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Artistic Heterodoxies

Early music was once a subcultural movement – irreverent and experimental. Over time, much of that energy has been absorbed and smoothed over by the...

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NowNet Arts Conference 2026

The Orpheus Instituut is for the sixth time one of the satellite sites for the NowNet Arts Conference. NowNet Arts Conference is an annual event for artists,...

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Thirty years of transforming the making and understanding of music

As Orpheus Instituut celebrates 30 years of pioneering artistic research, 2026 marks a major milestone in our institutional history. Behind the scenes, a...

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Transductive concerts
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Orpheus library gains Flemish quality recognition

The Orpheus instituut’s library has been officially recognised by the Flemish Government with a prestigious quality label. This acknowledgement confirms the...

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How do we become listeners?

How do we become listeners? How can thinking with sound reveal alternative pathways for inhabiting planet Earth? What are the possibilities of sound,...

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Three researchers join Paulo de Assis's ERC project

Orpheus Instituut is pleased to welcome three researchers who will join Paulo de Assis in his ERC Advanced Grant project Posthuman Music, bringing new...

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New trainee at Orpheus Instituut

Orpheus Instituut welcomes Delphine Bohy (Ghent University), who will join the Instituut as a trainee from August to December 2026, contributing to research,...

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The transformative nature of 'playing with'

A symposium examining how fragmentation, experimental performance and sustainability transform music through play, experimentation and transhistorical dialogue.

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Orpheus Instituut welcomes Alessandro Gambato as visiting researcher

His project In Defense of Poor Sound investigates the loudspeaker as a musical instrument, exploring how electronic music can reclaim physical gesture,...