Marimbist Adilia Yip is the 8th Doctor of the Conservatoire. She examined the West African sounds and musical traditions of the balafon, an ethnic xylophone that is considered the forerunner of the marimba, with gourds hung under the wooden slats.
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New Stabat Mater in world première in the Conservatoire
Researcher Paolo Galli has written a brand new version of the famous medieval-Latin poem Stabat Mater for HERMESensemble.
Eliane Rodrigues about music and teaching
Eliane Rodrigues, teacher piano, was interviewed by Pianist about music and teaching.
Fien Leysen Jonge Maker (Young Maker) in 2019
In 2019 Fien Leysen, alumna Media, writing and performance art, will be the Jonge Maakster (Young Maker) at Het Nieuwstedelijk in 2019.
First EP for Gizmo with alumni Jazz
Gizmo arose from the coaching project at Jazz Middelheim with the American saxophonist Chris Cheek in 2015.
Three movies for alumnus Tijmen Govaerts this fall
The carreer of Alumnus 'Media, writing and performance art' Tijmen Govaerts is booming. You can see him in three movies this fall: 'Girl', 'Kursk' and 'Wij'.
Alumnus goes to China with Evil Empire Orchestra
Drummer Thomas Beckx, alumnus Music at the Conservatoire, gives six concerts in October at a traveling jazz festival in the neighborhood of Shanghai with Evil Empire Orchestra, a band grown from his thesis.
Katrien Van Opstal on Vocal Jazz
From 17 to 19th of August, our researcher Katrien Van Opstal went to Barcelona. She was invited to talk at the Estill Euro Summit about her research project 'Style, Sound and voice production in vocal jazz'. We asked her how it was, what she talked about, and this is what she told us:
Prizes for former Drama students
Former students Natalie Broodts and Mathias Schoenaerts won an Ensor for best actrice and best actor, Liesa Van der Aa was praized for her music for 'Cargo'. Bruno Vanden Broecke won the prestigious Louis D'or in the Netherlands.
Musical campus tour
Let Emma Wills and her classical guitar guide you around our campus.