About
Sander De Keere shows how composers use the symphony orchestra to imitate sheep, sewing machines and bells. At Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, on 12 November 2026 at 19:30.
What to expect
Composers have long worked as sound designers, imitating unexpected sounds with a symphony orchestra.
Sander De Keere is a musicologist, composer and radio presenter at Klara.
- Strauss: orchestra bleats like sheep in Don Quixote
- Julia Wolfe: rhythm of steam and sewing machines
- Music that sounds like bells, without bells
FAQ
Where does it take place?
Ancienne Belgique
Anspachlaan 110
1000 Brussel
What is the talk about?
How composers experimented with the symphony orchestra to imitate unexpected sounds.
Strauss lets his orchestra bleat like a herd of sheep in Don Quixote.
Julia Wolfe copies the rhythm of steam and sewing machines.
Some music sounds like bells and little bells, without any bell being played.
Who is Sander De Keere?
A musicologist, composer and radio presenter at Klara.
With Clara De Decker he examines a classical piece every week in the podcast Eerste Hulp bij Klassiek.
He discussed music for 3 seasons in the rubriek Klassiekers on Iedereen Beroemd (VRT1).
Getting there
Ancienne Belgique, 110 Boulevard Anspachlaan, 1000 Bruxelles, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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