Musica aims to strengthen the sector’s voice around participatory arts, helping to document and map collected artistic practice both from a national and international perspective. Through the online platform Medium, we aim to share our artistic and pedagogical expertise. Musica stands for a conscious and adventurous handling of sound and music. Reflection on one’s own …
Wanted: 7 duos of grandparent and grandchild (aged between 8 and 14) with diverse roots and an appetite for music! Do you and your grandchild have some musical baggage? Then collaborate around the themes of composer Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla Symphony’ (love, joy, life, death …). Seven duos of grandparent and grandchild (aged between 8 and …
The second Young Curators boot camp took place from Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 January 2023. Almost every day, Jean-Lou, Martijn, Florella, Minne, Seppe and Roos stayed on long after the departure of coaches Haroun Iqbal and Viktor Van Hoof. They chose to portray the stories behind the tattoos and scars of the people of …
‘Seeing’ is the second volume in a series of annual publications planned by the Sounds Now network. The book was launched on 20 November at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. A new publication by the international Sounds Now network is published every year. These publications offer different perspectives on inclusion and diversity in contemporary music …
Seeing: second publication Sounds Now launched during hcmf// Read More »
Five electronic musicians, an AI software, and a renaissance composer. Unfold: EXTREMIX is without a doubt one of the most remarkable Musica projects of this year. An indescribable experience for everyone who was there, but with the aftermovie you can still catch a glimpse. EXTREMIX combined old music with electronic music, and musicians of flesh …
Claudia Molitor’s audiovisual installation ‘Listen To My World’, a project by Sounds Now, just had its premiere. Claudia collected unique stories which she picked up during various encounters. The result is a reflection on the feeling of being acknowledged or cast away. e result is a reflection on the feeling of being acknowledged or cast …
Under the heading ‘Curating Diversity’, the Erasmus+ project Sounds Now organizes a project week on diversity in curatorship during the Finnish music festival ‘Time of Music’. Registrations for the workshops have already been closed, but you can still join in if you want to. Diversity is a hot topic in our society, and therefore also …
