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PATERNEL A Chamber Opera by Frank Nuyts and Philippe Blasband, presented by Daan Bauwens – director Music Centre De Bijloke

Paternel is the story of the unmaking of a family: it questions what remains of the concept of ‘family’, once the founding father is dead. Not once the names of the protagonists are mentioned, but the libretto by Blasband gives them all a fully developed background. the opera is a kind of contemporary mourning ritual (‘death’ in Western society is only dealt with sideways – which leaves the authors room for humour) and a close examination of how off-springs handle their common, though biased history. All characters on stage are females: three sisters and a nurse. the opera describes the discovery of their father’s carnality by introducing the story of the nurse, who might or might not be his last lover, gradually becoming a kind of angel of death. Her confessions, faked or not, become a kind of death-knell for the idea of an intimately shared family-history. the composer opted for a post-tonal idiom, defined by the ‘female’ enchanting sounds of the three harps in the ensemble.

Performers: laurence servaes (soprano), Yvette loynaz (mezzo), Inês Madeira (mezzo), Aylin Yay (actress), leen Van der roost (harp), Annelies Boodts (harp), Hannah Van den Borne (harp),tille Van gastel (flute), Kristof roseeuw (double bass)

Machteld timmermans (stage director), Frank Nuyts (compositions), Philippe Blasband (libretto)Coproduction: vzw Hardscore & Music Centre De Bijloke ghent

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BookmanFlanders’ First Management Bureau for Classical Music

Bookman, founded in 2005 and located in Brussels, is the first and only govern-ment supported management bureau for classical music in Flanders. this means that the organization is officially recognized and financially supported by the Flemish government in order to further (1) offer and develop a 360° management service (2) manage and expand the portfolio with high potential artists and (3) explore and build on our national & international network.

Represented & promoted by Bookman on Classical Next 2014:

•Bach Concentus, playing period instruments, devotes itself to the instrumental and vocal repertoire of the Baroque and Classical periods, specialising in works by the Bach dynasty. Its last CD got the label “CD choc” from Classica! www.bachconcentus.be•ClubMediéval is a club of friends

from across Europe, that weave their unique musical gifts into a rich fabric

of vocal and instrumental polyphony, leading to a new Medieval experience. recently live on France Musique in ‘Matin des musiciens’. www.clubmedieval.be•The Kryptos Quartet, performing

since 2002, playing regularly with international soloists such as ronald Brautigam, piano and Pieter Wispelwey, cello. Participated in many internatio-nal festivals, e.g. gdansk spring Festival. Prize winners on quartet competition in Moscow 2008. www.kryptosquartet.be•Pianoduo Mephisto harvested one

international success after another, both at prestigious competitions as on the concert stage. First prize winners in oslo (Nor) and Valberg (FrA). recently debuted as soloist with orchestra with Concerto for 2 pianos by Poulenc in Antwerp (BEl). www.pianoduomephisto.be•Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble is a

brand new Belgian ensemble, founded by the clarinet-solo of the National Bel gian orchestra. It gathers some of the finest chamber musicians in Bel gium and playing the larger clarinet repertoire, combined with piano and strings. www.rhmusic.be/ensemble.php

Mr. stijn Jacobsartist managerM +32 479 446 [email protected]

BookmanWaterkersstraat 12BE - 1020 Brusselswww.bookman.bewww.facebook.com/BookmanMusicManagement

BL!NdmANEric sleichim’s contemporary music ensemble Bl!NDMAN is not just another saxophone quartet, but the name of a lab that houses a continual working process since 1988.In 1988 Eric sleichim founded Bl!NDMAN, a saxophone quartet with a traditional line-up, which develops new performance techniques and substantially expands the repertoire for the instrument by continually exploring the boundaries with other disciplines and early music. In 2008 Bl!NDMAN became a collective in which the 20 years of stage experience accumulated by the original quartet – Bl!NDMAN [sax] – is shared with three young quartets: Bl!NDMAN [drums], Bl!NDMAN [vox] and Bl!NDMAN [strings]. A collective composed entirely of quartets: unique in the music world.Four quartets, two generations, countless possibilities for ‘unheard of’ cross- fertilisation. A highly individual reper-toire of old and new.

As always, Bl!NDMAN embraces other artistic disciplines, delights the eye, questions the ear and considers experiment of paramount importance.In 2013 Bl!NDMAN celebrated its 25th anniversary with the release of the new CD 32 Foot / the organ of Bach.

Jonas De roovermanagerM +32 485 30 98 01 [email protected]

BL!NdmAN18-19 square sainctelette BE - 1000 Brusselst +32 2 201 59 47 www.blindman.be


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ClusterCluster is a platform for new music from Belgium, the collaboration of four musicians and self-taught composers who follow their own path -even when they have been trained in jazz, world music, classical music and/or improvisation. through Cluster geert Waegeman, Joris Vanvinckenroye,Wouter Vandenabeele and Arne Van Dongen want to share ideas and look for new challenges.

