Concerts, albums, a podcast and films: music as it sounded in abbeys, churches, chapels and the landscape. To relive at home, or to discover before you come and listen.
Videos
Concerts as they sounded at our venues, recorded by our own technicians.
Music that came to life at our venues, to listen to at home.
Playlist, 2025
Derroll 100
Eight songwriters on Derroll Adams, produced by Laura Cortese
On 27 November 2025, banjo man Derroll Adams would have turned one hundred. Laura Cortese asked eight songwriters from Europe and North America each to write a new song inspired by his life and songs, from Meskerem Mees and Kaia Kater to Rowan Rheingans and Johannes Wannyn.
Derroll 100 on Spotify
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Thirteen artists and ensembles in residence at the Abdij van Park
Three years of musical residencies at Abdij van Park, just outside Leuven: thirteen artists and ensembles each created a piece for a spot in the abbey, from the library and the cloister to the upper choir, and recorded it on location.
The Sound of the Abbey on Spotify
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Nine artists and ensembles in residence in the Merode
Nine artists, duos and ensembles from the Flemish folk and world music scene went on residency in the Merode. Their journey of discovery through nature and heritage produced fifteen new pieces, each one an ode to the Merode.
Ode aan de Merode on SoundCloud
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Short documentaries about music, people and places in the Merode.
Documentary, 3 parts
The traditional pubs of the Merode
Merodefestival, with singer-songwriter Lennaert Maes
Singer-songwriter Lennaert Maes visits three old traditional pubs in the Merode and writes a song for each landlord: three moving portraits of around 25 minutes each.
