The English Reformed Church, located in the Begijnhof in the heart of Amsterdam, has been hosting chamber music concerts since the early 1970s. With its outstanding acoustics, the beautiful 15th-century building quickly became and has remained a favourite venue for musicians and audience alike. Several renowned musicians received their start here, and many still delight the ERC audience.
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The Rietveld Ensemble
Saturday 7 December 2019 1 pm.
Elisabeth Perry: violin
Richard Wolfe: viola
Matthias Naegele: cello
Peter Leerdam: double bass
Linda Speulman: flute
Frank van Koten: oboe
Nancy Braithwaite: clarinet
Louis van Nunen: bassoon
Hans Dullaert: horn
Programme:
Het Rietveld Ensemble and Friends
Fourth in a series of eight chamber music concerts
Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet No. 2 H 347
Louise Farrenc: Nonet op 38 E-flat major
Thomas Oboe Lee: Nonet world premiere
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
http://www.rietveld-ensemble.com
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Balkankoor Slavuj
Sunday 8 December 2019 3.15 pm.
Conductor Ivo Boswijk
Programme:
Balkankoor Slavuj will perform songs about love, longing and the sea.
Tickets: € 15, –
CJP and Children up to 12 years € 10, –
http://www.slavuj.nl/
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Maxime Gulikers & Pieter Bogaert
Thursday 12 December 2019 1 pm.
Maxime Gulikers: violin
Pieter Bogaert: piano
Programme:
G. Kurtág: from Signs, Games and Messages
Hommage à J. S. Bach
Anziksz Kellerannának, Postcard to Anna Keller
Kromatikus feleselös, Zank-Kromatisch
G. Enescu: Sonata nr. 3 part 1
E. Ysaye: Sonata for violin solo nr. 5 op. 27
F. Kreisler: from Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: Liebesfreud
M. Shalygin: Kaya
J. S. Bach: from Partita nr. 1 in b, BWV 1002
tempo di borea and double
C. Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso op. 28
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
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Balkankoor Slavuj
Saturday 14 December 2019 8.15 pm.
Conductor Ivo Boswijk
Programme:
Balkankoor Slavuj will perform songs about love, longing and the sea.
Tickets: € 15, –
CJP and Children up to 12 years € 10, –
http://www.slavuj.nl/
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The Musicians Without Borders benefit
Sunday 15 December 2019 2 pm.
Programme:
From 2 pm to 5 pm at least six world music choirs and ensembles will in turn perform songs from all corners of the world. The proceeds from this musical afternoon will go to the very special organisation Musicians without Borders, which through the power of music aims to unify people divided and affected by conflict.
Tickets: € 10, –
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Projectkoor Hartstocht naar het Oosten
Thursday 19 December 2019 8.15pm.
Conductor: Tatiana Lina
Programme:
The final concert of the vocal project Hartstocht naar het Oosten, the tenth jubilee edition.
The project choir will sing polyphonic songs from Corsica, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ukraine Russia, South Africa and other lands in traditional and modern choir arrangements.
Tickets: € 10, –
http://tatianalina.com/agenda.html
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Het Grand Stand Classickoor
Friday 20 December 2019 8.15 pm.
Conductor: Adriaen van der Veen
Ensemble Conservatorium Amsterdam
Programme:
A varied Christmas concert with works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi.
As well as the traditional well-loved and less well-known Christmas songs from all corners of the globe, this year a number of Scandinavian works will be included.
Tickets: € 12.50
https://zingenisheerlijk.nl/GS/
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Het Rootskoor Amsterdam
Saturday 21 December 2019 3:15 pm.
Conductor: Herbert de Jonge
Programme:
A varied Christmas concert which will include:
Orland di Lasso: Kyrie
Camille Saint-Saëns: Ave Verum
Palestrina: Adoramus te christe
Albert de Klerk: Pater noster
John Tavener: The Lamb
Stille Nacht, Away in a Manger, An Irish Blessing,
Entre le boeuf et l´ane gris, Jul, Jul Stralende Jul and much more.
Tickets: € 7.50
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Coro Encanto
Saturday 21 December 2019 8.15 pm.
Conductor: Felix van den Hombergh
Regina Albanez: baroque guitar
Maaike Boekholt: viola da gamba.
Luiz Perillo: percussion
Programme:
Coro Encanto will sing Christmas music from old Mexico.
Early Spanish music blended with Mexican folk music.
In the programme various scenes from the Christmas story will be brought to life.
Christmas music with a Mexican swing!
Tickets:
On Line
€ 13, –
€ 11, – CJP and Stadspas
€ 7, – Children up to 12 years
At the church
€ 16, –
€ 13, – CJP and Stadspas
€ 8, – Children up to 12 years
https://coroencanto.nl/
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Het Plantagekoor, Vocaal Ensemble Amadeus and instrumental ensemble
Sunday 22 December 2019 14:30 pm.
Conductor: Bert ’t Hart
Ireen van Bijnen: soprano
David Cohen: countertenor
André Cruz: tenor
Yonathan van den Brink: bass-baritone
Programme:
Georg Friederich Händel: The Messiah
Tickets: € 25, –
Advance Tickets: € 20, –
http://www.plantagekoor.nl/onze-concerten/
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Chamber music with Ruña ‘t Hart and friends
Saturday 11 January 2020 8:15 pm.
Ruña ’t Hart: violin.
Kalle de Bie: cello.
Sean Rooney: piano.
Programme:
Chamber music with Ruña ‘t Hart and friends
Claude Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano in d minor
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio no. 1 op. 8 in c minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio op. 50 in a minor
Tickets: € 15, –
Students and children € 5, –
https://runathart.com/
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Check all upcoming concerts in our calendar.
You can read more about concerts in our church here!.
For information about concert bookings (NOT about ticket information), please email the Concert Manager Kenneth Ewen selecting department ‘Concert Manager’ in our Contact form.