Q-O2 news :: Cooking

Big things cooking in the Q-O2 HQ lately (former residents and regulars will testify to the Q-O2 team’s love of talking recipes): preparations for the upcoming Oscillation Festival are in full swing (day breakdown and tickets per day will be available somewhere next week), and the first online tekhnē journal is also being vigorously [removed];But, there are other ongoing affairs in the meantime that may deserve your attention:

This Sunday, Lázara Rosell Albear is our guest for the 48th installment of our Second Sundays series, while later that day Suzan Peeters and Bao Sissoko play an improv set at VK Vaartkapoen, as part of the MUSIKAA/Klara [removed];Quite a while later, in May, the Showcase Emerging Sound presented together with STUK takes place: this year’s featured artists are Anouk Kellner, Pavel Tchikov, Lawrence McGuire and Kaat Vanhaverbeke. And, lastly, we’re happy to announce the arriving of the extended edition of Éliane Radigue – Intermediary Spaces / Espaces intermédiaires by Julia Eckhardt, which is again available at our space and via Les Presses du Réel. 

For its 48th edition, Second Sundays invites Brussels luminary Lázara Rosell Albear will play music “from Max Roach to Miles Davis, From AfroCuban Music to Japanese Music, From Aerea Negrot (RIP) to Mieko Suzuki, Sainkho Namtchylak and Amapiano to name a few…”
Second Sundays is a monthly series initiated by Q-O2. Each session a new guest is invited to share an insight into their own listening, playing and speaking about a selection of sound and music that is important to their thinking or practice. The sessions try to put value on listening to recorded music in a social setting as a space for discussion. The series takes place on the second Sunday of every month,. Each session is paired with a cocktail-of-the-month, as decided by the invited guest.

Cocktail of the month: Mojito

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Improv rendezvous

Accordionist Suzan Peeters and kora player Bao Sissoko bring their different musical worlds together in a concert in which improvisation, curiosity and the joy of playing are paramount. A project by Bozar in collaboration with QO2 and VK.
Full program of MUSIKAA at VK & tickets here.

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The 2024 festival Oscillation ::: Materia Forma is a reflection on form, format and performance. Six days of sound celebrations, featuring concerts, (in-situ) performances, a conference, round table conversations, a walk, and a series of workshops, hosted by VK Vaartkapoen in Molenbeek, and complemented with outings to [removed] in Anderlecht and the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Molenbeek church. The complete line-up and breakdown per day will go online soon, as will the ticket sale for separate days. Festival passes are already available here.

Featuring:

Ahnjili Zhuparris, Ana María Romano G., Bojana Czević, Enrico Malatesta, Evicshen, Floris Vanhoof, Franziska Windisch, Giulia Rae, Jana Rush, Jaqueline Nova, Ji Youn Kang, Jonáš Gruska, Laura Mello, Lee Patterson & Pak Yan Lau, Liew Niyomkarn, Margarida Garcia, Michiko Ogawa & Lucy Railton, Nika Son, Nina Garcia/Mariachi, Rim Irscheid, Sandar Tun Tun, Shamica Ruddock & Hannan Jones, Tetsuya Umeda, Tom Malmendier & Emilie Škrijelj, Valentina Vuksic and more.

Each year, STUK & Q-O2 present a showcase of new sound art in Belgium. Four promising sound artists were selected and put in the spotlights: Anouk Kellner, Pavel Tchikov, Lawrence McGuire & Kaat Vanhaverbeke. They get residency space, artistic feedback and present their work in a parcours during the Showcase Emerging Sound 2024. Register here for free.

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This second extended edition of the book on composer Éliane Radigue adds a new chapter to the otherwise unchanged conversations which made the body of the first edition, published in 2019. The book is available at the Q-O2 workspace and via Les Presses du Réel. More information on the umland website.

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