Delft World Music Collective & Open Choir Rotterdam

With guest artists Isabel Bermejo, Khorshid Dadbeh and Lucie Lelaurain
An evening of world music, shared voices and musical discovery.

On 4 December, Delft World Music Collective (DWMC) and Open Choir Rotterdam come together for a concert celebrating the ways music connects people across languages and traditions.

Under the musical direction of Juliano Vendemiatti, DWMC brings together musicians from different cultural backgrounds. Drawing on Brazilian, Arabic, Indian, Balkan influences and beyond, the collective explores traditional repertoire, original compositions and improvisation. Each performance grows from the exchange between musicians, bringing familiar sounds into new conversations.

Founded and conducted by Spanish singer, composer and educator Isabel Bermejo, Open Choir Rotterdam brings that same spirit of connection to collective singing. This international community choir welcomes voices of all experience levels, with a repertoire spanning languages including Punjabi, Lingala, Albanian, Spanish and Portuguese. Energy, expression and the celebration of cultural diversity are at the heart of its work.

Joining the programme as guest artists are singer and songwriter Isabel Bermejo, tar and tanbour player Khorshid Dadbeh, and flautist and duduk player Lucie Lelaurain.

Expect an evening of rich instrumental textures, voices from different traditions, and the pleasure of musicians listening and responding to one another. Come discover what happens when these musical worlds share a stage.

Musical direction: Juliano Vendemiatti
Choir conductor: Isabel Bermejo

This project is supported by Gemeente Delft, Fonds1818 and VSBfonds.