On Swarms, Davos and the Power of the Powerless

Let's take a look today at the power of individuals against world leaders and what swarm improvisation principles suggest is best to do. This is a rather unusual post for this blog, but hey, these are unusual times! 😄 The following is inspired by both the momentous speech of Canadian premier Carney last week in Davos and my personal struggle to decide how much inconvenience I am willing to suffer in order to stop using…

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/on-swarms-davos-and-the-power-of-the-powerless/

A banquet of life and death, sounds and music

The year starts with tomorrow, Sunday, a very special concert at Splendor in Amsterdam! Invited by tap dancer and concert maker Marije Nie, Genetic Choir singers Thomas Johannsen and Jeannette Huizinga are going to join a number of other fine musicians and singers for a 'Sopa de Pedra' (Stone Soup), a musical banquet to start off the year: 4 January 2026, 20:00 - Table Music / Musical Banquet…

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/a-banquet-of-life-and-death-sounds-and-music/

Improvisation training in the New Year

Dates are fixed, reservations are open! ---> Your can secure a place now for the popular Friday Morning Sessions (early risers or late group) as well as for the (still very fresh and exciting) Wednesday Evening Lab in the new year, starting in the beginning of February 2026. Two great options for diving deeper into the Genetic Choir technique of swarm improvising!

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/improvisation-training-in-the-new-year/

Zin in Zang kalender 2026 – with Genetic Choir

Here's for all your Dutch singing friends that you want to give a Christmas or New Years' gift (and of course also if you want to give it to yourself!): The Zin in Zang kalender 2026 features 365 pages of singing lore, with contributions by famous people like  Karin Bloemen, Francis van Broekhuizen, Fay Claassen, Ton Koopman and... the Genetic Choir!

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/zin-in-zang-kalender-2026-with-genetic-choir/

Last chance to join Stem&Luister in Den Bosch!

foto: Saskia van den Boom If you are living in or near Den Bosch, there is one more intro workshop coming up for the Stem&Luister singer group that is now forming in Den Bosch to sing with people with last phase dementia and make meaningful contact when words are falling away! Intro workshop 25 november 2025, 19:30-21:00 at Van Neynsel / De Grevelingen, Grevelingen 66, 5215 ES 's-Hertogenbosch…

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/last-chance-to-join-stemluister-in-den-bosch/

War, a royal invitation and vulnerability in care - - -
our summary of Genetic Choir's activities has never covered as wide a range of subjects as this one. 😀

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Making Impact on November Music festival on 10 and 13 November with these two events about art and care!

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/november-music-with-genetic-choir/

Shortlisted and recommended by the Europe Jazz Network: The Genetic Choir

The EJN Award for Music & Community is bestowed each year by the Europe Jazz Network to an organisation or project for its groundbreaking work on social inclusion, celebrating initiatives that use jazz and creative music as tools to engage, connect and empower communities. Without our knowledge, the Genetic Choir was shortlisted this year for our work with singer-volunteers and people in the last…

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/shortlisted-and-recommend-by-the-europe-jazz-network-the-genetic-choir/

Training swarm singing and martial art principles for improvisation singing

There are two last places left in the Friday Morning Sessions that are starting next week! Click here for more info and registering The Friday morning sessions, led by artistic director Thomas Johannsen, are an ongoing training of voice and vocal improvisation. In each series, the swarm principles of Genetic Choir singing are further explored with physical and vocal exercises. The focus is on…

https://geneticchoir.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/training-swarm-singing-and-martial-art-principles-for-improvisation-singing/