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New Horizons
Iguazú Quintet is a young Belgian ensemble made up of multifaceted musicians, developing a distinctive sound at the crossroads of popular and classical music. Through numerous original arrangements enhanced by improvisation, as well as collaborations with many contemporary composers, the group explores new musical territories.
Iguazú Quintet was founded in 2016 at the Royal Conservatory of Mons (Arts2), and has since grown into a professional project spanning classical music, tango, and jazz, performing both in Belgium and abroad.
After recording a first album dedicated to Astor Piazzolla, released in 2020, the group unveiled its new album, Passages, in July 2023. Dedicated to contemporary composers of Tango Nuevo, this album continues the ensemble’s artistic path of blending musical genres while establishing itself as a chamber jazz formation.
Today, the group offers an ever more inventive and modern musical journey, drawing inspiration from a wide range of world music traditions, as well as jazz fusion and contemporary music.
Iguazú Quintet is part of the “Arts et Vie” touring program of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (code 14321).
Our last video
"Le Rêve de Maya", a piece composed by Samuel Strouk. We wrote a quintet arrangement and recorded the clip in the Arsonic venue, in Mons.
Our First Album
Members
Marion Borgel
Marion Borgel is a French violonist who studied at the Royal Conservatories of Mons and Brussels.
She is very committed to the contemporary classical repertoire and takes part in many projects in orchestra and chamber music, on the violon or the viola.
Pauline Oreins
Paulien Oreins is a Belgian pianist, accordionist and composer.
After her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Mons and at the IMEP of Namur, she took part in many projects, playing world music and classical music as well as in pluri-disciplinary projects, as a performer and a composer.
Wynand Mawet
Wynand Mawet is a Belgian guitarist interested in jazz, classical and world music.
After studying at the Royal Conservatory of Mons and the Lucas School of Arts of Leuven, he launched several musical and pluri-disciplinary projects, as a performer, arranger and producer.
Hakim Talbi
Hakim Talbi is a belgian pianist and double-bass player, former student of the Royal Classical Conservatory of Mons.
Composer, arranger and improvisor, he takes part in many jazz, blues and funk projects as well as contemporary classical music creations in Belgium and abroad.
Nicolas Sanna
Nicolas Sanna is a guitarist, keyboard player, bassist, drummer and singer.
After studies at the Royal Classical Conservatory of Mons, he joined many projects in Belgium in blues, rock, jazz and pop music, as well as pluri-disciplinary creations.