Geert Waegeman is multi-instrumen-talist, composer and producer. In the nineties he was the heart of the influential experimental band ‘Cro Magnon’. He worked with percussionist Pavel Fajt and singer Anna Homler and performs (and made recordings) with many groups.

Joris Vanvinckenroye is composer and plays the double bass. He was one of the brothers of ‘Troissoeur’, and with his group ‘Aranis’ he mainly performs the work of Belgian composers. ‘BasTa’ is his solo program on the double bass.

Wouter Vandenabeele is violinist, composer and arranger at the crossroads of classical music, jazz and folk/world music. He arranged and conducted a ‘Manos Hadjidakis’ project at the olympic games 2004 in Athens, he regularly collaborates with African musicians, and is the leader of groups like olla Vogala, gFVP, and his own quartets.

Arne Van Dongen is composer and plays the double bass. He writes music for tV and film, works with choreo-grapher Ann Van den Broeck and performs his own music with the ‘arneTrio’. He also was involved in a Woody guthrie program for kids.

the four of them are exemplary of a new breed of composers who benefit from their different experiences to combine the best of many music styles. the free dom found in improvisation or jazz, the skills of classical music, the emotional intelligence of folk/world music, the humour of comedy and the energy of the rock band, it all comes together in today’s music. Cluster is set up to further pave the way.

Merle BartenmanagerCluster vzwM +32 479 21 86 [email protected]

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Het Collectief Chamber music QuintetTradition and creation, discovery and recognition do not have to exclude each other. This kind of stubbornness is a quality and the trademark of Het Collectief Chamber Music Quintet.

Working consistently from a solid core of five musicians, this group has created an intriguing and idiosyncratic sound, achieved by an unfamiliar mix of strings, wind instruments and piano. For its repertoire, Het Collectief returns to the second Viennese school, the roots of modernism. starting from this solid basis, it explores important twentieth century repertoire, including the very latest experimental trends.the group also creates furore with daring crossovers between contemporary and traditional compositions and with adaptations of ancient music.

the group’s affinity with innovative 20th century music has been widely recogni-zed by the international music press, as can be seen from the many laudatory

reviews that greeted the release of several CDs with works by schoenberg, Bach, Messiaen, Chong, Vanhecke and ‘12x12, A Musical Zodiac’.

In 2013-2014, two new CD releases appear: first a portrait of the young composer Bram Van Camp, with liesbeth Devos, soprano and Vykintas Baltakas, conductor (release November 2013 - Fuga libera). the second CD focuses on ‘Sieben frühe Lieder’ (Berg), ‘Maeterlinck Lieder’ (Zemlinsky) & other work, with Katrien Baerts, soprano and reinbert De leeuw, conductor (release september 2014 - Zig Zag territoires).

Next to the many concert platforms in Belgium, Het Collectief regularly brings its productions to concert venues in Europe, south America or Asia. In 2012-2013 Het Collectief gave concerts at BoZAr Brussels and at Concertge-bouw Amsterdam. In 2014 the group will be touring germany, France, UK, the Netherlands, Cyprus, and - for the 3rd time - south America (Brazil, Peru and Argentina). In 2014-2015 Het Collectief is scheduled to tour internationally with Collegium Vocale gent and lithuanian Network Ensemble.

gerrit geertsbusiness managerM +32 496 29 17 [email protected]

Het Collectief Chamber music Quintetrogierlaan 236BE - 1030 brusselswww.hetcollectief.be

Robert GroslotComposer robert groslot is known for his mastery of orchestral texture as well as his distinctively coloured and rhythmical challenging writing. His work catalogue includes both major orchestral pieces and chamber music.

robert groslot is a curious, passionate and eager witness of his time. He often finds inspiration in other art forms, especially poetry and painting. Important works are rainfall on Pink City, Black Venus, the great globe, si le Monde… and a series of sixteen Concertos for solo instruments and orchestra.

Upon two of his orchestral works robert groslot also created art movies: the great globe, which was screened at HDFest 2006 in los Angeles, and si le Monde… this second film was broadcasted hundreds of times by Belgian culture channels Exqi and Cultuur 7.

robert groslot started his career as a pianist. After winning the Alessandro Casagrande Competition in 1974 (terni) and becoming laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano (Brussels, 1978), he undertook concert trips across 4 continents through more than 20 countries and made many studio, radio and television recordings. As the founder and conductor of Il Novecento he collaborated with top soloists both from the classical scene and the pop scene. In recent years, composing has become his main activity.

“Like Gustav Mahler, Groslot can take a rather commonplace motive and turn it into a compelling subject.” leon bly, wasbe world, december 2013.

robert [email protected]

Els Weckxmanagement & publishingM +32 476 44 21 [email protected]

Groslot music1/57 EsmoreitlaanBE - 2050 Antwerpwww.robertgroslot.eu www.groslotmusic.com


daniel GazonBorn in Belgium in 1955, Daniel gazon started his conducting studies in 1978 with Igor Markevitch and Max Deutsch. After graduating from the International seminar in Weimar and from the Mozarteum in salzburg, he was invited by seiji oZAWA to study at the Berkshire Music Center in tanglewood where he worked with seiji ozawa, Kurt Masur and Joseph silverstein.

