composer, and vocal coach with a rich and diverse musical background. After initially exploring pop and jazz, her passion shifted towards Latin American music during her studies in Barcelona. She further honed [...] captivated audiences at prestigious events like the North Sea Jazz Festival, Music Meeting Festival, De Doelen World Music Festival, and Dias Latinos Festival. She currently leads her own group, "Nakumba [...] about exploring the human singing voice and the music that exists around the world. I work closely with musicians of the Latin and Brazilian jazz music scene. Moreover, I love teaching and helping people
redesign World Music. Therefore, for one year (academic year 2024-2025), Codarts will not be admitting new students to the Latin, Turkish Music and Argentinean Tango specialisations within World Music. This will [...] opened the door to a wide range of musical styles alongside the classical tradition. In 1990, pianist Jan Laurens Hartong and musicologist Joep Bor founded the World Music Academy as part of the Rotterdam [...] Rotterdam Conservatoire. This has grown into the unique and diverse World Music Academy with various specialisations. In 2024, World Music will remain a valuable and unique part of Codarts' educational portfolio
and India to West Asia - and showed how this is connected to their musical practice. 'A Celebration of Artistic Research in World Music' was more than an exploration - it was a showcase of the vibrant tapestry [...] celebrated the creativity and research into world music at Codarts and gave a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the diverse international team. World music research serves as a bridge to a more intercultural [...] context behind the music and cultures we work with. Therefore, this event aimed to share the recent publications of our Codarts researchers and show how this research directly affects their music practice. We
Using musical parameters to observe cognitive functioning in stroke rehabilitants’. “The community at the master programme was something unique.” Rita Kárpáti is a Hungarian-born musician, music educator [...] educator, and music therapist, working in the Netherlands. She graduated in 2021 after completing her Master’s thesis on the music-based clinical observation of cognitive functioning in stroke patients. Currently [...] cognition, and the clinical use of music. At this year’s Codarts Research Festival 2022, on 17 March, Rita conducted the lecture ‘What the Ears Can See: Using musical parameters to observe cognitive functioning
different genres of music. "This has made me flexible and creative as a professional." "Music is a never ending journey that requires practice and study and I try to develop my music by traveling and playing [...] degree, she went on for her master's degree in Performing Music. Cici Isenia came to the Netherlands from Curacao to study at Codarts. Cici took the Music in Education programme: "a very broad education that [...] comes to entrepreneurship" said Cici. Khorshid sees music "as a journey without end, which requires practice and study and I try to develop my music by traveling and playing in Iran and other countries
designation Top Study Programme: Circus Arts, Dance in Education, Music in Education, Music (jazz, pop, world music, classical music, and music theatre), and Dance. The Bachelor’s programme Dance had the highest
It went so well that she was admitted to the school. Musical roots “I’ve been involved with music since I was a kid,” she says. “I come from a musical family; my older brother and sister are both professional [...] took singing lessons. She sang in choirs and singing groups, especially pop and folk music and Slovenian music. Jazz music only entered her world relatively late, at the end of high school. “When I came into [...] appropriate accompaniment. All four of us have the freedom to express ourselves musically and bring in ideas.” Besides musically, the four band members also get on well personally. Last year the entire band
(De Mol en de Paradijsvogel) - 3rd year student Music Theatre Lisa Schol (Melk) - alumnus Sem Konijn (Je, Anne) - 3rd year student Music Theatre Best music and song lyrics Marijn Bellaard (Writers collective
from Codarts Classical Music will perform live at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). They will accompany a selection of short films curated by the festival. The music for these short films [...] South. Conducting students will lead the rehearsals and performances, after participating in a film music conducting workshop in the months leading up to the project. IFFR 2025 will be held from 30 January
followed his passion for music and moved from Turkey to the Netherlands to study jazz vocals at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. This was a significant step for him because prior to his musical career, he worked [...] entrepreneurial and resourceful personality led to the success of his own music school in Amsterdam West, which grew into a thriving musical community within 9 years. Additionally, he held a special position
