ANÚNA continues its traditional yearly Christmas tour throughout the Netherlands, between 5 and 22 December, 2025. Full schedule TBA.
CloseOpera organiseert komende zomer wederom hun jaarlijkse operastage voor studenten. Deze editie staat The Tempest van H. Purcell op het menu. Ik vervoeg het team om taalcoaching Engels te geven aan de deelnemende kandidaten.
Docenten:
Regie: Bruno De Canne
Muzikale leiding en stijlcoaching: Kristien Heirman
Zangcoaching: Xenia Meijer
Bewegingscoach: Dorine Mortelmans
Taalcoaching: Noah Thys
Assisterend coach regie: Dipika Singh
Assisterend coach muziek: Sanderijn Demuynck
Productieleiding:
Ineke De Vylder
Meer info via de CloseOpera website.
Artwork: Seppe Van den Berghe
NL:
Voor hun nieuwste productie MISERERE, slaat ensemble SAEVUS de handen ineen met gerenommeerde cellist Benjamin Glorieux en trompettisten Benny Wiame & Jacob Janssen. Samen brengen wij eigentijdse werken van James MacMillan, Rudi Tas, en David Anne.
Info & tickets via saevus.be
EN:
Vocal ensemble SAEVUS presents MISERERE, a concert programme focusing on works by contemporary composers James MacMillan, Rudi Tas, and David Anne. We are joined by renowned Belgian cellist Benjamin Glorieux and trumpettists Benny Wiame & Jacob Janssen.
Info & tickets via saevus.be.
Artwork: Seppe Van den Berghe
NL:
Voor hun nieuwste productie MISERERE, slaat ensemble SAEVUS de handen ineen met gerenommeerde cellist Benjamin Glorieux en trompettisten Benny Wiame & Jacob Janssen. Samen brengen wij eigentijdse werken van James MacMillan, Rudi Tas, en David Anne.
Info & tickets via saevus.be
EN:
Vocal ensemble SAEVUS presents MISERERE, a concert programme focusing on works by contemporary composers James MacMillan, Rudi Tas, and David Anne. We are joined by renowned Belgian cellist Benjamin Glorieux and trumpettists Benny Wiame & Jacob Janssen.
Info & tickets via saevus.be.
NL:
Dameskoor Voices! (o.l.v. Hilde Vancleemput) brengen voor het eerst mijn werk Melopee tot leven in hun concertprogramma Spes. Zij worden begeleid door Kristof Allaert aan de piano.
EN:
Women’s choir Voices! (cond. Hilde Vancleemput) will be premiering my piece Melopee during their concert programme Spes. They will be accompanied by Kristof Allaert at the piano.
Info & tickets: info@koorvoices.be
This year, I get to rejoin my ANÚNA colleagues again in a 9-date tour across Japan. 🌸
November 22, Hyogo
November 23, Osaka
November 24, Aichi
November 26, Hokkaido
November 29, Shizuoka
November 30, Kanagawa
December 01, Saitama
December 07, Tokyo - Sumida Hall
December 08, Tokyo - Mitaka
Further details: anuna.ie/live & plankton.co.jp/anuna/
ANÚNA joins a unique formation with 5 other varied ensembles for a nightly musical promenade on the site of the Villers Abbey (Belgium). Visitors can explore the site while simultaneously listening to the different ensembles.
At the end of the night, all ensembles join together for a final performance, followed by midnight fireworks.
More info and tickets: nl.nuitdeschoeurs.be/programme
In a four-part series, CloseOpera brings concerts with songs by composers outside of the classical canon. Untold focuses on vocal music by non-Western composers.
With: Dipika Singh, Annelyn Gevaert, Ineke De Vylder, Noah Thys, Bruno De Canne, and Caroline James (piano)
Info and tickets: closeopera.wordpress.com/unwrapped-vierdelige-concertreeks
In a four-part series, CloseOpera brings concerts with songs by composers outside of the classical canon. Unwanted focuses on vocal music by LGBTQIA+ composers.
With: Dipika Singh, Annelyn Gevaert, Noah Thys, Bruno De Canne, and Caroline James (piano)
Info and tickets: closeopera.wordpress.com/unwrapped-vierdelige-concertreeks
The night and the forest, these are the places where the early Romantics felt at home. The same was true of Franz Schubert, who we know enjoyed leaving Vienna to come to himself in nature. His songs and choral works are therefore teeming with rustling leaves, babbling brooks, singing nightingales and darting fish. But Schubert’s music does more than simply paint nature. As befits a true romantic, his music is chiefly about the emotions that nature evokes in the individual. Ex Tempore (cond. Florian Heyerick) performs several of his most sombre works for male choir.
