Summer News
Hello everyone! We’re back to share some news with you! Academy of Improvising Strings We are looking back on a successful first edition of the Academy of Improvising Strings last May, with 27 string players from all over the world. It was quite something organizing this, together with Tim Kliphuis, for the first time, and […]
Academy of Improvising Strings & Vlog
Last January we went back to the Canary Islands with violist/singer Roland Satterwhite (USA). In the fall of 2018, our EP ‘Songs for flying’ (available here) was recorded in Berlin and fortunately, it didn’t take too long for us to play together again. It didn’t go unnoticed either: all of our concerts on Gran Canaria […]
Play time! Improvising with kids
Handclaps keeping the rhythm, notes ringing out in unison, nudges and winks, joy on every face and a magical atmosphere: there is an orchestra out there that sparks with joy and excitement and is not like any orchestra you’ve ever seen before, it’s called Barrios Orquestados. At the heart of it there is the positive and inspiring presence […]
The Art of Conversation
Hello everyone! The beginning of spring: it’s still freezing in the Netherlands but nevertheless, days are getting longer and the time of creation has started. What a good moment to write a new post for our blog! Recently, after a concert we did, someone asked me the question: ‘What makes an improvisation successful?’ It opened up a discussion […]