His most influential experience was with sergiu Celibidache with whom he studied musical phenomenology and conducting from 1986 to 1989.

Daniel gazon has a vast symphonic and operatic repertoire, and is widely recognised as one of the foremost specialists in 20th century repertoire. He has premiered works by l. de Pablo, lindberg, Vivier, tiensuu, Nuyts, Van Hove, Buckinx, Kutavicius, Balakauskas, Martinaityte, Narbutaité, Francesconi, Fafchamps, Deleuze, Knittel, Benes, Zielinska, Zagar, gessler, Nathan and many others.

He has been a guest at the IsCM, Melos-Ethos, Ars Musica, Düsseldorf Kontrapunkt, gaida and Warsaw Autumn international festivals.

He is equally sought-after as a teacher, and for many years has given master-classes in conducting (based on the phenomenological approach developped by s. Celibidache) and also worked intensively with youth orchestras in Belgium, slovakia, sweden, Italy and Vietnam. He teaches conducting at the royal Conservatory of Mons, (Belgium) which is therefore one of the few institution in the Academic field where the technique and the spirit of the late sergiu Celibidache is transmitted.

daniel Gazonrue Beeckman, 122BE - 1180 BrusselsM +32 486 20 82 [email protected]



HardScoreHardscore is an organisation which produces contemporary music theatre/chamber operas, the crossover band ‘Hardscore’ and a yearly festival of contemporary music ‘Voorwaarts Maart/En Avant Mars’ in Music centre De Bijloke in gent, all characterized by the combination of several art forms such as dance and live graphics. Hardscore also promotes young or lesser known composers by bringing them in contact with equally young performers, all of them eager to explore the broad spectrum of the very diversified current musical scene.

Frank Nuyts (founder and inspirer of Hardscore) is the composer of ‘Paternel’ as well as of other chamber operas (‘Tongval’ - ‘Middle East’ -‘Noite Inquieta’)He also wrote for orchestra (5 sympho-nies), three concerti, chamber music, vocal music (for the Australian group ‘The Songcompany’) and 18 piano sonatas (commissioned by De Bijloke), each one composed for and performed by a different pianist.

Iris De BlaeremanagerM +32 496 53 75 [email protected]

HardScore vzwJakob Heremansstraat 74BE - 9000 gent www.hardscore.be


Les muffattiBrussels Baroque Orchestra

Indeed, I have other concerns than to incite the bother of arms or to engage the god Mars in combat. My profession is far removed from the bluster of arms, and the reasons of state that call on them.

georg Muffat (1653-1704) is the author of these bold comments that he published in 1695, in a Western Europe in the throes of the Nine Years War. He argued in favour of music for encouraging peace, offering a gentle alternative to war. His pioneering position in the birth of the orchestra as an institution prompted the Muffatti to use the composer’s name as the source of their own and recognize him as a spiritual father.

tirelessly, and with as much integrity as they can muster, the Muffatti are active in spreading models of universal beauty, creating moments of timeless contempla-tion and, most of all, promoting slow food music. this process involves carrying out extensive studies, carefully choosing instruments and finding a sufficiently large rehearsal area so that

in concert the pleasure of playing can be shared and felt spontaneously.

the initiative taken in 1996 by young idealists from the Brussels Conservatory got a further professional boost in 2004 when Peter Van Heyghen took over the role as conductor. since then, the orchestra has risen to an international level, receiving the trust of the foremost Belgian and European concert organisers while their recordings are enthusiasti-cally praised by international critics.

two months after its release, our last recording of reinhard Keiser’s Brockes-Passion, realized in collaboration with the vocal ensemble Vox luminis, is already being reprinted after having been acclai-med unanimously by critics throughout Europe. Peter Van Heyghen

artistic director & conductor M +32 498 11 39 35 [email protected]

Les muffattirue aux laines, 20 BE - 1000 Brusselst +32 2 503 27 [email protected]

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musiques NouvellesMusiques Nouvelles is a Belgian contemporary ensemble born in 1962. Established in le Manège.Mons since 2002, Musiques Nouvelles is currently preparing for 2015 the first pole of musical creation of Wallonia completely dedicated to the sound: this new space called ArsoNIC will offer an audito-rium of 280 seats with an exceptional acoustic, a Chapel of silence, spaces for rehearsals as well as installations and exhibitions and pedagogical activities. the cellist, composer and conductor Jean-Paul Dessy took over the role of artistic and musical director of Musiques Nouvelles in 1997. since its establish-ment in 1962, Musiques Nouvelles has been developing, highlighting and promoting contemporary music in all its formal, geographic and cultural diversity, and has, over the years, vastly increased its commissions and productions in Belgium and world wide. At both national and inter national festivals, within inventive European projects, Musiques Nouvelles invests its music with an abundant sense of feeling and emotion. these days, the group combines timelessness with audacity, explores

emerging soundscapes, invents types of concerts that expand and deepen listening habits and supports creative artists from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Every season, Musiques Nouvelles gives around fifty concerts and transdisciplinary performances (video, dance, literature, electronic arts, installations, extended acoustic experi-ences, conferences, etc.) as well as producing a number of CDs and DVDs, a periodic review, special publications and a web site: musiquesnouvelles.com

