Previous events

In 'Here and Now', music performers, trainers, teachers, and thinkers meet to exchange concepts, experiences and perspectives dealing with the particular moment of being on stage. The central topics are self-awareness, presence and the state of 'flow' in music performance.

Mark van Tongeren defended his thesis Grenzen van het hoorbare; over de meerstemmigheid van het lichaam.

Mark van Tongeren demonstrated his findings of his doctoral research project during a 3-hour singing marathon.

Mark van Tongeren presented the outcomes of his doctoral research during this concert.

Juan Sebastian Lach Lau defended his thesis Harmonic duality; From interval ratios and pitch distance to spectra and sensory dissonance. This research delves into contemporary approaches to musical harmony on the basis of algorithmic composition tools derived from psychoacoustics and microtonality.