Training
•Bullet: From your first year you receive a weekly one-to-one lesson on your principal instrument and perform in two ensembles each week, working on repertoire, stylistic interpretation, improvisation and ensemble communication
•Bullet: The core focus is Cuban and Brazilian traditions and the River Plate region including Argentine Tango, with project modules on Colombian traditions, music from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), and dialogues with flamenco
•Bullet: A distinctive strand joins rhythm, dance, language (Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish), music appreciation and music lineage, so that groove and phrasing are learned through the body as well as the instrument
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Wanderlust is the Global Musics festival, where ensembles play Latin, flamenco, Argentinean tango, Indian and classical Turkish music
•Bullet: Partners include the Fenix Museum of Migration, the Concertgebouw, GROUNDS and Cultuur & Campus Putselaan in Rotterdam South
Professional Development
•Bullet: Faculty include Cuban and Caribbean specialists Jesús Hernández (guitar, tres, bass), Pedro Luis Cosme (bass), Nils Fischer (percussion and specialisation coordinator) and Marc Bischoff (piano), Brazilian specialists such as Lilian Vieira (voice) and Maxim Zettel (percussion), and tango researchers Dr Bárbara Varassi Pega and Dr Stephen Meyer