Info and tickets: festivalstroom.be/en/event/nachtgesang-im-walde-1
The Grimmingen-based choir Gaudicanto (cond. Marc Gerain) is presenting two concerts with songs in praise of the Virgin Mary. They will be premiering a new piece of mine, Weesgegroet, Maria, written especially for the occasion.
Info & tickets: gaudicanto.be
The Grimmingen-based choir Gaudicanto (cond. Marc Gerain) is presenting two concerts with songs in praise of the Virgin Mary. They will be premiering a new piece of mine, Weesgegroet, Maria, written especially for the occasion.
Info & tickets: gaudicanto.be
Every year, The European Music Festival for Young People takes place in the town of Neerpelt (Belgium). This annual festival brings alternating choral and instrumental festival editions. Youngsters from in and around Europe come to Neerpelt to make music and fraternise.
For this year’s edition, I was commissioned by the festival to compose one of the compulsory works for the competition portion of the festival. All the different choirs participating in the C category will sing my new piece, Slangen door de Stilte, set on text by Paul Van Ostaijen.
Info: www.emj.be
Jongere generaties zwarte vrouwen onderzoeken, creëren en benoemen steeds vaker hun bijzondere sisterhood, maar er zijn geen zusters zonder moeders. Tijdens deze bijzondere voorstelling gaat Dalilla Hermans door middel van poëzie, muziek en beeld op zoek naar hun verhalen. Queen (M)other toont vrouwen uit de eerste generatie Afro-diaspora in Vlaanderen, de moeders en grootmoeders van de ‘sisters’ vandaag, en geeft zo tekst, beeld en geluid aan vergeten geschiedenissen en verborgen zwarte verhalen.
Uitvoerders
Dalilla Hermans: regie, creatie, tekst & spel
Willem Blontrock (Doc Senz): muziekcreatie & regie
Noah Thys: compositie
Noah Thys, Abigail Abraham, Amani Mugabe & Maïmouna Rachels: zang
Chamber choir Linos presents a Passion concert, based on the seven last sayings of Jesus on the cross. Next to works by Gounod, Poulenc, and de Victoria, they will also be premiering a new work by yours truly, Dernières Paroles.
Info & tickets: kamerkoorlinos.be
Joining vocal ensemble SAEVUS (cond. Johannes Dewilde) to return with our successful program The Passing of the Year, including the work by the same name by composer Jonathan Dove, and my own Zomerpromenade triptych.
Piano: Taha Posman
Info and tickets: koorlink.be
Joining vocal ensemble SAEVUS (cond. Johannes Dewilde) to return with our successful program The Passing of the Year, including the work by the same name by composer Jonathan Dove, and my own Zomerpromenade triptych.
Piano: Taha Posman
Info and tickets: koorlink.be
As per tradition, ANÚNA will once again travel through The Netherlands and Belgium to bring an array of varied Christmas-themed concerts. This tour will feature both old favourites as well as new songs from upcoming albums.
Info and tickets via www.anuna.ie/live.
Dates:
23 december, Isala Theater, Capelle ad Ijssel | NL
22 december, Atlas Theater, Emmen | NL
21 december, Kerk, Heerenveen | NL
20 december, De Tamboer, Hoogeveen | NL
19 december, Agnietenhof, Tiel | NL
17 december, Rijswijkse Schouwburg, Rijkswijk | NL
16 december, De Reggehof Goor | NL
15 december, Den Egger, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | BE
14 december, Junushof, Wageningen | NL
13 december, Grote Kerk, Alkmaar | NL
12 december, Oosterpoort, Groningen | NL
10 december, De Kampanje, Den Helder | NL
9 december, Kerk, Oosterhout | NL
8 december, Stadstheater, Zoetermeer | NL
7 december, Hofte Kerk Hardenberg | NL
6 december, Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht | NL
NL:
Samen met harpiste Jenna Vergeynst en bariton Lucas Cortoos breng dameskoor Arabesk, o.l.v. Marc van den Borre, creaties van ondergetekende en Lucien Posman, alsook werk van Roland Coryn en Henk Badings.
Info & tickets: https://www.arabeskgent.be/events/mijmeringen-1.
EN:
Women’s choir Arabesk, (cond. Marc van den Borre,) are joined by harpist Jenna Vergeynst and baritone Lucas Cortoos to bring new works by Lucien Posman and yours truly, as well as work by Roland Coryn and Henk Badings.
Info & tickets: https://www.arabeskgent.be/events/mijmeringen-1.
Joining chamber choir Linos to sing at the Koor&Stem Festival in Puurs, Belgium. The repertoire will include Scandinavian Midsommar-themed songs and a piece of my own, Kyrie in memoriam Toon Daelman.
