Kurt Bikkembergs (*1963) studied composition and conducting at the renowned Lemmens Institute in Leuven. At present, he is the choir director of the Vlaamse Opera and musical director of the Cathedral in Brussels.

He writes about his work: 'Young people need music, contemporary music, to express their own attitude towards life.

"Psalmi novi" tries to help to achieve that by means of

• new interpretations and translations from the old bible,
• expressive rhythms, modern harmonies and spee...