Residency of pseudonym

hosted by AMUZ - Flanders Festival Antwerp

Participating countries:

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Heritage
  • Music
© AMUZ/Johan Beckers

Period

  • From 06-03-2026 to 07-06-2026
Generation #4

Website

Address

Antwerp
Belgium

Project summary

Thanks to the support from EFFEA, AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp) will host the Discovery Residency of the young music ensemble pseudonym, preparing and presenting music from the 17th and 18th century. Their residency offers them the opportunity to work in detail on a musical programme focusing on foreign influences in musical styles in 18th century Europe. During their residency the ensemble will be coached by baroque music expert and viol player Philippe Pierlot (Ricercar Consort). The result of their residency will be concert performances at AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp) on 8 March 2026, at the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival on 30 May 2026 and at the Stockholm Early Music Festival on 6 June 2026.
© Mara Winter

Artist

pseudonym

Biography: The musicians of pseudonym come together through a shared language of artistic expression. With a uniquely fresh and spontaneous interpretative approach to music from the 17th and 18th centuries, Liane Sadler, Maya Webne-Behrman, Stephen Moran, and Gabriel Smallwood draw on rhetorical, improvisational, and compositional practices to embrace the ephemeral nature of music and craft captivating experiences for their audiences. With a grounding in historical research and experimental flair, pseudonym reestablishes the use of the traverso in early 17th-century repertoire - a practice that has previously been overlooked in modern-day historically informed performance. This pioneering approach furthermore brings fresh energy and curiosity to their interpretations of 18th century repertoire.
Contact: ensemblepseudonym@gmail.com
Website: https://www.ensemblepseudonym.com/
Social media: https://www.youtube.com/@ensemble.pseudonym https://www.facebook.com/people/ensemble-pseudonym/61555234247082/?name=xhp_nt__fb__action__open_user https://www.instagram.com/ensemble.pseudonym/#
Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCtc6L_EYew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDc6PZX2bjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLEMBNpIqGo

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