UP - Performance in Perspective

In 2027, UP and Orpheus Institute organise an Early Music Laboratory, open to junior researchers and independent artists. Applications from composers, musicologists, artists and scholars from other disciplines are also encouraged.
Open call:
https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/news/artistic-heterodoxies
Deadline: October 22, 206.

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…

Interesting seminar in The Hague next week:

The complex and evolving role of heritage in higher music education | Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts | University of Antwerp 1 July 2026, Royal Conservatoire The HagueInitiator: Lies Colman As part of her doctoral research Connecting the Dots at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Lies Colman is organising a study day on the theme Creative Agency and Heritage in Contemporary Higher Music Education.Classical music educati...

Open calls:

> PhD proposal (four-year): https://www.ap-arts.be/en/submit-phd-proposal-0

> Research proposal (start, one-year, two-year): https://www.ap-arts.be/en/submit-research-proposal

For UP, we look for proposals connected to our current research focus:

We investigate how approaches to repertoire, interpretation, and performativity in (early) music can be critically rethought and reconfigured today. While reflecting on historically informed performance practice, the project questions established assumptions about the musical “work,” the role of the archive, and the position of the performer. By approaching (early) music as a dynamic assemblage, it shifts the focus from fixed works to fluid, relational, and process-oriented practices, in which notation, improvisation, and performer agency enter into new relationships.

Our current project focuses on extending these insights to other artistic and interdisciplinary contexts, as well as on the reciprocal transformations that emerge from this exchange. Interdisciplinary applications, including within drama and literature, and experiments with non-Western, oral, and improvisatory traditions broaden and deepen the perspective.

Onze laatste thinkUP van het academiejaar!

Two concerts led by our PhD researcher Arturos Moscoso:

Mooie call van B.O.X - Baroque Orchestration X die helemaal aansluit bij ons huidige project: https://boxbaroque.com/
Residentie 16/09-5/10 in CASA SAGA te Antwerpen.

B.O.X — Baroque Orchestration X Barokensemble uit Antwerpen, sinds 2010. Wat kan je doen met barokinstrumenten als je het repertoire niet gebruikt?

On Saturday 23 May 2026, MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp will host MoMu for HOPE, a special charity evening inspired by the exhibition Embroidering Palestine. The evening will feature a unique musical performance by Jeroen Malaise, whose latest album West Bank Echoes reflects his travels through the West Bank, alongside the acclaimed Palestinian Nizar Rohana Trio. Together, they will create an unforgettable evening of music, culture, and solidarity. All proceeds will go to HOPE Foundation, supporting children in conflict areas, including Gaza. Your ticket also includes access to Embroidering Palestine and the current exhibitions during the event.

https://www.momu.be/nl/activiteiten/hope-jeroen-malaise-west-bank-echoes-nizar-rohana-trio-23-5-26

When: Saturday 23 May 2026, 19:00 -21:00
Location: MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp
Tickets: €25 adults / €20 youth (-26)

Jeroen Malaise
Nizar Rohana

MoMu for HOPE: Jeroen Malaise | West Bank Echoes & Nizar Rohana Trio / MoMu - ModeMuseum Antwerpen Beleef een muzikale avond met Jeroen Malaise en Nizar Rohana Trio in het kader van Embroidering Palestine. De opbrengst van dit benefietconcert gaat naar de HOP

Congratulations to all new researchers at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp!
https://www.ap-arts.be/nieuws/new-research-projects-2026
For UP we welcome Nicolas Kummert and Jeroen Malaise again.

www.ap-arts.be

Nice edition of SNEAK PEEKS today!

Our chair Kobe Van Cauwenberghe is giving a presentation on this conference on Friday!