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Lifelong learning

Artistic and academic careers are rarely linear. At Orpheus Instituut, we offer flexible learning trajectories at different stages of your artistic path.

Intensive Programmes

Our annual intensive programmes serve as collaborative labs where research is not just shared, but actively developed.

  • Sound Arguments programme: An experimental environment where advanced artists and researchers collaborate, free from institutional constraints. Read more
  • Sound Craft: A practice-based programme for those at the intersection of art and tech. Participants develop new sound objects, interfaces, and instruments to push their artistic boundaries. Read more
  • Historical Keyboard Summer Academy: Focused on historical instruments and performance. This programme combines lessons and performances to deepen both research and artistic skills. Read more

Workshops & Electric Salons

We host regular workshops, study days, and Electric Salons. These are artist-led, hands-on formats focusing on specific methods or urgent questions currently facing the musical field. 

Continuing Professional Development 

We are committed to strengthening the wider higher music education community. We do this through:

  • The Orpheus Summits: We bring together professionals active in artistic research education.
  • Webinars: Online sessions focused on the practicalities of research-led teaching.
  • Lectures & Heritage: Exploration of transdisciplinary perspectives, such as our work with the Ton Koopman Collection, connecting historical archives with modern practice.
  • The Advanced Chamber Music Course: Five renowned guest professors with international careers offer guidance and feedback to young professional ensembles in sessions that are designed to help them develop their skills and progress in their careers. Read more

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