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FluteSounds 2024 in Ieper, Belgium in Nov. 2024

20.11.2024 • Flute Day | Belgium

On 19 & 20 Npvember 2024 Wil Offermans was invited to present FluteSoundsd 2024, an annual flute event by Dé Academie, Ieper and the Kunstacademie Poperinge, Belgium. Wil Offermans worked on 9 of his compositions with over hundred students and teachers. The final concert took place at the Theaterzaal of Het Perron in Ieper, Belgium and included: (1) Luna y Sierra, (2) Voices of Nagasaki, The Conductor. (4) Kojo-no-Tsuki (Made in Japan), (5) Waltz of the Wolves, (6) Thumpy Impro, (7) Kurokami Love (Made in Japan), (8) Dance with Me and (9) Jungle Dance. Click here to see the full photo gallery of this event. At the YouTube account of Dé Academie you can also find various videos of FluteSounds 2024: see videos.

FluteSounds 2024 with Wil Offermans in Ieper, Begium

Video 'Eternal Winds' Flute Choir Mons Conservatory

15.01.2017 • Video | Composition | Belgium

New video of Eternal Winds, a composition by Wil Offermans, performed by the Flute Choir of the Royal Music Conservatory of Mons (Belgium) with flute professors: Marc Grauwels, Gérard Noack and Jean Prévot. This piece includes various extended techniques like wind tones, whisper tones and multiphonics. The piece is published by Musikverlag Zimmermann and suitable for both flute octet as well as flute ensemble.

Flute Events in March in Belgium

03.03.2016 • Flute Day | Workshop | Belgium

In 2016 Wil Offermans was in Belgium for several Flute Day events:

March 5th Kortrijk: a Flute Day by Wil Offermans with 85 students of the music schools of Kortrijk and Menen with Dance with Me, Luna y Sierra, Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy, Jungle Dance and more. The event took place in the Concertzaal of the Kortrijk Conservatorium, Kortrijk, Belgium. See the photo gallery or click the image above.
March 4th Menen: a workshop for advanced students of the music schools of Kortrijk and Menen, Belgium at the Cultural Centre De Steiger in Menen. See the photo gallery or click the image above.
March 3rd Nivelles: a workshop for advanced flute students for the music school of Nivelles, Belgium on Dance with Me and modern flute techniques. See the photo gallery or click the image above.

Maaslandse Flute Days in Maaseik and Neeroeteren, Belgium

16.11.2013 • Flute Day | Concert | Belgium

On November 16th & 17th Wil Offermans conducted the Maaslandse Flute Days for the music schools of Maaseik, Lanaken, Dilsen-Stokkem and Maasmechelen in Belgium. On saturday there were masterclasses for advanced students and flute-teachers as well as a concert in the auditorium of the Music Academy Maaseik. The concert program included Luna y Sierra, Tsuru-no-Sugomori, Voices of Nagasaki, Etude 3: Bamboo Tones, Bamburia, the Thumpy flute, Kôjô-no-Tsuki and Dance with Me. On Sunday there was a Flute Day for all levels with a presentation concert at the end of the day in the Cultural Centre Neeroeteren. See the two photo reports of these days here: Maaseik or Neeroeteren.

Children Flute Days, Vilvoorde-Brussels, Belgium

29.10.2013 • Flute Day | Concert | Belgium

On October 29th and 30th, Wil Offermans presented a Flute Day for young children for the Jeugd & Muziek (Youth & Music) in Vilvoorde (Brussels), Belgium at the music school of Vilvoorde. Some of the children already had started playing the flute, however others had never played the flute before. During the two days they worked mainly on games also using Offermans Thumpy flute as a way to introduce the flute and to learn to create a flute sound. They also worked on Bird Songs. Click the image on the right to see the photo gallery of the event.