The Vlaams Radiokoor (Flemish Radio Choir) was founded in 1937 by the Belgian public broadcasterof the day. Today, the Vlaams Radiokoor is renowned for vocal music in Flanders and Europe, and iscounted among the top ensembles both at home and abroad.

The young Belgian conductor Bart Van Reyn is the musical director of the Radiokoor. A sharedpassion for baroque and contemporary repertoire, the belief that the voice is the ultimateinterpreter of our emotions, and the commitment to make our vocal heritage accessible to singersand audiences alike are what binds the ensemble together.

Based in Studio 1 in Flagey (Brussels), the 32 singers of the Vlaams Radiokoor are working on amusical project built on three major pillars. First and foremost, the Vocal Fabric productions–the laboratory of the Radiokoor. Vocal Fabric organizes concerts that test the boundaries of vocal musicand are challenging, quirky and non-conformist. With great hospitality and an intense experience asthe golden thread, we bring together the people onstage and those in the hall: vocal harmony isproof that people are more magnificent together than alone.

In addition, the choir works regularly with renowned instrumental ensembles from Belgium andabroad, such as the Brussels Philharmonic, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Il Gardellino, ISOLISTI, Les Siècles, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In thisway, the Radiokoor has gradually built up its presence on various international stages.

Lastly, the Vlaams Radiokoor is and remains aliving portalfor repertoire, knowledge, experienceand voices. It makes our vocal heritage accessible to singers and the audience, while also investing inthe creation of new vocal works. The choir thus shares its programme, techniqueand expertise withmusic lovers, amateurs and professionals.

The Vlaams Radiokoor also retains its unique status as a radio choir: a great many concertproductions are recorded, and hence the choir has built up a unique collection of live recordings.The collection is constantly supplemented with a selection of studio recordings, thus preserving thevocal heritage for the future.

The Vlaams Radiokoor is an institution of the Flemish Community