HORIZON - The Festival's Young Talent
Flanders Festival Ghent is all about celebrated stars sharing the stage with up-and-coming talent. While we bring the big international names to Ghent, we also offer you a taste of the new generation of musicians who you absolutely must discover. This is hard-wired into our DNA.
Sadly, the coronavirus pandemic has put the dreams of many young musicians on hold. The start of their careers has been delayed and all this young talent is in danger of slipping through our fingers. We wanted to do something about this, so we launched a heartfelt appeal: anyone purchasing a ticket for one of our concerts could additionally donate to support young talent. This initiative has been hugely successful, and the results are currently translating into a new project entitled HORIZON.
In collaboration with the various Belgian conservatoires, Horizon is giving a major boost to eight recent Belgian music graduates. We are offering them a professional springboard in the form of a promotional film, a portfolio and an online concert that will be broadcast via the Sound of Ghent streaming platforms. Afterwards, each of these online performances will also get a permanent place in Evil Penguin TV’s online catalogue.
Grouped into four online episodes, we introduce our eight young graduates by means of recorded music with voice links by former Klara DJ Karel Nijs. The four programmes are further enhanced with powerful footage from the Gentse Boekentoren, where the recordings took place. Incidentally, this gives you the perfect opportunity to catch a glimpse of this recently restored architectural gem.
But that’s not all… As the cherry on the cake, you can also see the talented Horizon musicians perform live during Flanders Festival Ghent 2021 on 8 and 9 September at the Handelsbeurs. Anyone keen to see these fabulous young musicians in action should make a firm note of these dates in their diary!
With thanks to: Conservatoire royal de Liège, KASK & Conservatorium Gent, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel/Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and LUCA School of Arts Campus Leuven/Lemmens.
This project is a collaboration between Flanders Festival Ghent, Evil Penguin TV and Ghent University
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PROGRAMME:
Thur 6 May 2021 | 20:30 ◉ soundofghent
· Fleur Strijbos: soprano – alumnus Royal Conservatoire Antwerp
· Dishwasher_: jazz – alumni KASK & Royal Conservatory Ghent
Thur 13 May 2021 | 20:30 ◉ soundofghent
· Alexander Declercq: piano – alumnus Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
· Wim Matheeuwese: trombone – alumnus Conservatoire Royal de Liège
Thur 20 May 2021 | 20:30 ◉ soundofghent
· Arthur Daems: cello – alumnus Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
· Koen Ubaghs : clarinet – alumnus LUCA School of Arts Campus Leuven/Lemmens
Thur 27 May 2021 | 20:30 ◉ soundofghent
· Célestine Wacquez: flute – alumnus Conservatoire Royal de Liège
· Lennert Baerts: saxophone – alumnus Royal Conservatoire Antwerp