Fabienne Wilkincommunication and [email protected] + 32 488 67 79 71

Le manège.mons/musiques Nouvelles4a rue des soeurs NoiresBE - 7000 Monswww.lemanege-mons.bewww. musiquesnouvelles.com

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Royal FlemishPhilharmonic A modern and stylistically flexible symphony orchestra, the royal Flemish Philharmonic demonstrates an artistic flair which allows for a variety of styles – from classical to contemporary – in a historically authentic manner. Chief Conductor Edo de Waart is responsible for the orchestra’s main repertoire. Drawing on his vast orchestral experi-ence, as former Chief Conductor of the Netherlands radio Philharmonic orchestra, san Francisco symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic orchestra, he contributes to the unique character of the royal Flemish Philharmonic. He works in close co-operation with Principal Conductor Philippe Herreweghe, who makes use of his specific background in his readings of (pre)romantic music. Martyn Brabbins is Principal guest Conductor. Composer Wim Henderickx joined the royal Flemish Philharmonic as ‘artist in residence’ since season 2013/2014.

thanks to its own series of concerts in large venues, the royal Flemish Philharmonic occupies a unique position in Flanders. the orchestra resides in its hometown Antwerp (the new concert hall will open in Autumn 2016) and in De Bijloke Music Centre in ghent. the orchestra is a regular guest of the major international concert halls all over Europe, Japan and China. great value is attached to educational and social projects, offering children, youngsters, and people with different social back-grounds the opportunity to get acquain-ted with the symphony orchestra from close quarters.

the royal Flemish Philharmonic records for PHI, Pentatone, BIs, Hyperion, Fuga libera and EPr. In 2011 it started its own label, focusing on the main orchestral repertoire, Belgian composers and contemporary music.

geert riemartistic [email protected]

deFilharmonie – Royal Flemish PhilharmonicBraziliëstraat 15BE - 2000 Antwerp t +32 3 213 54 20www.royalflemishphilharmonic.be


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Evil Penguin Productions the beginning of the 21st century will go down in history as the era in which the internet and its associated image and sound culture reset our traditional audio attitudes.

Youtube is the main forum for young people to discover new music, but few classical outfits have found their way to it. Evil Penguin Productions does not believe in the classical market’s typical answer to any media revolution (paralysis and protectionism), but neither does it seek to imitate the video satiation which is pop industry’s answer to the crisis on the CD market.

EPP firmly believes that the truth lies in the middle between these extremes, but it believes even more firmly that a key condition for the video promotion of classical music is good content. (New) lovers are hungry for background, for information on the music, its creator, its performer(s). Never before so much information was available, but finding one’s way in this torrent is not a simple matter. Not for the (increasingly

demanding) consumer, let alone for any producer.

EPP is convinced that aesthetically pleasing and dynamically wrapped background information can help listeners to cross the threshold of “serious” music. As a consequence, Evil Penguin Productions devotes its energy and expertise to bringing classical content – be it a concert, a documentary, an artist’s portrait – on the screen. It is currently supplying Cultuur 7 (a Belgian broadcaster specializing in cultural content) with four one hour programs per month (dedicated to young classical and jazz performers).

Its sister company is record label EPr-Classic, that includes artists like Pieter Wispelwey, Dietrich Henschel, Flemish radio Choir & Hervé Niquet, … .

Recent productions:Pieter Wispelwey 392, Beren gieren, Hamster Axis, Winterreise met tom Beghin en Jan van Elsacker, Beethoven rediscovered ….

AvanticlassicAvanticlassic is a new label created with the aim of producing outstanding, unique, quality recordings made by promising new musicians, as well as established artists like roby lakatos, sergio tiempo, Philippe Quint, Polina leschenko or Martha Argerich.

In order to achieve this, avanticlassic offers the best available technology to its artists on all levels, be it in the choice of recording studios, the recording techniques used or the support offered.

the choice of work and the relationship between the work and the artist is what differentiates avanticlassic. By working closely with the artist in determining which works are recorded, we hope to reveal an intimacy – between the artist and the work – rarely found elsewhere.

the product offered to consumers is also of the highest quality: cd/sacd hybrid (5.1. DsD system) music carriers, packaged attractively in a contemporary, fresh, modern style, with liner notes written by specialists and cd-covers featuring images produced by accom-plished artists.

Avanticlassic aims not only to record and promote artists in which it believes but also to offer them real support in all facets of their career.

