This weekend the new Flemish – Moroccan Cultural Centre, Daarkom, opens its doors in Brussels. From 17:00 you are invited to visit the newly-renovated La Gaité (formerly a variety theatre) and be entertained by special events put on by dancers and musicians coming from both the Flemish and Moroccan traditions. At about 18:00, as part […]
Many thanks to those of you who made it to the Prom this Saturday. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! For anyone who missed the concert, and for anyone who would like to hear it again, you can listen here until Saturday 2nd September. Petroc Trelawny’s interview with Stevie Wishart and […]
This Saturday I will be singing with Sinfonye at the Proms in London. Sinfonye, Stevie Wishart‘s group, is taking part in the première of Stevie’s new piece, ‘Out of this World’. This piece was a BBC commission for the BBC Singers, conducted by Robert Hollingworth. It is based on Hildegard’s song-texts for which the original […]
This Friday evening at 20u30 I’m singing with the Aquarius ensemble at the Cultural Centre of Dilbeek. Here’s the link. They are expecting a full house, so it may be best to check the ticket situation in advance if you’d like to come.
It’s official! A new study from the McGill University in Montreal has shown that we produce dopamine while listening to good music. Apparently, even the expectation of a good listen can be enough to produce the dopamine. Dopamine is our all-natural pleasure drug, released by the adrenal glands when we indulge in certain activities (sex, […]
