The Vocal Room #2 - A living laboratory for the voice
The Vocal Room is not a concert, but a performative research space for the voice. A place where vocal expression is explored, challenged, and reinvented. In each edition, vocalist Rianne Wilbers (also known as Rhiannin, and resident at POM) invites a different vocal artist to embark on an adventurous experiment together. No repetition, no script—just the here and now.
In The Vocal Room #2, Rianne enters the space with Portuguese singer, improviser, and composer Vera Morais. Her practice operates on the boundary between composition and improvisation, exploring the many sonic and expressive dimensions of the voice. She is the co-founder of several interdisciplinary projects, including the collective LIÇO, which connects traditional Portuguese song and wool processing with performance, in collaboration with harpsichordist Katerina Orfanoudaki. She is also the conductor of the Queer Choir Amsterdam and co-founder of the collective Orbits, which is committed to developing the jazz and improvisation scene in Amsterdam.
With her versatile voice and intuitive approach, Vera creates soundscapes in which space, body, and environment resonate. In 2024, she was awarded the “Emerging Artist of the Year” prize by RTP/Festa do Jazz in Portugal for her work.
Rianne Wilbers - Rhiannin - moves effortlessly between classical, avant-garde, and free improvisation. With her versatile voice, she continually seeks new forms of expression, in which control and surrender go hand in hand. The Vocal Room is her artistic platform at POM, for deepening, research, and collaboration—a place where voices converge and something substantial can emerge. Come listen, feel, and discover how two voices meet, challenge each other, and bring something new to life together.
https://verapmorais.bandcamp.com/
www.riannewilbers.nl and www.rhiannin.com
