Echo 2024
for professionals in the classical music scene
Unheard. Perspectives on Listening
What does listening mean today? In times in which attention is ever scarcer and the offering is wider and wider, Echo 2024 puts listening centre stage. The annual classical music sector day illuminates a variety of perspectives on listening. In which new ways can we explore classical music, whether we are in a traditional concert hall, in alternative presentation spaces, or at home? To what extent do contextual programmes and introductions support an understanding of the classical repertoire? What are the new presentation forms? Do we still listen to the radio, or are we only streaming now? How does a classical festival or a concert hall engage with the audience?
Echo 2024 kicks off with a State of the Youth talk by Mostafa Taleb, a Brussels-based Kamancheh player and composer with Iranian roots, who combines Western and Persian music in his practice. The British journalist and broadcaster (including on BBC Radio 3) Kate Molleson will conclude with a the State of the Union.
Join us in thinking, speaking and listening on Friday 22 March at DE SINGEL. The full programme will appear online in early March, along with the ticket link.
programme
13:30 reception
14:00 welcome by Joost Fonteyne and Hendrik Storme
14:05 state of the youth by Mostafa Taleb (EN)
14:40 interlude: Handsfree by Anna Meredith
15:10 break
15:30 panels
- Listening Guide (in Dutch) : on the (non)sense of context in classical music. With Pieter Bergé, Elisabeth De Loore, Sander De Keere and moderator Joost Fonteyne.
- Beanbags and headphones (in Dutch) : on new forms of presentation and dealing with audiences, relaxed performances. With Veerle Spronck, Jurgen De bruyn and moderator Esther De Soomer.
- Who's the conductor? (in English) : on hierarchy and organisational structures in ensembles and orchestras. With Nikola Djurica, Aglaja Thiesen and moderator Katherina Lindekens.
16:20 break
16:50 panels
- Broadcasting (in Dutch) : on the role of radio and streaming media. With Vincent Goris, Bregje Van Deun, Steven Maes and moderator Ward Bosmans.
- The illusion of the neutral listener (in English) : How biology and culture shape our musical listening. Lecture by Tomas Serrien.
- Listening repertoire (in English) : on contemporary and diverse music programming today. With Shane Burmania, Birgit Ellinghaus, Isaac Jean-Francois and moderator Hendrik Storme.
17:40 break
18:00 state of the union door Kate Molleson (in het Engels)
18:30 networking reception
20:00 concert by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (optional)
