about their thoughts and expectations in anticipation for the competition. Ruoran, a Classical Voice Masters student, claimed that, especially for opera performers, the conducting process is a process of mutual [...] awaits them as panel-members, demonstrated a keen excitement to find out. Naomi, a Classical Violin Masters student, mentioned that she had been in competition juries before, however never for conducting,
prototypes. The project week kicked off on Monday 27 October with Luis Gimenez Alvarez, creator of Impro Master, an AI-powered app for improvisation. On Tuesday, Yosha Wijngaarden, Assistant Professor at Erasmus
part in the community workshops stood on stage, singing and moving in ways that felt free to them. Master’s students played music from across the Silk Roads, creating a shared space where different traditions
A warm welcome and careful preparation In the months leading up to this new academic year, we connected with our new students through introductory activities, workshops and performances. This gave the
