Acousmonium

The Institute of Sonology and the Groupe de Recherches Musicales in Paris (GRM) are among the few institutes whose history extends in an uninterrupted line back to the early years of electronic music and musique concrète. Despite the initially large differences in theoretical and aesthetic principles, mutual respect has always been strong. On the initiative of then GRM director Daniel Teruggi, a partnership with the Institute of Sonology was established in 2009 that has led to cooperation in organising concerts and symposia on several occasions.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague and to celebrate that the Institute of Sonology has been part of the Royal Conservatoire for 40 years, GRM will visit The Hague with its Acousmonium from 4 to 7 March 2026. In a series of concerts in the Conservatoriumzaal, works by teachers, students and alumni of the Institute of Sonology, as well as classics from the GRM repertoire, will be spatially performed on this extensive loudspeaker system.

More details about the concert programmes will follow in due course.

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