FONOS - The Italian Dream

St Lambertus Church

3 Oostzeedijk Beneden, 3062 VJ, Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands

FONOS

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FONOS is an international vocal ensemble based in The Netherlands. Bringing together singers from more than seven different countries, FONOS takes on unique perspective on early as well as contemporary vocal music.All musicians are currently receiving their professional training at the world's leading educational music institutions, while also actively participating in projects around Europe with some of the most renowned vocal chamber groups.The singers met during one such project, in the summer of 2021: a program of Dutch masters from.P.Sweelinck to more contemporary composers such as Ton de Leeuw, led by conductor Daniel Reuss. Shortly after, FONOS was founded.In their performances, FONOS takes you on a journey across centuries, embracing the most exquisite pages of choral music from the Middle Ages to the present day, namely the early Italian renaissance madrigals, English polyphony and contemporary Baltic compositions.Their most recent appearances include participation in the Opera Forward Festival as part of the opera “AER” by Sophia Bardoutsou inn the Dutch National Opera and international debut in the Choral Festival en Provence, "An Evening of Today" with a premiere piece by Alkistis Misouli at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and multiple live performances on the Podium Klassiek TV show on NPO2