Reflets Sonores returns for its third edition, once again under the artistic direction of the Belgian Federation of Electroacoustic Music. This year’s edition offers three evenings of unique sonic creations, set in a heritage site as rare as it is inspiring.
The Glass Chapel of Fauquez, entirely adorned in marbrite, provides a stunning setting for deep listening, experimentation, and contemplation. For the occasion, an acousmonium — a thirty-loudspeaker sound orchestra — will be installed, inviting audiences into a rich and immersive listening experience. The program features electroacoustic and acousmatic music, live electronics, modular synthesis, and hybrid compositions combining saxophone, Tibetan bowls, percussion, and hurdy-gurdy.
On Sunday, three live performances will resonate in memory and tribute to Philippe Franck, director of Transcultures, who passed away in late January 2025.
The vibrant program also includes artist talks and free-access audiovisual installations, offering multiple ways to engage with the artists and their sound worlds.
With : Antoine Habiyambere, Arsène Souffriau, Bruno Abt, Charo Calvo, Christophe Bailleau, Didié Nietzsche, Dimitri Coppe, Dirk Veulemans, Elizabeth Anderson, Fred Willaume, Isa*Belle, Jean-François Lejeune, Jean-Louis Poliart, JP Jonckheere, Julien Guillamat, Joris de Laet, Kristof Lauwers, Léa Roger, L’Oeil écoute, Mathieu Buytaers, Paul Adriaenssens, Roald Baudoux, Sophie Delafontaine, Stéphane Kozik, Thibault Madeline, Todor Todoroff, Victor Outters, Vincent Simionovici…
Programme détaillé
Friday, June 13, 2025
| Dimitri Coppe | da mihi ex ista arbore quos seram surculos (2024) – Live | 13’30 |
| Elizabeth Anderson | Helios & Selene (Part 1) (2024) | 11’14 |
| Paul Adriaenssens | Ekphrasis (2024) | 06’00 |
| Antoine Habiyambere | Rwambikanye (2021) | 12’43 |
| — E N T R A C T E — | ||
| L’Oeil écoute (Mathieu Buytaers, Jean-François Lejeune) | Live ** | 20’00 |
| Léa Roger | Insouciante (2022) | 05’49 |
| Arsène Souffriau | Trois études pour Maldoror (1962) | 04’00 |
| Victor Outters | NéOmbre (2022) | 10’40 |
Saturday, June 14, 2025
| Roald Baudoux | F.B.N. ** – Live | 10’00 |
| Dirk Veulemans | Medea (2011) | 12’00 |
| Charo Calvo | Plankton Fever (2024) | 06’00 |
| Kristof Lauwers | Strays ** | 10’00 |
| Bruno Abt | Trois Visions Sereines – Serpent (2014) | 08’30 |
| — E N T R A C T E — | ||
| JP Jonckheere + Fred Willaume | Noname (2024) – Mixte avec saxophone | 18’42 |
| Léa Roger | Prélude et fugue (2024) | 08’00 |
| Jean-Louis Poliart | Discrète effervescence (2022) | 09’53 |
| Vincent Simionovici | Artefact (2024) | 08’00 |
Sunday, June 15, 2025
| Isa Belle + Didié Nietzsche | I PhilLove ** – Bols tibétains, percussions et live électronics | 15’00 |
| Isa Belle + Stéphane Kozik | The Wheel of Life ** – Bols tibétains, vielle à roue, capteurs et live électronics | 15’00 |
| Julien Guillamat | Altitudes (2023-24) | 12’50 |
| — E N T R A C T E — | ||
| Christophe Bailleau | Vertiges ** – Flûte MIDI, percussions et live electronics | 15’00 |
| Sophie Delafontaine | Bouffée (2023-24) | 14’00 |
| Todor Todoroff | Voices Part IV – Hallucinations (2024) | 11’04 |
Additional info
- Works marked with ** are world premieres
- Spatialization by the attending composers and additional spatialization by Thibault Madeline
- Audio-visual installations (Free access from Friday 13/6 to Sunday 15/6 – from 6 PM to 10 PM)
- Eolien-Sonore – Stéphanie Laforce
- ‘Grijze Muziek’ – ‘Grey Music’ – Joris de Laet
Fédération Belge de Musique Électroacoustique (FeBeME)
The Belgian Federation of Electroacoustic Music — FeBeME-BEFEM — is a national organization that brings together creators, performers, educators, and institutions working in the field of electroacoustic music, whether acousmatic, live electronic, mixed, experimental, or installation-based.
Active for several decades, FeBeME is committed to supporting creation, promoting Belgium’s electroacoustic heritage, and encouraging the dissemination of contemporary works both nationally and internationally. It serves as the Belgian representative within the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (CIME/ICEM).
The Federation develops or supports a wide range of projects: concerts, festivals, residencies, publications, educational workshops, and interdisciplinary collaborations. It functions as both a professional network and an artistic catalyst, working to advance and raise awareness of these innovative sonic forms within the Belgian cultural landscape.
Informations
- 07 > 09.06.2024
- Chapelle de Verre
- Rue Arthur Brancart. 100
7090 Fauquez – Ronquières – Brabant Wallon - Concert entrance: €15 / €8 (students, unemployed, members of theFeBeME)
- febeme-befem.be
Production
- FeBeME
- With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, General Administration of Culture, Music Department.
- Acousmonium: ARTeM asbl, Roald Baudoux, Stéphanie Laforce, and Dirk Veulemans.
