Bozar opens new season on high note

You might assume they’re classical – the main focus of Bozar’s music programming is classical – but they’re not. We are promised the whole musical spectrum: jazz, pop, world, gospel and, of course, classical (and there’s a lot of different branches in that one).

Some of the ensembles are professional, like the world-famous The Tallis Scholars from Cambridge, under the direction of Peter Phillips for more than 40 years. Or upcoming but already internationally acclaimed VOCES8 (pictured); they croon polyphonic renaissance as easily as Emeli Sandé’s “Where I Sleep”. On Sunday, VOCES8 presents a sing-along concert.

But a majority of the choirs are non-professional, with people, young and old, who just love to sing. A variety of cultural communities are present, so you can enjoy Turkish love songs, African gospel chants and mesmerising Arab tunes.

There’s even the I Can’t Sing Choir, which is out to prove that everyone can sing, it’s just a matter of learning a few tricks. You can sign up for their workshop – or one of many more on offer during Singing Brussels.

The ambition of the event is to get the whole town singing, but if you just want to go and listen, that’s fine, too, of course.
12-14 September at Bozar, Brussels