleeCollegeof Ircam musicat inelectronic degrees Heobtained School Arts. of at assistant the LUCA research becoming before performance music music and contemporary chamber inpercussion, degree amaster Vincent obtained music. chamber audiovisual immersive of type inarefreshing resulting media, dialogue withdifferent guidedin surprising sounds are wherein environments sonic unstable he creates Inhiswork, performance. percussion contemporary for newformats he explores researcher, an artistic As PIANO (1983) Coomans Fabian Jaer, M.Kranebitter, F. Colautti, Fafchamps, R.Cendo, B.de L.Polansky,Shlomowitz, J.-L. as P. Jodlowski, J. Combier, M. such composers of creations innumerous has participated and Spectraensemble.Fabian l’Ensemble 21,Champ d’Action Bl!ndman, Sturmund Klang, ensembles such asIctus, musician withother Belgian asasoloistandplays chamber ensemble Besides.Healso music theof contemporary is amember and co-founder musicscene. He contemporary principally active inthe Belgian pianist and composer Fabian Coomans isa

33 soloists specialised in contemporary music 34 ChampdAction. at and is artist-in-residence SWR EnsembleExperimental, with Hermes Ensembleand Nadarof Ensemble,appears Couck isamember a soloist, Besideshisactivities as others. Takasugi, amongst S.Verstockt, E. Reiter, S. S.Steen-Andersen, S. Prins, works by premiered withandHe hascollaborated inmusic. day developments onpresent- focus a dedicated musicwith contemporary to Baroque varies from repertoire (IMD2014).His interpretation for Stipendienpreise such asthe Kranichsteiner 2010 he awards wonseveral Since guidance R.Broux. of Antwerp,of under the at Conservatoire the Royal in2013 degree his Master’s NicoCouck obtained guitarist Antwerp-based and irresistible, York Times asagile,compelling PIANO (1973) Frederik Croene www.nicocouck.com [email protected] — GUIT (1988) Couck Nico www.fabiancoomans.com [email protected] [email protected] M +32(0)495.11.19.03 — many others. F. Sarhan, P. and Alessandrini He worked asapianist/ repertoire. the piano and its ideas aboutdeconstructing withconceptual playing around classically trained pianist AR Frederik Croene isa Frederik Croene Described by The Describedby New CELLO (1962) Arne Deforce www.frederikcroene.com [email protected] M +32(0)485.69.12.87 — music. withexperimental concerts of (BE) he PXP, curates aseries venue (PostX) inMerelbeke Inasmall music experiments. Vinim-atelier, aplace new for piano teacher and leads the and S.Prins.Heisa Schubert M.Finnissey,Andersen, A. M. Beil, J. Kreidler, S.Steen- as withcomposers intensively Hecollaborated conceptual art. graphic designand art, performance intuitive music, instruments, virtual video art, dance, art, installation art, in various disciplines: visual performer/composer/producer works especially for him.His works especially for original write orto collaborate R. Cendo, and A.Curran to K.-Y.L. Brewaeys, Chong, including R.Barrett, composers many musichas inspired to and imaginative approach energetic His fascinating, and K.Stockhausen. Harvey Feldman, B.Ferneyhough, J. such asI.Xenakis,J. Cage,M. composers inworksby interest withaspecial chamber music, mainlyonsoloandis focused Hisrepertoire and electronics. gesture musical instrument, the between be developed inmusiccan relationships technology, and newconcepts science and art, music, between at the intersection how, by isfascinated Deforce researcher, cellistArne As amusician and As CELLO (1979) Glorieux Benjamin www.ginsburgh.net [email protected] M +32(0)474.88.93.25 — PIANO (1969) Ginsburgh Stephane www.arnedeforce.be [email protected] M +32(0)488.80.64.60 — international acclaim.received discography has remarkable practices. his He alsoplays informed and historically Rivasand many others, Matalon, such asHolliger,composers workingclosely with music, classical contemporary has concentrated onperforming Benjamin Glorieux conductor composer,cellist, arranger and PhD in the Arts from the VUB. from PhD inthe Arts inMusicand a science, aMaster holds aBAinphilosophyof Music Festival. Ginsburghalso Autumn Contemporary Moscow Festival NextWave (NY)and Transit Festival, Klara Festival, Ferienkurse, Darmstadt Musica, such festivals asArs numerous at Hehasperformed Kairos. the S.Prinson musicof to included inan albumdedicated which is isPiano Hero, release Hismost recent Cypres. for piano sonatas Prokofiev set of and the complete SubRosa for Duchamp, Satie and Fafchamps Feldman, Herecorded artists. and visual with choreographers works,aswell premiered whom of he composers withmanycollaborated Stephane