Hans Bellensmanaging directorM +32 475 570 [email protected]

Evil Penguin ProductionsKanunnik De Deckerstraat 22-24BE - 2800 Mechelent +32 15 63 79 30www.evilpenguin.eu

Frédéric [email protected]

SPRL Puremusicrue de stassart, 84BE - 1050 Bruxellest +32 2 552 09 [email protected]: avanticlassic

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Lavial lavial is an independent distribution company created in 1980. since 2013, it is the oldest independent classical music distribution company based in Belgium. our repertoire includes Early and Classical music as well as Contemporary, Jazz and World music.

the company has a good sales network and very good relationships with radio and specialized music magazines. We consider it important to build up relationships of trust with all the players in the industry, from suppliers to customers.

lavial is active in the Benelux, and is currently looking for new and important labels to be distributed in that territory. We already distribute reputable labels such as Hyperion, Helios, gimell, APr & signum (only in Belgium & luxemburg) as well as others such as orfeo, Dynamic, stradivarius, Nibiru, Etcetera, Profil Hänssler, Divox, Nimbus, Hallé, Kairos, NMC, Dux, tacet, Concerto, Farao, gramola, Hortus and New World records (in the Benelux).

In an increasingly difficult market, lavial does everything it can to offer the best service to its customers. We remain as flexible as possible, keep a human contact and offer suppliers interesting promoti-ons on new releases.

laurent JAKoUmanaging directorM +32 486 342 888

Lavial bvbaKruisboslaan 5BE - 3128 Baalt +32 16 883 [email protected]

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La Boite à musiquePavane Records / Musica Ficta

Pavane is one of the most dynamic independent labels devoted exclusively to classical music.

Nearly 250 recordings have been published on compact disc. Many collaborations take place between the label and its artists who have found an ideal and trusted partner with Pavane for the realisation of the recording projects that they held dear.

the rediscovery of Belgian composers also figures in the editorial priorities of Pavane, which recently published the first world-wide complete recording of the piano music of Joseph Jongen, as well as his string quartets.

For 20 years, Bertrand de Wouters d’oplinter has held the reins of the label, where one finds confirmed values as well as a new generation of artists.

resolutely turned towards the future, Pavane is developing many new projects, notably a new series concentrating on Early and Baroque music (www.musica-ficta.com).

In a market which, more than ever, demands creativity, flexibility and high standards, Pavane thus succeeds in combining tradition and an opening toward the future.

Bertrand de Wouters d’oplinter managing [email protected]

Pavane RecordsA division of La Boite A musique SA74 Coudenberg, BE - 1000 Brussels t +32 2 513 09 65www.pavane.comwww.musica-ficta.com

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musique en WallonieMusique en Wallonie is a project that promotes the musical heritage and com-posers from the Federation of Wallonia-Brussels. As a non-profit orga nization, it brings together musicologists and researchers. Far from hiding behind a commercial logic, MEW seeks above all to marry a policy of scientific research, publishing and music distribution.For centuries, our region has been a geographic and cultural meeting point for artists from all over, who fertilized an art which is not a copy of their own origins, but a new synthesis, very personal and with many influences.our catalogue is physically distributed in more than 25 countries across 5 continents and digitally worldwide. It is also an invitation to time travel. From the Middle Ages, represented by the manuscript Vari 42 copied in the abbey of saint-Jacques in liège in the 13th century, through the renaissance (la rue, Binchois, lassus, regis, tinctoris), baroque (Du Mont, Fiocco, Danielis, saint-luc) and classical era (renotte and Boutmy). then through the revolution – with gossec and grétry – the romanti-cism and the “fin de siècle” illustrated

by Franck, lekeu, Vieuxtemps, Ysaÿe, to finally open in the 20th century with Jongen, Biarent or Absil.First-rate artists and ensembles lent their talents to this project: D. Cornil, l. Devos, s. stubbs, I. sauveur, I.Desrochers, J. schröder, J. savall, J. Van Immerseel, Ph. Herreweghe,A. Florio and C. rousset, plus ensembles such as the liege royal Philharmonic, royal opera of Wallonia, National orchestra of Belgium, but also Capilla Flamenca, tivoli Band, scherzi Musicali, Hesperion XXI, Collegium Vocale gent, Knabenchor Hannover, singer Pur, simphonie du Marais and Cappella della Pietà de’ turchini.

Jérôme gierkensoperational managerM +32 485 458 352

Christophe PirenneceoM +32 495 782 999

musique en Wallonie1B Ulg - quai roosevelt, BE - 4000 liège t +32 4 366 54 81musiqueenwallonie@ulg.ac.bewww.musiqueenwallonie.befacebook.com/musiqueenwallonietwitter.com/MEW_records

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melome The first streaming and download platform exclusively devoted to classical music

MeloMe fuses spotify, Youtube, and itunes functionalities in a streaming and download tool specifically designed for the classical music enthusiast. the core of MeloMe is a gigantic database of performances stored and downloadable in high resolution formats, and linked to various types of accessible background (liner notes, reviews, alerts to upcoming live performances).

the main asset of MeloMe, however, is a search and suggestion engine which extracts a consumer profile on the basis of your previous downloads. this profile is subsequently used to propose convergent or slightly more adventurous music suggestions (depending on your downloading habits). since consumer profiles are continuously updated, MeloMe is a medium for “guided serendipity”, which enables music lovers to make increasingly more valuable discoveries.

steven MaesM +32 478 45 90 [email protected]

melomeKanunnik De Deckerstraat 22-24BE - 2800 Mechelent +32 15 63 79 30

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Concertgebouw Bruggethe Concertgebouw is an international music and performing arts centre devoted to the development and presentation of art at an international level. It focuses on music and contempo-rary dance.

