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Emergence of Speakings — Video Release

Following the creation residency at SMOG, the complete video of Emergence of Speakings, performed by ælta, is now available online.

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Premiere

Vestiges du temps — World Premiere

World premiere of the Ensemble Fractales commission, alongside Gérard Grisey’s Vortex Temporum.

Le Senghor — Salle 1900, Brussels, Belgium

Performance

Quatre fragments d’un rêve at the Belgian Music Days

Brecht Valckenaers performs Quatre fragments d’un rêve during the Belgian Music Days.

Hogeschool Gent, Conservatorium — Miryzaal, Ghent, Belgium

Performance

Fugitive Lines at Les Jeudis du Forum

Maxime Désert performs Fugitive Lines in Brussels.

Maison des Musiques, Brussels, Belgium

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MEDIA

Emergence of Speakings — Video Release

Following the creation residency at SMOG, the complete video of Emergence of Speakings, performed by ælta, is now available online.

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Premiere

Un eco di soffio — Belgian Premiere at Festival Mosaïques

Merryl Havard and Ian-Elfin Rosiu perform the Belgian premiere of Un eco di soffio.

Maison du Peuple de Saint-Gilles, Brussels, Belgium

Festival

Festival Mosaïques Returns for Its Third Edition

Third edition of the Brussels contemporary music festival directed by Martin Loridan and Benjamin Maneyrol.

Maison du Peuple de Saint-Gilles, Brussels, Belgium

Performance

Introduction et allegro — US Premiere in New York

And Now This!? String Quartet gave the US premiere during Make Music New York.

International Preschools, New York City, United States

Teaching

Composition Class: New Solo and Chamber Works at the MIM

The composition class presented recent solo and chamber works at the MIM under the direction of Martin Loridan and Lukas Ligeti.

MIM — Musical Instruments Museum, Brussels, Belgium

Teaching

Six New Works with Ensemble Fractales at the MIM

Six student works concluded a year-long collaboration between the composition class and Ensemble Fractales.

MIM — Musical Instruments Museum, Brussels, Belgium

Premiere

New Ensemble Fractales Commission Premiered in Lille

Ensemble Fractales premiered Martin Loridan’s University of Lille commission alongside works by Jean-Luc Hervé and Gérard Grisey.

Kino, university stage — Pont-de-Bois campus, Villeneuve-d’Ascq / Lille, France

Teaching

New String Quartets at KBR: Van Rossum and Boesmans

Students presented new string quartets alongside tributes to Frederik van Rossum and Philippe Boesmans.

KBR — Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

Coordination

On Tape: Clarinet and Recorded Media

Benjamin Maneyrol explored clarinet and recorded media in a programme developed with Martin Loridan and Quentin Meurisse.

Auditorium Seventy-Eight, Brussels, Belgium

Residence

Emergence of Speakings — Creation Residency at SMOG

Martin Loridan and duo ælta undertook a week-long residency for a video creation linked to Emergence of Speakings.

SMOG, Brussels, Belgium

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2011–2025

Selected performances, projects, recordings and research activity from previous years.