Every morning, our participants will gather to Atelier rehearsals, where they will learn new music and prepare for their final performances.

When we get a little bit tired of singing, we will explore music in other ways! What does singing in a choir do to your brain? Is it true that singing and rowing both use the same muscles? What do singing, mathematics and chemistry have in common? We will make our own instruments and carry out experiments; make music with every day objects and put our phones to good creative use!

This is a special format for choir conductors – regardless of whether you’re coming with or without your choir, you can join an international group of colleagues and explore the festival from a professional point of view. What are the main techniques used by each Atelier conductor? What are the best choral singing practices in various countries? These and other topics will be discussed every day in our Study Tour, led by Marleen Annemans from Belgium and Jan Schumacher from Germany.