Singing with BachPlus, led by Bart Naessens, in this interactive XS version of G. F. Händel’s Messiah for Iedereen Klassiek festival in Concertgebouw Brugge.
BachPlus: ensemble
Bart Naessens: artistic director
Ilse Eerens: soprano
Pieter De Praetere: countertenor
Guy Cutting: tenor
info and tickets: concertgebouw.be/nl/bachplus
NL
Het Vlaams Radiokoor presenteert een unieke concertreeks, In Memoriam, een hommage aan de “godfather” van de Vlaamse koormuziek, Vic Nees. Bij elk concert worden ze bijgestaan door een ander koor actief in het Vlaamse landschap.
Voor het concert van 25 oktober kiest Brussels Young Adult Choir een werk van mij: Een Verbena, uit mijn dubbelkoor triptiek, Zomerpromenade.
Meer info en tickets via vlaamsradiokoor.be.
EN
The Flemish Radio Choir is presenting a series of concerts, titled In Memoriam, centering around Vic Nees, the “godfather "of Flemish choir music”. Every concert, they are joined by different local choirs, who will add their own repertoire to the programme that particular day.
For the concert of October 25th, the Brussels Young Adult Choir has chosen to perform my work, Een Verbena, from my double chorus triptych, Zomerpromenade.
More info and tickets via vlaamsradiokoor.be.
Tijdens het eerste concert van de reeks Younger than Jesus gaat Hendrik Lasure in dialoog met de motetten van Johann Sebastian Bach. Lasure componeert voor de gelegenheid enkele nieuwe werken en laat zich daarbij leiden door de harmonie van de originele motetten gebracht door Florian Heyerick’s Ex Tempore. De elektrische gitaren, synthesizer, bas en drums van Warm Bad, Lasure’s ensemble, creëren een koor van snaren in de Brugse Sint-Gilliskerk.
ensemble: Warm Bad
keyboards: Hendrik Lasure
vocaal ensemble: Ex Tempore, o.l.v. Florian Heyerick
Info & tickets: https://mafestival.be/programma/bach-motetten-in-een-warm-bad
Celebrating the summer solstice with chamber choir Linos, with a programme of Scandinavian compositions, including works by H. Alfvén, V. Tormis, N. Lindberg, W. Stenhammar, and more.
We also be premiering a composition of mine, Kyrie (in memoriam Toon Daelman).
Details concerning time and location TBD. Follow Linos on Facebook or Instagram to stay up to date!
As Amaranthe Oudenaarde are gearing up for the World Choir Games 2023, they are doing several concerts with a new programme, centering around Spanish music. For this occasion, I had the honour to write a new composition, Día tras Día. Last chance to hear Amaranthe before they head off to compete in Gangneung, South Korea!
Info & tickets: amarantheoudenaarde.be
𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐂:
Een platform in Brugge dat podium biedt aan nieuwe stemmen. Letterlijk!
Inschrijven voor het open podium doe je door de avond zelf iemand van het WeerWoord-team aan te spreken voor de aanvang van de programmatie (20u!) Wij ontvangen je met open armen!
Rodrigo Leão brings own compositions with cinematic visuals, an array of musical styles and carefully selected voices to share his emotional cosmos and poetry. Take a journey from neoclassical beauty to passionate tangos across Lisbon streets.
In collaboration with the Ghent Singers.
In a concert programme exploring the evening, the night, and the act of dreaming, Duartes vocal ensemble will be performing one of my recent compositions, Een Verbena, from the triptych Zomerpromenade. The programme will also include compositions by fellow Flemish composers, such as Lara Denies, Jan Van der Roost, and other choral favourites such as William Byrd, Ola Gjeilo, and Ēriks Ešenvalds.
More info via koorlink.be.
Over the last two decades, ANÚNA have developed a specific methodology that has evolved from the unique nature of our performance practices and history. These techniques have a universal relevance that can be applied equally to amateur, youth and professional ensembles and solo singers. Our ideas address the fundamental nature of singing itself in a radical new way that is simple, clear and familiar.
During our Dutch tour, a few of the ANÚNA members, including myself, will be giving a workshop on our approach to ensemble singing, focusing on breathing, the natural voice, and the interconnectedness of a vocal ensemble.
This workshop will be given in English and Dutch. The deadline to sign up is 7 December 2022.
Further details at homeoftalents.nl.
Touring with ANÚNA throughout the Netherlands, from December 7th to the 23rd.
For the full schedule and ticket info, visit www.anuna.ie/live.
ANÚNA is doing its final Ireland concerts. After this, we will continue on in other parts of the world. Final chance to catch the group in its hometown!
Info & tickets here.
