About us

Orpheus Instituut in short

• an international team of senior, doctoral and visiting artist researchers
• producing and promoting high-quality research into music
• in a dedicated educational and research environment
• generating new knowledge in-and-through musical practice
• keeping the artist’s perspective as the starting point for research

Orpheus Instituut hosts the international inter-university docARTES programme for practice-based doctoral study in music, and the Orpheus Research Centre, home to around 30 artist-researchers involved in advanced artistic research. The close link between education and research within our facilities creates an inspiring environment where artists can experiment, exchange ideas and develop new knowledge.

Throughout our activities there is a clear focus on the development of a new research discipline in the arts, addressing trending questions and topics at the heart of musical practice. To promote and disseminate this knowledge, Orpheus Instituut organises seminars, study days, workshops, concerts and masterclasses. Next to that, Orpheus Instituut also has its own publication series.

All these aspects have made Orpheus Instituut what it is today: a leading European centre for artistic research in music and an influential driving force for new developments in artistic practice, with an impact that is felt worldwide.