Françoise Vanhecke

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Sunday Decdember 7th., 2025: Opening art exposition: 150 years of Thomas Mann / The Magic Mountain

Monday, 27 October 2025

Tuesday October 28th., 2025: Françoise performs at Don Vitalski's legendary Tuesday Club

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

December 18th., 2025: Christmas special nr. 3 with Pierrette COffrée, Françoise Vanhecke and Kimme Tigra

December 18th., 2025: Christmas special nr. 3 with Pierrette COffrée, Françoise Vanhecke and Kimme Tigra

Date and location:

December 18th., 2025 at 08:15 pm (CET).

art pub "De Doedelzak", Budastraat 15, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

More information: Allevents

November 6th., 2025: DOEDELZAK, Budastraat 15, 8500 Kortrijk, Françoise Vanhecke and Samuel Bodart

Françoise Vanhecke and Samuel Bodart: book presentation: "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem".

In her book, Françoise Vanhecke describes the (R)EVOLUTION she has brought to the singing world and continues to bring. It provides an expansive view of contemporary singing techniques, modern music, and stimulates an intense musical experience. This book is a must-have for anyone involved with music.

She also brings a special guest, Samuel Bodart, a drummer and percussionist from Lille with whom she has performed multiple times. Samuel leads a solo project called drums/poetic texts (Numero h.) and plays in various rock and improvisation groups. The majority of his work revolves around setting texts to music that can give rise to musical interpretations.

The book is published by Pelckmans Uitgevers and can also be obtained at the bookstore.

Date & Location:

Thursday, November 6th.,2025 at 08:15 pm (CET)

art pub "De Doedelzak"

Budastraat 15, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.

Starting from October 6, 2025, you can make a reservation via info@kunstkroegdedoedelzak.be - 32 seats (entrance €7).

More information: Allevents.

Monday, 8 September 2025

October 18th., 2025: concert "100 years Mikis Theodorakis" with special guest Françoise Vanhecke.

Saturday October 18th., 2025: concert "100 years Mikis Theodorakis" with special guest Françoise Vanhecke.

Where: Culture House Herbakker, Pastoor De Nevestraat 10 – 9900 EEKLO

Please donwnload the invitation and the flyer.

More information: www.duoromanta.be

Buy tickets: Culture House Herbakker

Or: At the organizer: Theodorakis-Ensemble / Xavier Roels:

phone: 09 228 28 80

GSM: 0476 34 84 19

xavierroels@skynet.be

account number: (BE73) 4434-6492-6160

Wednesday, September 17th., 2025: book presentation by Françoise Vanhecke "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem"

Françoise Vanhecke - Book launch: "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem"

This time, no breathtaking recital by Françoise Vanhecke, but a book launch. In her book, "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem," Françoise presents the results of her doctoral research. In that research, she developed a new singing technique, inhaling singing.

Where? Theater hall CC het SPOOR (Eilandstraat 6, 8530 Harelbeke).

When? Wednesday, September 17th., 2025 - 7 PM

More information: message of CC het SPOOR on Facebook.

Buy tickets at: Uit in Vlaanderen

Sunday, September 14th., 2025: special concert with Alice Toen & Françoise Vanhecke

Together with soprano Françoise Vanhecke and guitarist Jean Van der Schueren, Alice Toen (101) presents a selection of songs and texts by, among others, Toon Hermans, Federico García Lorca, and Jules de Corte.

This concert will take place on Sunday, September 14th.,2025 at LDC De Braambeier, Loppemsestraat 14a in Zedelgem.

Registration is required via:infopuntdementie@zwz.be, or at the reception of WZC Klaverveld (Fazantenlaan 89, 8210 Zedelgem).

More information:

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

August 29th., 2025: Françoise Vanhecke Special Guest CHAPEAU XXV

August 29th., 2025:

Françoise Vanhecke Special Guest CHAPEAU XXV at 3:15 pm in the context of Waregem Koerse / church of Sint-Aamandus-and-Blasius, Markt 15, 8790 Waregem

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April 29th., 2025: Book presentation "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem".

April 29th., 2025: book presentation "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem".

