Not an organist, but a guitarist who controls the Fokker organ with his guitar. Bram Stadhouders creates an entirely his own three-dimensional sound world with his guitar and electronics: ambient, exhilarating, and layered, with the Fokker organ as an unshakable foundation. Meanwhile, three dancers provide a hypnotic visual component. Bram Stadhouders, one of the most versatile and adventurous guitarists of the moment, does not offer a concert but an immersive experience that casts the organ in a new musical light, with his new work SUPERNATET at the heart of the programme.

Jazz guitarist Bram Stadhouders (Tilburg, 1987) is among the most versatile and adventurous guitarists of today. He studied Music and Technology at the Utrecht School of the Arts before completing his Master’s in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. His playing is influenced by (natural) landscapes, visual art, ambient music, and world music, always exploring the boundary between improvisation and composition. In addition to being a guitarist and improviser, Stadhouders is a composer and initiator of boundary-pushing projects that expand the world of the guitar. In his Big Barrel project, for example, he used his electric guitar to control a (rotary) organ, and he developed the ‘surround guitar’, where each string projects its sound in a different direction, enveloping the listener in a sphere of sound. He has collaborated with the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Eric Vloeimans, Spinvis, and Baroque Orchestration X, performing on more than 800 stages, including major (jazz) festivals in over sixty countries.