Collegium Vocale
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Collegium Vocale was founded in 1970, one of the top choirs, mainly (but not exclusively) in the interpretation of the vocal work of J.S. Bach. Collegium Vocale is based in Ghent
(Belgium) and was founded, and still directed by Philippe Herreweghe
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In 2011, although many other music groups and soloists (classical, jazz and pop groups), including the Metropolitan Opera, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber, Collegium Vocale Ghent cancelled their planned concerts in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
(Belgium) and was founded, and still directed by Philippe Herreweghe
Philippe Herreweghe
Philippe Herreweghe is a Flemish conductor.In his school years at the University of Ghent, Herreweghe combined studies in medical science and psychiatry with a musical education at the Ghent Conservatory, where Marcel Gazelle, Yehudi Menuhin's accompanist, was his piano teacher...
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In 2011, although many other music groups and soloists (classical, jazz and pop groups), including the Metropolitan Opera, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber, Collegium Vocale Ghent cancelled their planned concerts in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.