Artistic presentation and defence of the PhD research ‘Sonic Silhouettes Musical Movement’, conducted by Winnie Huang between 2018 and 2022 through the docARTES programme (Orpheus Institute), the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (AP Hogeschool) - within the research group CREATIE-, and ARIA (UAntwerp).

On December 15, Nizar Rohana will defend his PhD thesis ‘Ūd Taqsīm as a Model of Pre-Composition at Leiden University.

This research discusses the creation of several finished works for solo ‘ūd. These pieces take the improvisation practice of two pillars of modern Arabic music, namely the Egyptians Muḥammad al-Qaṣabjī and Riyāḍ al-Sunbāṭī, as a reference model and as a source of inspiration.

On December 14 Nizar Rohana will present the artistic outcomes of his research project in a a concert at Sijthoff in Leiden.

Nizar will perform several new works for solo ‘ūd. These pieces take the improvisation practice of two pillars of modern Arabic music, namely the Egyptians Muḥammad al-Qaṣabjī and Riyāḍ al-Sunbāṭī, as a reference model and as a source of inspiration. 

The annual Orpheus Doctoral Conference, organised by the second year docARTES PhD students, will take place on 6 and 7 October 2021 as a virtual event.

The Orpheus Doctoral Conference 2020, organised by the second year docARTES PhD students, was planned for 28 and 29 May 2020. The world decided otherwise, unfortunately, and this edition was postponed to September 2021. This conference is an experiment in form as much as content.