Forestiades: Informal concerts, recitals and jam sessions among friends, organised in Forest, Brussels. [Derived from: Schubertiades ‘informal gatherings, held at private homes, to celebrate the music of Franz Schubert’  and: 1190 Forest (Vorst) ‘one of the 19 districts in the city of Brussels’.]

Les Forestiades are inspired by all that great fun that Schubert & friends had in Vienna during their very animated musical evenings, as judging by their faces in the pictures! Our soirées musicales, though, are not limited to Schubert’s works, or even to classical music. They may also include some jazz, Spanish music and other sociable pastimes, such as plastic and performing arts, games, drinks and food. Continue reading “What’s a Forestiade?” →