Ginsburgh Stephane In recent years, Belgian years, Inrecent PIANO (1957) Laurence Mekhitarian www.benjaminglorieux.com com benjamin.guillaume.glorieux@gmail. M +32(0)472.54.98.52 — Sound. Immersive Bach’s cellosoloand for Suites Hasselt and B-Classicaround inassociation withPXL project a2-year developing is currently theof FlemishGovernment he 5 Diapasons. Withthe support whichJanssens, for he received Debussy,by Fafchamps and D. cello, piano and/or electronics (2017)includes musicfor noir’ Glorieux’s CD‘Enblanc et first (jazz-)musicians. with different and hasworked electronics, cellowithorwithoutpieces for compositions, mostlyown encouraging the creation of of encouraging the creation the the musicof pastand linkswith create seeking to repertoire, a contemporary Forum. Inaddition, she plays the by Composers’ produced a‘Hautlamain’edition of the subject …, which were S.Orlando, J.P.Rens, Deleuze, Ledoux, J.L. Fafchamps, J.M. C. Belgian composers by at herpieces written suggestion on people, basedinparticular young writingfor contemporary training intheof field Switzerland, and provides shops inBelgium,France and musicwork– contemporary and runs She creates Badura-Skoda and G.Kurtág. P.skills with,among others, her in Belgiumand perfected Armenian origin, studiedmusic a Belgian pianist Swissand of Laurence Mekhitarian, Mekhitarian, Laurence

35 soloists specialised in contemporary music 36 Cleves E (2020), which is part of of E(2020),whichCleves ispart wasEcho de premiere His latest FestivaSonores among others. //hcmf and Images Course, MusicSummer New Darmstadt the World the MusicDays, worksat he haspremiered a soloist, Ictus Ensemble.As and guest withChampdAction Westens (Berlin), and aregular atthe orchestra Theater Des Nadar Ensemble,amember of with and trombonist conductor (Belgium) home. Heisa Antwerp now calls Moore Pennsylvania (USA),Thomas an artistic way. an artistic bechallengedenthusiasm in to and her (inter)national projects involvement in her personal for She isappreciated habitat. venues became her second concert the contemporary to inaddition and performance dance contemporary theatre, performer. 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45 choir conductors 46 C 1.5. HOIR C ONDU C TORS [email protected] M +32(0)497.40.60.34 — and the EMJNeerpelt. Cantat active member Europa of and isan LUCA School Arts of conducting and composition at teacheschoralHe currently generation. theof present theof positiveachievements without losingsight the past, and qualitiesof achievements the and accepts He recognizes contem for composer, fond­ withagreat and experience asaconductor of lookbackbergs can onyears in Belgiumand Austria.Bikkem­ ­ on inter himself Leuven and perfected at in the Lemmens Institute conducting and orchestral composition, choral conducting graduated inmusicpedagogy, Bikkembergsstudied and Kurt (1963) Bikkembergs Kurt singing at the Conservatory of of singing at the Conservatory choral conducting and choral he isthe head teacher of (BE).Currently,Concinite Maastricht (NL)and Cappella Choir (BE),the Chamber Choir Hasselt’schoirs: Cathedral the of following conductor Choir. Further­ and the JejuPhilharmonic the choir OperaVlaanderen of such asthe Vlaams Radiokoor, and choirs, orchestras Korean German, Ukrainian and South- Belgian butalso and Dutch, withmany he hasperformed member. guestconductor, As composer, teacher and jury Ludo Claesen isaconductor, (1956) Claesen Ludo national master courses courses national master porary choral music. choral music. ­porary more, he isthe more, ness vatories of Brussels and of vatories composition at the conser­ While studying piano and (1976) Van Ingelgem Maarten www.gmk.be/item/johan-duijck-en [email protected] — (E). Abesbatzen Elkartea (GB) and the Herriko Euskal International Summer School Chapel (B),the Dartington Music in the QueenElisabeth students training to on artistic disciplines, he hasalsopassed Forconducting. these two piano of and choral professor (E),Duijck is in Barcelona deCatalunya de Música (B) and at the EscolaSuperior MusicinGhent Collegeof Royal be aguest-conductor. Atthe to him invite America often and Latin Europe throughout chamber and radio choirs Ghent Madrigal Choir. Leading World Youth Choir and the Fields Chorus (London), the inthe Martin St. of Academy Choir,Flemish Radio the the of asdirector renowned He became internationally composer, pianist and teacher. asachoir conductor,versatility an artistic Johan Duijck reveals (1954) Duyck Johan database/claesen-ludo/ publications/flemish-composers- www.matrix-new-music.be/en/ [email protected] — inBelgium. awards numerous he received sphere, accom and his hisendeavours of Maastricht (NL).Inrecognition plishments inthe cultural ­plishments Kaija Saariaho. Tan Dun,James MacMillan and collabo­ inhis resulting composers, ideal match contem for the makeBart and expertise approach His passionate choirs. nationally renowned ­ withinter productions for invited 2016, and isregularly Choir since National Radio the of Danish music director is Bart it. of voice at the heart music–withtheas acappella aswell symphonic repertoire operaandboth inoratorio, contemporary, to baroque from at home inawiderepertoire: the Vlaams Radiokoor. Heis of Van ismusicdirector Reyn Since the 19-20season,Bart Van Bart Reyn www.maartenvaningelgem.be [email protected] M +32(0)486.84.70.04 — www.vlaamsradiokoor.be +32 (0)2.627.11.60 [email protected] — Choir Games Flanders 2021. Choir Games Flanders the of World Director is Artistic Leuvenand LUCA School Arts, of Composition of at Professor as inhisrole creativity for Choir. hispassion Heshares Choir and the FlemishRadio the BrusselsChamber Aquarius, like inchoirs and conductor experience of assinger years with them. Hehasaccumulated 40premieres he has performed (The Second Wind). Sofar,Adem musicDe2de contemporary Ghent-based chamber choir for conducting the he started caught the In2001, choir bug. Van Ingelgem Antwerp, Maarten rations with Steve Reich, Reich, rations withSteve porary ­porary

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67 laboratories for experimental / electronic music and research 68 acousmatic Influx- festival yearly the international Itorganises acousmatic music. particularly and more electroacoustic of promotion and production research, ontheis focused creation, (1982) Musiques &Recherches Musiques &Recherches logosfoundation.org [email protected] +32 (0)9.223.80.89 BE -9000Ghent Kongostraat 35 Godfried-Willem Raes, — (Logos Collection).(seep.x) instruments experimental of about their rich collection an online catalogue maintain to Recently,abroad. Logosstarted inBelgiumand productions hall, alongwithother concert uniqueTetrahedronin its monthly ‘Open Lab’concert a Plus-Minus). Italsohosts (e.g. installations artistic to Futurista) Musica (e.g. projects educational ranging from Logos organises many activities, interactive dance. for system control the Namuda gesture world. the Itforms basis of isuniqueinthe instruments, with77automated Orchestra, and radar. LogosRobot Its withsonar analysis gesture including real-time interfaces, buildingand human and robot instrument which researches art, music and audio-related new for centre an artist-run Godfried-Willem Itis Raes. the brainchild composer of The LogosFoundation is music new and experimental Logos Foundation: for centre president One Trick Pony www.musiques-recherches.be [email protected] +32 (0)2.354.43.68 BE –1380Ohain 3 PlacedeRansbeck [email protected] VandeAnnette Gorne, — www.onetrickpony.be [email protected] +32 (0)489.30.54.08 BE –2140,Borgerhout 53/2 Ketsstraat Sarie Van derAa, VanLiesa  der Aa, — 2019 OperaXIfestival. I|PLAYChoice duringthe part of Court of the creation e.g. performances, music theatre as mostly presented tions are these of explora- The outcome and sound asthe central theme. withmusic forms, various art exploring inprojects laborate col- to invited are backgrounds different from tions. Artists - produc on interdisciplinary focusing musiclaboratory rary One Trick Pony isacontempo- music ingeneral. musicand electroacoustic to dedicated and scores tapes books,CDs,DVDs, number of an extensive contains library Its theof CDsMetamorphoses. Lienand publisher the of review (8.1, 5.1,and analogic). Itisthe studios three workshops inits summer and provides residence in It welcomes composers Espace DuSon(spatialisation). (acousmatic composition) and competitions Metamorphoses the itcoordinates years, two Every in Belgiumand abroad. concerts as welladozenof L’Espace duSoninBrussels, businessleader artistic leader artistic artistic director artistic mobile system that work can mobile system a works. The studioboasts new of enablethe creation to developments all technological closelyworks, and alsofollowing demands many of contemporary accommodating the technical practice,in musical developments contemporary meet has beenexpanded to 2. The infrastructure Radio of location inthe former studio (see p.)hasafelicitous The ChampdAction studioof ChampdAction/Studio www.orpheusinstituut.be [email protected] +32 (0)9.330.40.81 BE -9000Ghent Meer12 Korte  Jonathan Impett,  Dejans, Peter — practice. inartistic newdevelopments for and an influentialforce driving inmusic research artistic for centre aleadinginto European hasgrown Orpheus Institute artist’s practice. musical The the of atand the topics heart questions one that addresses discipline inthe arts: research the development ayoung of isaclear on focus there centre’sresearch activities, the questions. Throughout discipline-specific addresses some 35artist-researchers, to Orpheus Centre, Research home musicians since 1996.The for environment research an enriching educational and in musichasbeenproviding advanced studiesand research for The Orpheus Institute Centre Orpheus Research - Orpheus Institute director director director ofresearch director www.champdaction.be [email protected] +32 (0)3.800.01.10 BE -2018Antwerp Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 155 deSingel /Studio3  Ann Andries,  Serge Verstockt, — them. pursue possibilities and to new explore to invited are and performers Composers system. an adequate recording and and concerts for rehearsals bothfor material with the same generalmanager artistic director director artistic

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83 higher music education 84 as possible residency and a as possible residency spaces, as well and rehearsal workshopmusicians in,offering and international visualartists Walter Brusselsand invites building In apromising musician Teun Verbruggen. Walter is an initiative by and musicinBrussels. art and avant-garde experimental place for and performance Werkplaats Walter isawork (Brussels) Werkplaats Walter www.veerman.be [email protected] +32 (0)3.290.69.66 BE -2018Antwerpen Marialei 25  Tijl Bossuyt, — methods. and re-applicable long-term isoneffective, focus existing base;sustainability: an from development starting and innovation: growth tradition and discovery; to beopen and to adventures into enter bewillingto to the necessity confrontation: auniqueperspective; from find authenticto solutions trying creativity: involvement; and achieve responsibility and obtain to participation: focuspoints: five specific They workwith literature... media, music, image, theatre, disciplines: dance, artistic of onavariety focuses Flanders Veerman-team throughout The newshores. explore to challenged and stimulated being peopleare in the arts, and for belief love outof where, De Veerman place isan artistic (Antwerp) De Veerman artistic director artistic www.werkplaatswalter.be [email protected] BE –1070Anderlecht Van 43-45 Lintstraat — and improvisation. and improvisation. experiment drivenby artists hall. Walter concert unites H 2.3. igher musi igher c edu c ation groups/aria www.uantwerpen.be/en/research- [email protected] 2000 Antwerpen Prinsstraat 13 board research chairman Pascal Gielen, steeringcommittee chairman  Eeckhout, Bart — world. and the artistic Schools Arts of University, between contacts the ARIAalsofurthers in arts. for theis qualified doctorate specifically, More ARIA research. the development artistic of Association, and supports the of Antwerp Schools Arts of is the point withthe contact of the for Arts) Institute Research Antwerp, ARIA(Antwerp of Within the University (ARIA) thefor Arts Institute Antwerp Research ANTWERP stylistics. Inthestylistics. EnsembleXXI, and contemporary century first the twentieth andto twenty introduction athorough receive 3,students Level as from Ensemble XXI Initiatives: — composition Bram VanPrengels, Camp, Wim Henderickx, Steven AlainCraens,  DeRuyck, Stefaan conservatoire-antwerp www.ap-arts.be/en/royal- [email protected] +32 (0)3.244.18.00 BE –2018Antwerp Desguinlei 25 — Antwerp of Conservatory College Antwerp –Royal Plantijn University Artesis

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87 higher music education 88 composition Van Ingelgem, Maarten Schuermans, PietSwerts, Pieter D’Hoe, Jeroen Bikkembergs, Kurt and dean—headofdepartment Simon Van Damme, lemmens www.luca-arts.be/nl/campus-leuven- [email protected] +32 (0)2.447.15.00 BE –3000Leuven Lemmensberg 3 — Campus LeuvenLemmens – LUCA School Arts of www.arts.kuleuven.be/musicology B -3000Leuven 21/3313 Blijde Inkomststraat Musicology, ofLeuven University [email protected] group new musicresearch Dr.Prof.  