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12:00 am: Lunch
01:00 pm: Keynote by Brian Irvine (EN)
01:30 pm: Working sessions (EN+NL)
03:00 pm: Break
03:30 pm: Working sessions (EN+NL)
05:00 pm: Networking moment
Sector event: music for young audiences
30 April 2026
02.06.2026 | 12:00 am – 05:30 pm
HA Concerts – Ghent (BE)
Do you work for an organisation that produces music for young audiences? Or do you yourself create work for young audiences? We invite you to Ghent on 2 June for a sector event featuring lunch, a keynote speech by composer and director Brian Irvine and interactive sessions in the afternoon.
In some music genres, there is already a strong and established tradition of creating music for and with young audiences. But for other genres, this practice is still very much in its infancy. At the same time, it remains essential – even for experienced musicians and creators – to tailor their work to an audience that is constantly changing, growing and evolving.
programme
language
In Dutch and in English
EXTRA workshop by Brian Irvine at 11:00 am (EN)
In addition to the sector day programme, we are organising an extra workshop in the morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 am. In a smaller setting, we will explore methods Brian Irvine uses for collective composition.
Brian Irvine (Belfast, 1965) is a composer and conductor whose music is a distinctive blend of contemporary classical music, jazz, punk, improvisation and theatrical elements. His extensive body of work includes operas, large-scale oratorios, orchestral works, chamber music, film scores and installations, performed by renowned ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. He was Associate Composer with the Ulster Orchestra and, in 2016, became the first ever Music Laureate of the City of Belfast. Irvine has won two British Composer Awards, the BBC Radio 3 Jazz Award and a Paul Hamlyn Composers Award.
The workshop lasts one hour (at 11:00 am) and will be in English. You can register via the registration form.
partners
ha-concerts, Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Zonzo Compagnie & Musica