recent projects
27.11.2025, 14.00-16.30 Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), Concerthall, Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Brussels: Research Day ‚Fast nur Luft – Composing for the Recorder‘ as part of Polyphonic Performance Spaces of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. Composers Marta Gentilucci, Frederik Neyrinck and Annelies van Parys discuss with Tomma their collaborations resulting in three new studies for recorder.
07.11.2025, 19.00 Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Auditorium Joseph Jongen,17 rue du Chêne, 1000 Brussels: Eight students from the University of Cambridge responded to the call to compose a duet for a masterclass with Apsara in March 2025. These duets are now being performed by students from the Conservatory’s recorder class. Coordination: Tomma Wessel
19.10.2025, 14.00 Transit Festival Leuven, 3000 Leuven: Tomma Wessel plays ‚Fast nur Luft‘, with first performances of music by Oren Boneh, Ward De Jonghe, Matthew Shlomowitz
08.08.2025, 12.15 Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon, Rue des Sablons, 1000 Bruxelles : Tomma Wessel performs with FluteLab BXL
09.07.-13.07.2025, 8000 Brugge: Ines Rasbach is joining the teaching team at the Kamermuziekdagen Brugge.
09.07.2024, 19.00 Ryelandtzaal, Achiel van Ackerplein 3, 8000 Brugge: Apsara Duo (Tomma Wessel and Ines Rasbach) is participating in the „Opening Walking Concert“ in the context of Kamermuziekdagen Brugge. Music by Jeremy Thurlow, Tom Johnson and Matthew Shlomowitz. Info and tickets
22.06.2025, 16.00 Domaine de Bérinzenne, Pavillon Lilien, Bérinzenne 4, 4900 Spa: Tomma Wessel performs with FluteLab BXL
21.06.2025, 14.00 Pas de Calais, France, Ballades musicales en sept vallées: Tomma Wessel plays Neyrinck, Telemann and Van Parys
21.03.2025, 19.30 Cambridge (UK), West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge Festival electro//acoustic day: Apsara performs music by Marta Gentilucci, Eva Reiter, Jeremy Thurlow, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre and Giovanni Bassano
Supported by Flanders, State of the Arts 
19.-20.03.2025, Cambridge (UK), Robinson College: Apsara workshop on new recorder duos
21.02.2025, 23.00 FestiVita at Cercle Royal Gaulois: Tomma performs with FluteLab BXL ‚Souffles sur Venise‘ with music by Monteverdi, Morricone, Stravinsky, Vivaldi
09.02.2025, 14.00, 16.00 and 17.00 Stedelijk Museum, 9100 Sint-Niklaas – Festival Passages XII: Apsara plays compositions by Matthew Shlomowitz and Jasper Vanpaemel
08.02.2025, 20.00 Temple Lille (FR): Tomma performs with FluteLab BXL ‚Souffles sur Venise‘ with music by Monteverdi, Morricone, Stravinsky, Vivaldi
02.02.2025, 17.00 Church of Haut Ittre (B): Tomma performs with FluteLab BXL ‚Souffles sur Venise‘ with music by Monteverdi, Morricone, Stravinsky, Vivaldi
19.01.2025, 16.00 Zionskirche Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany: Frakzionen – Festival für Neue Musik: Music by Matthew Shlomowitz and the first performance of „p pp ppp“ for 3 melodicas by Jasper Vanpaemel
Supported by Flanders, State of the Arts
28.11.2024, 20.00 Music Centre De Bijloke Gent, Bijlokekaai 7, 9000 Gent: Tomma Wessel plays „Fast nur Luft“ with music by Annelies Van Parys, Marta Gentilucci, Giorgio Tedde, Emmanuele Casale and first performances of pieces by Mirela Ivičević , Frederik Neyrinck and Sarah Wéry. Electronics by Centre Henri Pousseur, co-commissioned by De Bijloke, Concertgebouw Brugge and Centre Henri Pousseur. Supported by Stad Gent Cultuur
19.10.2024, 12.00 and 17.15 Musica Impulscentrum, Toekomstlaan 5, 3910 Pelt: Chamber III by Sarah Wéry, Milena Forest and Apsara in the context of OORtreders Festival 2024.
18.10.2024, 19.30 Musica Impulscentrum, Toekomstlaan 5, 3910 Pelt: Chamber III by Sarah Wéry, Milena Forest and Apsara in the context of OORtreders Festival 2024.
12.10.2024, 20.00 Festival „Les Polyfolies de la Flûte à bec et son Univers“, church of St Charles des bois blancs, 5900 Lille (France): Tomma Wessel is performing as a member of FluteLab Bxl
05.10.2024, 22.30 BBC Radio 3, New Music Show: Broadcast of Matthew Shlomowitz’s suite of short pieces for recorders, Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders Volume 2, performed by Apsara at London’s Café Oto last June.
Out now: CD full of musical wonders composed by fabulous Matthew Shlomowitz released on Carrier Records !
Features „Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders, Volume 2 and 4“ played by recorder trio Apsara & Swiss synth/perc Quartet Laboratoire. 12 tracks in 33 mins.
12.07.2024, 20.00 Ryelandtzaal, Achiel van Ackerplein 3, 8000 Brugge: Ines Rasbach is participating in a programme of Japanese and French music, including the first performance of a trio by Fumiharu Yoshimine, with harpist Emma Wauters and flutist Camille Guénot in the context of Kamermuziekdagen Brugge. Info and tickets
07.07.2024, 17.00 Auditorium van het Scheppersinstituut, 2800 Mechelen: Tomma Wessel is performing as a member of FluteLab Bxl at the final concert of the Blokfluitdagen Mechelen.
30.06.2024, 19.30 Café Oto, 18–22 Ashwin Street, London, Great Britain: double-bill programme with Plus-Minus Ensemble – compositions by Matthew Shlomowitz, Thomas Stiegler, Jasper Vanpaemel and Galina Ustvolskaya
06.06.2024, 20.00 Podium Fragsyl, Groendreef 89, Lokeren: „Het Lokers dichtercollectief“, Tomma Wessel plays music by Jacob van Eyck.
10.03.2024, 16.00 Begga Festival, Begijnhofkerk, 2800 Mechelen: Tomma Wessel and Annelies Foquaert perform music by female composers and music for the organ of the Begijnhofkerk. The concert is part of the festival Begga. Tomma plays music by Violeta Dinescu, Marta Gentilucci, Annelies Van Parys and Hildegard Von Bingen. More info and tickets here
18.02.2024, 11.00 Concertgebouw Brugge, ‘t Zand 34, 8000 Brugge: Fast nur Luft: Tomma Wessel plays music by Eva Reiter and first performances by Annelies van Parys and Marta Gentilucci, as part of the festival „Het witte blad“.
04.02.2024, 16.00 Church of Vieil-Hesdin, Pas de Calais, France: Apsara – Die Kleine Kammermusik performs „Les goûts réunis“ with captivating baroque music by Couperin, Purcell, Vivaldi and others. Musicians are Tomma Wessel, Ines Rasbach, Nathalie Houtman – recorders, and Thomas Yvrard, harpsichord. Reservation and information via facebook, mail culture@7vallees.fr or phone +33 321861919
