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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Het Rietveld Ensemble
Saturday 22 June 2019 1pm.
Roberta Alexander, soprano
Ernst Munneke: piano
Elisabeth Perry: violin
Richard Wolfe: viola
Matthias Naegele: cello
Peter Leerdam: double base
Nancy Braithwaite: clarinet
Programme:
Het Rietveld Ensemble and friends
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet in D major Op. 110
Andreas Romberg Clarinet Quintet in F major Op. 57
Vocal works by Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
http://www.rietveld-ensemble.com
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Het Purcell Kamerorkest
Sunday 23 June 2019 3:15 pm.
Conductor: Mimi Mitchell.
René Schiffer: cello.
Programme:
Jean-Féry Rebel: Suite
Darius Milhaud: Suite d’après Corrette
Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C minor
Ralf Petersen: Suite Na franse dansmeisters
René Schiffer: Fandango for cello and orchestra
Benjamin Britten: The Simple Symphony Opus 4
Tickets: € 15, – CJP and Stadspas: € 12, –
Fiends of Het Purcell Kamerorkest: € 12, – reductions €10, -.
Children up to 12 years old free
http://purcellkamerorkest.nl/
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The Pittsburgh Girls Choir, USA
Thursday 27 June 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: Kathryn Bernhard.
Programme:
The Voices of Women: Courage.
To include music drawn from the writings of Malala Yousafzai, Helen Keller, Victor Hugo, Christina Rossetti, and Victor Hugo.
Also, Abbie Betinis’ arrangement of Jerusalem luminosa by Thomas á Kempis
Linda Tutas Haugen’s vividly moving work Anne Frank: A Living Voice.
Based on excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank.
The poetry of Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) occupies an important place in this performance.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
https://pittsburghgirlschoir.com/
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The choir of St Angela’s Ursuline School, London
Friday 28 June 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: Will Ramos.
Programme:
Georg Friedrich Händel: Va Godendo.
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere.
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Pie Jesu.
John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth.
Karl Jenkins: Adiemus.
Lennon–McCartney: Because.
David Foster: The Prayer.
Gustav Holst Charlie Skarbek: World in Union.
Also pieces from the musicals Wicked, Annie, The Lion King and much more
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
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Het Mandoline Kamerorkest, Het CONSORT
Saturday 29 June 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: Alex Timmerman.
Programme:
To include: Antonio Vivaldi: de Folia Variations,
Georg Friedrich Handel: Concerto for harp arranged for solo guitar and mandolin.
Also works by Michel-Richard de Lalande, Victor Kioulaphides and Manuel de Falla.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
http://hetconsort.net/
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Jae Won Kim and Mark Tollefsen pianists
Friday 5 July 2019 1 pm.
Programme: Piano recital.
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A Major, K. 113.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39.
No. 1 in C Minor.
No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor.
No. 4 in B Minor.
No. 5 in E-Flat Minor.
No. 9 in D Major.
Robert Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9.
George Gershwin: Etudes arranged by Earl Wild and Jae Won Kim.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
Welcome to the website of Pianist Mark Tollefsen
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The Mississauga Festival Choir, Canada
Tuesday 9 July 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: David Ambrose.
Programme:
Jean-Philippe Rameau: L’Hymne à la nuit.
Gabriel Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine.
Stephen Hatfield: Jabula Jesu.
J. Papoulis: Stand Together.
Healy Willan: Rise Up My Love.
Timothy Corlis: Ave Verum Corpus.
Eleanor Daley: In Remembrance.
Joannie Ing: Ubi Caritas.
Oscar Peterson: Hymn to Freedom.
Spirituals: The Battle of Jericho, The Storm Is Passing Over.
Traditional: Indodana, Ambe, Miqmaq Honour Song, O Siem, This We Know.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
http://www.mfchoir.com/
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The Barrett Vocal Institute Choral Ensemble, USA
Friday 12 July 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: Dr. Bradley Barrett
Programme:
John Rutter: Cantate Domino.
Edwin Fissinger: Lux Aeterna.