This book presentation will take place at Gentse Stemmen, HoGent (Vesalius campus). The evening symposium is about speech therapy and medical policy before and after vocal cord surgery.

No, this time no breathtaking recital by Françoise Vanhecke. This versatile artist shows her talent as an author with her book "Jawel, ik zing terwijl ik inadem". Pre-registration possible at 27.95 euros per book.

francoisevanhecke@icloud.com

April 16th., 2025: Performance at WZC De Weister (city of Kortrijk).

April 16th., 2025:

Care Kortrijk with WZC De Weister/Lijsterstraat 2, 8511 Aalbeke (Kortrijk)

2:30 PM. Please Register before April 7th. at Evy.santy@kortrijk.be or 056 24 43 50.

April 3rd., 2025: Easter Special "Tabak Taboek"

April 3rd., 2025:

Easter Special "Tabak Taboek"- Pierrette COffrée Jenne Decleir - soprano Françoise Vanhecke 8pm / Art pub "de Doedelzak" / Budastraat 15 - 8500 Kortrijk / entrance: 10 euros.

Reservations: info@kunstkroegdedoedelzak.be

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

December 19th., 2024: Christmas Special nr2, with Pierrette COffrée and Françoise Vanhecke.

December 19th., 2024: Christmas Special nr2, with Pierrette COffrée and Françoise Vanhecke, at Art Pub De Doedelzak.

An unforgettable show with Pierrette COffrée, home-grown performer assisted by soprano Françoise Vanhecke who makes even the angels jealous with her singing. Musical-theatrical adventures with surprises from special guests from the region. Also present again is the capricious, demanding Venus of Kortrijk. Let yourself be transported to a most wonderful winter universe!

You can book via info@kunstkroegdedoedelzak.be (entrance € 10).

Or visit the website of Kunstkroeg De Doedelzak (Art Pub De Doedelzak).

December 1st., 2024: "Spirto 6": Music score for mixed choir.

December 1st., 2024: performance of "Spirto 6": Music score for mixed choir.

After a first tryout in the Ravenstein Gallery in Brussels and an avant premiere at the International Choir Festival Flanders in Ghent on October 6 in C-Mine, the official creation of "Spirto 6" by Irma Bilbao will be performed on the occasion of the 40 years of existence of "De 2de Adem" (chamber choir for Contemporary music).

This performance will take place at the church of Saint Coleta (Ghent).

Tickets: De 2e Adem.

"Spirto 6": Music score for mixed choir, including extended vocal techniques & soundpainting, dedicated to "De 2de Adem" & Maarten Van Ingelgem.

Please visit the website of Euprint Ed if you want to purchase the music score.

Additional explanations about "Spirto 6": SPIRTO 6 - IRMA BILBAO For mixed choir.

December 1st, 2024: A JOURNEY INTO THE UNIVERSE.

With Françoise Vanhecke & Pascal Coppé.

Sunday, December 1st., at 17:00 o'clock, CC De Ververij, city of Ronse.

Tickets and information: CC De Ververij.

November 24th., 2024: Tribute to Alice Toen (poetry and song).

Mechelen Cultural Centre, at 15:00 o'clock.

With: Alice Toen, Françoise Vanhecke &Jean Van der Schueren.

There is no age limit on passion. Alice Toen, born in 1924 and therefore 100 in 2024, is still driven to be on stage. She is an inspirational figure for many of us. Alice is not only active as an actress for television, film and theatre, but is also known as an author and dramaturge of children's and young people's theatre, for which she has been awarded many prizes. She sings and plays guitar and still enjoys performing to the fullest.

More information: Mechelen Cultural Centre

Monday, 12 August 2024

September 6th., 2024: Don Vitalski's legendary Tuesday club.

Where? "De Kring", Heilig Hartplein 2 in Ghent.

August 16th., 2024: Carl Deseyn & "Music under the Stars".

August 16th., 2024: Carl Deseyn & "Music under the Stars" in Hemsrode Castle in Hemsrode 3, 8570 Anzegem at 8.30 pm.

More information on Facebook:

(3) Music under the Stars | Facebook

Tickets: Your-Tickets