MarkDelaere, — leuven-studies-in-musicology). musicology/analysis-in-context- (www.arts.kuleuven.be/ Leuven StudiesinMusicology inContext. series Analysis international scholarly book the edits Department The Musicology noise music. and gender, or radio music, music music, contemporary and time in serialism, tempo include early projects Recentresearch completed. (Flemish) musichavebeen studies oncontemporary PhD Fourteen Stockhausen). with hiscorrespondence of publication Goeyvaerts, Karel the musicof (e.g. Flanders including new music from music, oncontemporary focus until today. isastrong There the middleages music from and classical of analysis history general director generaldirector coordinator coordinator professors of professors Mons Academy of Arts of Mons Academy - aucarré) ARTS² (Arts MONS cms/c_4220008/fr/schist www.schist.uliege.be/ [email protected] +32 (0)4.366.53.41 BE -4000Liège A4) 1b(Bât. Quai Roosevelt, — Liège of Sciences, University Historical of Department ofcomposition professors AlithéaRipoll,Hejdrowski,  GillesDoneux,Stefan Collet, Marc Jean-Yves Franck Colmant, Bovet, Michel Fourgon, GillesGobert, NN., www.crlg.be [email protected] +32 (0)4.222.03.06 BE -4000Liège 14, RueForgeur — Liège of Conservatory Royal LIÈGE www.electroacoustique.be www.electroacoustique.be composition. electroacoustic to unique section dedicated hasa This conservatory — composition ofappliedandinteractive professors Denis Pousseur, Jean-LucFafchamps, composition Mion, Philippe Renouard-Larivière, Regis  (assistant), Geoffrey François (lecturer), Claude Ledoux,GillesGobert Michel Stockhem, www.artsaucarre.be [email protected] +32 (0)65.34.73.77 BE -7000Mons 7, ruedeNimy — head of department headofdepartment professors ofacousmatic professors professors ofcomposition professors headofdepartment

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103 about cultural policy 104 the following ways: ways: the following Wallonia-Brussels Federation in the from professionals sector Belgian music W.B.I. supports (see p.65) Bruxelles Musiques’(WBM). ‘Wallonie- theof musicis field specialisedin The department Region. the Brussels-Capital Commission Community of Federation and the French the Wallonia-Brussels Wallonia,politics managed by international of It isthe tool Wallonia-Brussels. of relations in charge the of international WBI isthe publicadministration International (W.B.I.) Wallonia-Brussels www.creationartistique.cfwb.be [email protected] — CD recordings. of the production supporting by and and performers composers institutions, organisations, the to grants according by It isdone inparticular Wallonia-Brussels Federation. inthe creation contemporary the develop musical and to ensembles and performers, the professional mobility of and develop sustain promote, Music service’s missionisto the &Contemporary Classical Creation, Artistic of Service the of General the control under One the of sectors service music contemporary The and Classical Wallonia-Brussels Federation see p.65 Wallonia-Brussels Music www.wbi.be [email protected] +32 (0)2.421.82.11 BE -1080Brussels 2, PlaceSainctelette Wallonia-Brussels International — Further information: • • • ways: following Wallonia and Brusselsthe in internationalof events the organisation W.B.I. supports • • • • • tour of foreign artists. foreign of tour financialto a contribution For producers, concert festivals. organization international of inthe frame the of artists of hosting and/or the payment the to Financial support producers; hosting foreign of Financial the contribution to material; new of premieres abroad for support showcase First travels; external prospection markets Financial contribution for performer/group; a of tour promotional a of Financial support expenses; press financialto contribution sound of material: Promotion artists/lecturers; of costs thecontribution travel to payment or Mobility: https://www.ostbelgienlive.be For information onculture: and anofficialwebsite. have theirowninformation service of theGerman-speakingCommunity Both theCouncilandMinistry — Ministers. and three Minister-President a Community. of Thisconsists theof German-speaking the by Government exercised The is executivepower decrees. on votes speaking Community the Parliament the of German- French-speaking Community, andFlemish Community the the of Just likethe Parliaments members. elected exclusively directly of Soitconsists elected. directly German-speaking is Community TheSenate. Parliament the of has aseat inthe federal One them of 25members. of consists speaking Community The Parliament the of German- Parliament and aGovernment. a by isexercised power Community, the legislative In the German-speaking German-speaking area. Liègeand of the the province inthe communes of powers its exercises Community The German-speaking The German-speaking (named Community Ostbelgien)

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