Ludvico da Viadana: Exultate Justi in Domino.
Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me.
William Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus.
Frank Oldroyd: Prayer to Jesus.
F. Melius Christiansen: Lamb of God.
Robert Burroughs: Jesus, My Life, My Lord, My All.
Moses Hogan: We Shall Walk Through The Valley in Peace.
Jester Hairston: Soon Ah-Will Be Done, Daniel Servant of the Lord.
Pärt Usberg: Muusika.
Lloyd Pfautsch: Musick’s Empire.
Henry Purcell: In These Delightful Pleasant Groves.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
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The Choir of The King’s School, Gloucester, England
Thursday 18 July 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: John Pennington
Programme:
To include:
Giovanni Croce: Cantate Domino.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze.
Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste.
Gabriel Fauré: Pie Jesu.
Malcolm Archer: In War, Resolution.
Victor C. Johnson: Create in Me a Clean Heart.
Philip Wilby: If Ye Love Me.
Bob Chilcott: The Lilly and the Rose.
Cold Play: Fix You.
Don Besig: As long as I Have Music.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
http://www.thekingsschool.co.uk/
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The Corelli Strings and The Newbury Youth Choir
Saturday 27 July 2019 1 pm.
The Berkshire Maestros Newbury Music Centre
Conductors: Victoria Stapleton, Victoria Benjamin and Katie Minien
Programme:
Strings.
Henry Purcell: Abdelazer Suite.
Stephen Schwartz: Music from Wicked,
Sergei Prokofiev: The dance of the Montagues and the Capulets, Romeo en Juliet Suite op.64.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Waltz from Sleeping Beauty op.66.
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from the Sinfonia No 9 in C major.
Percy Grainger: Danny Boy.
John Williams: An Evening at the Cinema.
Jean Sibelius: Romance in C for strings op.42.
Jerome Moross: The Big Country.
Festival Sanctus: John Leavitt.
Choir:
Jay Althouse: A Blessing.
Jospeh Shabalala: Thulu Klizeo.
Amy F. Bernon: A Song Sung Once.
Kevin Olusola: Take me home.
Roger Emerson: Witness.
Cynthia Gray: I Sing.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
https://www.berkshiremaestros.org.uk/MC_Newbury.html
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The Chanson Youth Orchestra, Taipei
Saturday 3 August 2019 15:15 pm.
Conductor Chris S C Huang.
Programme:
To include :
Jean Joseph Mouret : Rondeau.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate K165.
Fritz Kreisler : Liebesfreud.
Astor Piazzolla : Libertango.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007.
Joe Hisaishi: Summer.
Taiwanese Song: Hold you tight.
Taiwanese Folk Song: Du Bang Chun-hong, Longing for the Spring Breeze.
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection.
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Choral Art, Portland, Maine, USA
Monday 12 August 2019 1 pm.
Conductor: Robert Russell.
Nick Abbott: organist.
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa brevis in F major KV 192
An a cappella selection of African and African-American spirituals, American folksongs
and American gospel songs.
Wana Baraka
Hush! Somebody’s callin’ my name
Awake, awake to love and work
Hark, I hear the harps eternal
We must be meek
Gentle Words
Simple Gifts
Unclouded Day
There is a Balm in Gilead
Shut de Do’, Keep out de Devil
Will the circle be unbroken
Tickets: Free concert with a voluntary collection
https://www.choralart.org/
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Orkest Barock Sommer
Sunday 1 September 2019 3:15 pm.
Conductor: Simon Murphy
Violinist: Aleksandra Kwiatskowska
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto Nr. 3in G major K. 216,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia W 183/3
Friedrich Schwindl: Symphony in D
Maria Antonia Walpurgis: Overture from Talestri, regina delle amazoni in G Major
Tickets: € 12, – Stadspas € 9, – Students and CJP € 6, –
http://www.barock-sommer.nl/
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Check all upcoming concerts in our calendar.
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For information about concert bookings (NOT about ticket information), please email the Concert Manager Kenneth Ewen selecting department ‘Concert Manager’ in our Contact form.