With its sound Factory (interactive space for sound art) and its collection of visual art, the Concertgebouw provides enduring opportunities for the (active) experiencing of contemporary art. A pronounced emphasis on creativity and imagination takes its programming beyond the mere presentation of art. Underpinned by its extensive art educational activities for children, adolescents and adults, the Concert-gebouw offers intense artistic experien-ces, in optimal circumstances, to a wide and diverse audience, both in Flanders and beyond.

orchestra in residence Anima Eterna Brugge and Anne teresa De Keersmaeker’s dance company Rosas are structurally linked to the Concert-gebouw.

With clearly profiled programming – including annually recurring multi-day festivals, such as Bach Academy Bruges and December Dance – the Concert-gebouw attracts artists and audiences from both Bruges and abroad. the Concertgebouw focuses furthermore on out-of-the-box concert experiences, making use of the versatile architecture and presenting happenings, sound installations and multimedia performan-ces.

Jeroen Vanackerartistic director

Concertgebouw Brugge34 ’t ZandBE - 8000 Bruges [email protected] www.sound-factory.be

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Outhere music / Outhere distribution (stand 10 & 11)

Outhere Musicthe independent music group oUt-HErE MUsIC produces around one hundred recordings every year, ranging from early music to contemporary, by way of jazz and world music. these are released all over the world in both physical and digital form.oUtHErE MUsIC’s success is founded on the consolidation and articulation of labels with a strong individual identity, which today number nine: Aeon, Alpha, Arcana, Fuga libera, outnote, Phi, ramée, ricercar, and Zig-Zag territoires.the group’s values are based on the quality of relationships with the artists, meticulous attention to the realisation of each project, and openness to new forms of distribution and relation to the public.

Outhere DistributionoUtHErE MUsIC has started the distribution of its proprietary labels and selected guest labels in the Benelux countries in the summer of 2013 and in France in May 2014 through its two affiliates companies oUtHErE DIstrIBUtIoN and oUtHErE DIstrIBUtIoN FrANCE.this move reflects oUtHErE MUsIC’s conviction that, in parallel to the fundamental challenges of the digital environment, the physical products remain high-value artistic objects and essential vectors of music consumption in the years to come.the sales and marketing team is based in Brussels for oUtHErE DIstrIBU-tIoN and in Paris for oUtHErE DIstrIBUtIoN FrANCE. the logistic is always provided by Naxos global logistics Munich.

Belgium Charles [email protected] Verheyen,sales & marketing director Outhere Music & managing director Outhere Distributiont +32 2 373 82 [email protected]

outhere sArue du Chêne 27BE - 1000 Brussels

FrancePascal Dumay managing director Outhere Music France t +33 1 43 45 34 [email protected]éphanie Flament press & promotiont +33 1 43 45 34 [email protected]

stéphane Debande managing director Outhere Distribution France M +33 6 03 02 13 [email protected]

outhere Music France16 rue du Fbg MontmartreFr - 75009 Paris t +33 1 43 45 11 20

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music Centre de Bijloke Ghentlocated in the heart of ghent, within walking distance from the historic centre, De Bijloke Music Centre is undoubtedly one of the most extra-ordinary venues of the city. After years of conversions and alterations, the unique infrastructure has developed into a genuine and authentic music centre with four astonishing historic concert halls and brand new hospitality services.

De Bijloke Music Centre is a dynamic music centre where international artists from all over the world meet with the public. De Bijloke concert season hosts more than 100 concerts from ancient and symphonic music to contemporary classical and jazz.

THE MAIN CONCERT HALLthis gigantic medieval hospital goes all the way back to the 13th century when ghent was one of the biggest cities of Europe. this impressive medieval infirmary was transformed into a contemporary concert hall at the end of the 20th century.Eye catcher of this historic hall is the spectacular oaken ceiling. this impressive feature of the hospital is renowned worldwide as an extraordinary example of medieval craftsmanship. the conver-sion of this monument into a modern concert hall was executed with the utmost respect for the historic infra-structure.Attending a concert in this amazing hall is a unique experience.

THE SITEthe Bijloke site is an oasis of greenery close to the city centre of ghent. For a long time its main activity was caring for the sick, but now it has become a superb haven for culture on the banks of the river leie.

Daan Bauwens, general and artistic [email protected]

Frank Pauwels head of artistic [email protected]

music Centre de Bijloke GhentBijlokekaai 7BE - 9000 ghentt +32 (0)9 233 68 78 www.debijloke.be

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Festival de WallonieA Festival for all, with something for everybody

Every year, from June to october, the Festival de Wallonie presents more than 150 concerts all over Wallonia and in Brussels.the Festival presents its concerts in a festive context, inviting audiences to discover the talents of today an tomor-row in the prestigious settings of the most beautiful locations and monuments of our heritage, right into the remotest corners of Wallonia.

