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Books

Release of my first book: "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem".

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​Digitalization, electronics, and robotics have made their entrance into music and music technology since the early 20th century. Composers and musicians are not only seeking an expansion and broadening of the sound palette of musical instruments but also of the human voice. To widen the sound idiom of the singing voice, Extended Vocal Techniques (EVT) are being developed, vocal techniques that can generate new sounds. Originally, these techniques were primarily used within experimental music genres, but nowadays they are increasingly being applied in other genres such as jazz, pop, and even classical music. This has not only led to greater freedom and diversity in the sound possibilities of the human voice but also provides the performer with better vocal control and greater expressiveness. The Belgian soprano and composer Françoise Vanhecke adds to this with her groundbreaking inhaling singing technique (ISFV® or Inhaling Singing Voice).
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My book is available now at Stichting Kunstboek.

"In conversation with composers from Flanders"

This is a new publication by ​Simon De Rijcke in which conversations with composers from Flanders are bundled.
​(Interview with Irma Bilbao on pages 330-344).
More information about this book: Matrix (centre for new music).                                                                                                                                     
The book also includes an extensive listening list with the collected online recordings of almost all the composers mentioned.

"Spirto 6"

Music score for mixed choir, including extended vocal techniques & soundpainting, dedicated to "De 2de Adem" & Maarten Van Ingelgem.
Music sheet: www.Euprint.be
Author: Blake, W. & Irma Bilbao.
Additional information: SPIRTO 6 - IRMA BILBAO For mixed choir with E.V.T ( Extended Vocal Techniques)

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"Souterliedekens"

New publication: music score of "Souterliedekens: voice(s) & instruments".
​Composer: Irma Bilbao.
Music sheet: www.Euprint.be
Additional information: Souterliedekens – IRMA BILBAO
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Music

New released CD box - 3 CDs  Trilogy bow Children of the Ancient Tree  by Carl Deseyn.

​My participation as Françoise Vanhecke: soprano, ISFV® singer, Improvisator & composer (Irma Bilbao) for the following songs:
  • CD1 : 'Voyage to the Ancestor' : Een voorvader van de Oude Esdoorn zendt zijn zaden noordwaarts, na de laatste ijstijd.
    • ​Nr 3: Fertilization Accomplished​
    • Nr 6: Seed Harvesting Whirlwinds
    • Nr 8: Finding Soil
    • Nr 9: Germination (Taking Root) - vocal line composed by Irma Bilbao performed by Françoise Vanhecke: ISFV® Inhaling singer, improvisator
    • Nr10: First day in the Sun (Hello World)
  • CD2 : 'Cycles of Life' : dag en nacht, de 4 seizoenen, de ijstijden: alles is een cyclus.
    • Nr 2: 12 o’ clock (Vangelis)
    • Nr 3: Salvation: vocal line composed by Irma Bilbao performed by Françoise Vanhecke: ISFV® Inhaling singer, Improvisator
    • Nr 6: Whirlwinds (Live)
  • CD3 : 'Children of the Ancient Tree' : de kinderen van de Oude Boom worden, na vele eeuwen land- en roofbouw, voor het eerst gered uit de nietsontziende klauwen van de mens.
    • Nr 11: L’arbre: vocal line composed by Irma Bilbao
    • Nr 12: Waiting for the Sea  (composed by Ima Bilbao) Françoise Vanhecke : keyboard, ocean drum & soprano, ISFV® Singer, improvisator

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Interview

Interview for the Viennese cultural TV channel (TV21 Austria) now on YouTube:

Françoise Vanhecke bei Rendezvous mit René Rumpold.
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