Events

Seán Doherty – Blank Slate – Interactive Choral Opera

PHIL, Haarlem Lange Begijnestraat 11

Dutch premiereIn this interactive opera Blank Slate by Irish composer Seán Doherty, the audience is assigned one of the leading roles. The other two leading actors, Dutch vocal coach/singer Merel Martens and Swedish singer Peder Karlsson, also act as conductors of the audience. Merel Martens: “We do this by means of Vocal Painting. This is […]

Closing concert Summer School including Hera en MAZE

PHIL, Haarlem Lange Begijnestraat 11

To conclude The Big Sing Summer School, the stage of the PHIL will be filled with singers from MAZE Voice, women's chamber choir Hera, young talents from the music theatre program at Codarts Rotterdam, and participants of the Summer School.A musical adventure from intimate classical to energetic pop and groundbreaking vocal experiments led by vocal […]

Avenue Azure | Hollands Collectief | Het Oorzaak Koor – Lightness

De Schuur, Haarlem Lange Begijnestraat 9

Avenue Azure | Hollands Collectief | Het Oorzaak Koor – Lightness Location: De SCHUUR - Haarlem LIGHTNESS (Festival commission, worldpremiere) Lightness is a concert with stories, music, spoken and sung text. It explores sensory perception by verbally describing visual experiences and translating colours into music. What does ‘red’ sound like? How do you describe ‘green’ […]