2014 : EASTWARD HO! Down the DanubeFor its forty-fourth edition, the Festival of Wallonia has booked a genuine cruise, with a programme that will sail through periods and styles. our musical journey will take us from Vienna to the Danube Delta to discover the musical works and composers of the Eastern European countries through which the Danube flows. Along the way, we shall anchor in a whole host of places that allude to their deeply rooted musical traditions.

this rich theme will be illustrated by many concerts, as well as the overarching projects devoted to the guest of honour, Fabrizio Cassol, to families (with the children’s opera ‘Brundibár’), and to the saxophone, in this bicentennial year of Adolphe sax’s birth.

Fabrizio Cassol, guest of honourthe festival has chosen Fabrizio Cassol as its guest of honour in 2014. given that this is the year that Belgium celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of the saxophone’s inventor, Adolphe sax, it seemed fitting to work with a marvellous saxophonist of many facets. Whilst he is known above all as the saxophonist and composer for Aka Moon, he has also composed music for contemporary music projects, dance, theatre, hip-hop, and films. Eight concerts – from liège to Hainaut Province, with Brussels and other places in Wallonia in between – will be devoted to his works.

Claire ringletartistic [email protected]

Festival de Wallonie20 rue de l’Armée grouchy,BE - 5000 Namur t + 32 81 73 37 81www.festivaldewallonie.be

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Flanders music Centre

the Flanders Music Centre is an organisation established by the Flemish government to support the professional music sector and to promote Flemish music in Belgium and abroad.

• Encouraging expertise: advice, news and guidance for professionals about management, the music industry, government policy, social and legal matters, artistic programs, music education...; support for music research and collaborations; a platform for exchange of ideas and knowledge;...

• Information & Documentation: on all aspects of the current music scene in Flanders: biographies of composers and musicians, music encyclopaedias, scores, reports, publications, newspapers and magazines, databases, newsletters...; a music archive of historical and contemporary recordings

• Promotion: national and international publicity of music and artists of all genres from Flanders: membership within network organisations, presence at trade fairs, creation and distribution of overview publications and compilation CDs, coordination of showcases and invitations to music industry professionals at major events, project collaboration with various music organisations...

stef [email protected]

Katrien van remortelproject manager classical music, jazz, [email protected]

Marie Paule Woutersdocumentalist classical [email protected]

Flanders music Centresint-Michielsstraat 28BE - 1000 Brussels t + 32 2 504 90 90www.flandersmusic.be

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Wallonie-Bruxelles musiques (W.B.m.)

Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was created in 1984 to help artists, producers and publishers from the French-speaking community of Wallonia and Brussels to make their mark in the musical cultural industry; in all kinds of music. the agency is co-managed by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) and the Ministry of the French-speaking Community of Wallonia-Brussels.

since then, it has developed its work around different axes: • supporting their presence at music

markets, both for recorded sound and the performing arts. these include events such as: ClAssICAl:NEXt , MUsICorA, WoMEX, BABEl MED, JAZZAHEAD ... • supporting the presence of artists at

the major festivals and internatio-nal showcase events that can lead to major breakthroughs.

• the development of two programmes to support professionals: aid in promoting albums released in markets outside Belgium and tour support for artists when a record is released or for showcases intended for professionals;• welcoming foreign professionals

at major music events in Wallonia and Brussels• the organisation of promotional

operations around specific sectors of musical activity - for example - Baroque (Paris).• the creation of international

promotional tools: CD’s (jazz, classical, chanson, rock), DVD of video-clips, …• the development of an information

policy: web site (www.wbm.be), newsletters, …• participation in international networks:

the re:New project; New Music for new Audience, the Conseil francophone de la chanson (North/south co-operati-on), European Music office (European music policy and pilot projects), EJN (European Jazz Network).

Patrick Printzdirector [email protected]

Lionel Larue director Music Fédération [email protected]

Wallonie-Bruxelles musiques18 Place E. Flagey (Bte 10),BE - 1050 Bruxelles t +32 2 218 62 09www.wbm.be

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Next in BelgiumA selection of the upcoming events for classical and contemporary music in Belgium:

JUNE 2014

• Albanova; June 29th; After 30 years ‘Day of Early Music’ is followed up by Albanova; contemporary creations inspired by the past and historical reconstructions that sound new www.albanovafestival.com

•B-Classic. Flanders Festival Limburg; June 20th to 29th www.b-classic.be

•Festival de Wallonie; federation of seven festivals; 2014 edition from June 7th to october 16th, with guest of honour Fabrizio Cassol www.festivaldewallonie.be

•Palais des Beaux Arts; tuesday June 3rd juin 2014 at 20h: orchestre royal de Chambre de Wallonie (dir. Augustin Dumay Maria João Pires piano) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy symphony for strings n° 7, Concerto for violin, piano and strings, 3 romances sans paroles (versions for piano and strings) ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto for piano and orchestra n° 3, op. 37 www.bozar.be

