In the summer of 2022, Musica and Casco Phil will once again organise a unique musical holiday for children in Mechelen, with an extra social dimension. Making music together is our foundation. We flavor this with indispensable ingredients such as dance, philosophy and healthy food. Venture with tantalizing taste buds and vibrating eardrums; become a …
Every year, Musica organizes the SoundMine composition internship, in collaboration with HERMESensemble and Center Henri Pousseur. In the beautiful surroundings of Grand Commandery Alden Biesen, a group of young composers receives expert coaching for a week to fully develop their compositional qualities. The exploration of new styles and experiments with improvisation and notation are strongly …
ALL GO RHYTHM Without always realising it, we are surrounded by rhythm. More than that, we consist of rhythm ourselves: think of our breathing, our heartbeat, blinking eyes or swallowing with our throats. Our body creates its own ‘temple of rhythm’. Join 2 teachers from Musica and 5 musicians from Casco Phil in a 5-day …
The International Young Artist’s Presentation (IYAP) is a yearly coaching trajectory for young talented ensembles who perform on historical instruments or work from historical sources. During a whole week, the artists work on an innovative and original stage presentation, coached by soprano Raquel Andueza (ES) and choirmaster Robert Hollingworth (UK). At the end of the …
What is polyphony and how did it develop? How do you best approach it as a performer in the modern day? What challenges and advantages does performing it from the original notation bring? What are the basics of improvising polyphony? These are just some of the questions that will be tackled in the 2022 edition …
Is sound a sign of life? Down The Rabbit Hole, Collective for new music, Reveals the difference between alive and lifeless. Can we bring inanimate objects to life? How do we grow to become a superorganism? Wat can nature teach us about coöperation? With found materials, our own boddies and voices we become our own …
What is life? Or rather, what does it mean to live? The new edition of Musicaklassen grows from a single stem cell. It divides. The new cells divide in turn. Groups of cells swarm and clump together to form multicellular organisms. They come into contact with other organisms, until they form one well-functioning body. This …
Juicy Ijsselmuiden is this year’s Art Educator in Residence. She gets to present an art-educational and participatory project within the Dance, Drama, Music teacher training course at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. Her project proposal ‘Waardeloos Goed’ brings together three target groups based in Deurne: vzw Recht-op, Stedelijk Lyceum De Waterbaan en Buurtwerk SAAMO Dinamo. …
