The Day of Polyphony

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© Johan Beckers

Festival
Feb 22 2026

On Sunday, 22 February, the whole family can settle comfortably around the radio, as Klara celebrates the Day of Polyphony together with the Alamire Foundation. Starting at 10 a.m., Mark Janssens and Nicole Van Opstal will present a festive ode to early music live from the House of Polyphony, in a varied day-long program entirely dedicated to the research and activities of the Alamire Foundation.

The program:

  • Utopia Ensemble, Picture Motets
    Michaela Riener, Bart Uvyn, Adriaan de Koster, Lieven Termont, Jonty Coy

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  • Zefiro Torna, Unity in Diversity and the Antwerp Songbook
    Jurgen De bruyn, Lore Binon, Elly Aerden, Joel Frederiksen

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  • Lynda Sayce, Lute Music in Prints by Phalèse and a Special Excerpt from Plantin-Moretus

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  • Wim Diepenhorst, Keyboards from the Collection of the Alamire Foundation

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  • Sollazzo Ensemble, Leuven Chansonnier
    Anna Danilevskaia, Johanna Beier, Filipa Meneses

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  • Cappella Pratensis, The Bossche Choirbooks
    Tim Braithwaite, Andrew Hallock, Lior Leibovici, Peter de Laurentiis, Marc Busnel, Jonty Coy

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  • Cacophony!, Sancta Maria succurre miseris: a Canon for Mary of Hungary
    Tim Braithwaite, Korneel Van Neste, André Perez, Jonty Coy - recording

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Throughout the live broadcast, interesting guests will join the table: Lore Binon, Tim Braithwaite, Anna Danilevskaia, Jurgen De Bruyn, Adriaan De Koster, Bart Demuyt, Wim Diepenhorst, Eric Jas, Lynda Sayce, Karolien Selhorst, Elise Simoens, Lieven Termont, Paul Van Nevel, Stefan Van Lani, and Toon van Waterschoot.

You can listen via Klara or on VRT MAX.