JULY 2014

•Gentsche Festspiele; daily classical and crossover concerts July 20th-27th; Nightly Fevers; from 20th-27th July; presents a concert with music by Frank Nuyts each evening. Alternately, the monodrama ‘Noite inquieta’ for voice and string orchestra and Hardscore songs. www.hardscore.be www.gentsefeesten.be

•Juillet Musical d’Aulne; classical music festival July 4th to 13 www.j-m-a.be

•Festival Midis/Minimes; daily concerts from July 1st to August 30th www.midis-minimes.be

•Festival de l’Eté Mosan; classical music festival from July 11th to 29th of August www.etemosan.be


AUGUST 2014

•MA Festival for early music Bruges; focus in 2014: Metamorfosen; August 1th - August 10th; the International Competition Musica Antiqua 2014 focuses on melody instruments. www.mafestival.be

•Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp; early music festival, focus in 2014: In search of the young Monteverdi; August 22th - August 31th www.lauspolyphoniae.be the festival is hosted by the international Music Center AMUZ (Antwerp) www.amuz.be

SEPTEmBER 2014

•New CD ‘Berg & Zemlinsky Lieder -Busoni - Webern’; Het Collectief + Katrien Baerts, soprano, reinbert De leeuw, conductor - Zig Zag territoires www.hetcollectief.be

•OdeGand / Flanders Festival Ghent; september 13th; the annual opener of the cultural season is a celebration of music on and along ghent’s canals www.gentfestival.be

•Flanders Festival Mechelen/Kempen; from september 18th - october the 4th; Classical music festival with an autumn concert series throughout the province of Antwerp www.festivalmechelen.be

•Automne musical de Spa; Festival of baroque music www.automnemusical.com

OCTOBER 2014

•Mubafa; Festival of baroque music in Famenne-Ardenne From october 10th to 12th www.mubafa.be

•Opéra Royal de Liège; 12th october 2014, Jean-Philippe rameau: le temple de la gloire by the Chamber Choir of Namur and les Agremens (dir. guy Van Waas) www.cavema.be www.operaliege.be

•Mid-day concerts in Liège; opening of the concert season www.midiliege.be

•TRANSIT festival for New Music Leuven; focus on New Classical Music of today; october 24th to 27th www.transitfestival.be

•October10th,Antwerp:‘Cluster Presents’ four composers with new music on the crossroad of folk, jazz, world- and chamber-music www.clustervzw.com


NOVEmBER 2014

•L’espace du son /Festival of acousmatic music; from october 15th to 19th; 21st edition www.musiques-recherches.be

•Centre Henry Pousseur Image sonores Festival, 16th edition; Contemporary music festival at which each evening opens with a presenta-tion or an interview of the performers and composers in attendance. www.memm.be

•LOOP Festival Contemporary music festival, 7th edition; A festival whose programme largely focuses on electronic and acoustmatic music as well as covers of existing works. www.compositeurs.be

dECEmBER 2014

•Music Centre De Bijloke Ghent; a dynamic music centre where international artists from all over the world meet with the public. the De Bijloke concert season hosts more than 100 concerts from early and sympho-nic music to contemporary classical and jazz; 4th-13th December ‘Paradise lost’. Projects by loD, spectra and Il Fondamento about dreaming of a better world www.debijloke.be

JANUARY 2015

•Robert Groslot; ‘Le Marquis de Carabas’ the fairytale of Puss in Boots set to music; Chamber Music Ensemble from la Monnaie opera; 30th of January www.lamonnaie.be www.robertgroslot.eu

mARCH 2015

•Hardscore presents Voorwaarts Maart; En avant Mars; 6th and 7th March; adventurous new compositions hosted by the De Bijloke Music Centre, ghent www.debijloke.be

•Ars Musica; International contemporary music festival www.arsmusica.be

•Festival Bach en Vallée Mosane; early music festival www.ricercarconsort.com


APRIL 2015

•Flanders Festival Mechelen/Kempen; Classical music festival that features the ‘Hoort Stemmen’ vocal festival each spring in Mechelen. www.festival.be/mechelen

mAY 2015

•Flanders Festival Kortrijk; from April 23th to May 10th; focuses on WW I and silence; a vibrant mix of classical, contemporary and sound art www.festivalkortrijk.be

•Concertgebouw Brugge; an international music and performing arts centre, which focuses on music and contempo-rary dance; 21th-23th of May: Budapest Festival led by Iván Fischer www.concertgebouw.be

•deSingel Antwerp; oPErA XXI: an overview of the genre in Flanders, and a spotlight for what the New Work opera Vlaanderen, desingel, Muziek-theater transparant and loD Muziektheater have to offer. Closely deliberated with coproducing partners from at home and abroad that share our passion for creation; 13th- 23 May; New works from Annelies Van Parys, Dominique Pauwels, serge Verstockt and Wouter Van looy www.desingel.be

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