🎼 VUB Symphony Orchestra ignites the musical fire with Ardor Unis

Eric De Ripainsel
Jul 20
2 min read

🎼 VUB Symphony Orchestra rekindles the musical fire with Ardor Unis

The VUB Alumni Association is once again proud to be a partner of the VUB Symphony Orchestra this year. This autumn, the orchestra is bringing the brand-new concert series Ardor Unis to Brussels and Flanders: a musical ode to togetherness, passion, and the power of making music together.

Music that connects people

Ardor Unis literally means "united passion" . The concert program celebrates the unique connection that arises when musicians tell one story together. Moreover, that connection takes on a special significance this year, as the orchestra welcomes Charlotte Panouklia as its new conductor. With her fresh artistic vision and inspiring approach, she gives the orchestra a new musical impetus.

The audience can expect an evening full of emotion, energy, and impressive orchestral music: elegant, captivating, playful, moving, and above all... full of fire.

A varied program full of classics and film music

The VUB Symphony Orchestra presents a particularly varied repertoire with works by, among others:

🔥 L'Oiseau de Feu – Igor Stravinsky
💃 Polovtsian Dances – Alexander Borodin
🎻 Palladio Reimagined – Karl Jenkins
🌹 Carmen – Georges Bizet
❤️The Great Lover – Leonard Bernstein
✨ Unheralded Ace – Ricciotti
⚔️ Riders of Justice – Curran
🏙️ Times Square, 1944 – Leonard Bernstein
🌍 Out of Africa – John Barry
🇧🇪 La Danse à l'auberge – Frédéric Devreese
⭐ Star Wars – A New Hope – John Williams

A program that will appeal to both lovers of the classical repertoire and fans of iconic film music.

Concert dates

📍 Brussels – VUB Etterbeek Campus Sunday, November 22 – 3:00 PM

📍 Bredene – Eventcentrum Staf Versluys Saturday, December 5 – 8:00 PM

📍 Mol – Schouwburg Rex Sunday, December 6 – 3:00 PM

📍 Zele – GC De Wiek (benefit concert) Saturday, December 12 – 8:00 PM

📍 Genk – CC C-Mine Sunday, December 13 – 3:00 PM

Practical information

🎟️ Tickets will be available from October via the VUB Symphony Orchestra website.

Standard ticket: €20
Student rate: €15
OSB-VUB members also benefit from a preferential rate.

More information and ticket sales: https://vuborkest.vub.be

Together we make culture possible

The VUB Symphony Orchestra can count on the support of numerous partners from the secular humanist community, the VUB, and various social organizations. The VUB Alumni Association is particularly proud to once again be part of this warm partnership that brings together music, culture, and togetherness.