During the 2010 season, he composed YVAIN, LE CHEVALIER LION, operatorio for choir, orchestra, three soloists and narrator with libretto by Marc RONVAUX, adapted from the novel by Chrétien de Troyes. This work has been nominated in november 2011 at ‘Hollywood Music in Media Awards’
Several times, Eric BETTENS was invited in Asia as a jury member at the Celebrate the Sea festival (Singapore and Manilla).
In 2012, he participated in a
cinematographic, scientific and
historic expedition lasting four
weeks in Antarctica. During this fabulous trip, he wrote the music for the film made there, drawing inspiration from the sumptuous landscapes of ice and sensations he had never before experienced.
Increasingly, it is requested to perform concerts "Sound and light", where the video still has a prominent place. It is sometimes accompanied by dancers, musicians or others with a full symphony orchestra. Thus, in addition to several locations in Belgium, it has already happened in Lyon, Strasbourg, outdoors in the south of France, Switzerland, Singapore and the Philippines where he played in the honor and the presence of former President Gloria Arroyo.
Eric Bettens produced 3 albums : DISCOVERY (2006), ENTRE CIEL ET MER (2009) and EMPREINTE (2012)