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Revolutionary music of Gesualdo and Stravinsky

16.05.2012

Intense emotions, unheard harmonies and taboo-breaking subjects: Gesualdo and Stravinsky, the musical rebels of their time wrote revolutionary music. They weren’t that impressed by musical rules and shocked their contemporaries with their inventions. In this video, Risto Joost tells about this special programme.

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  1. Review Volkskrant 30 april Vrede en verdriet

    02.05.2012

    “Strong music remembrance” is de headline in Volkskrant about concert Vrede en verdriet.
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  2. Nederlands Kamerkoor sings in tv-show De Wereld Draait Door

    19.04.2012

    Radio 4 Concerthuis organizes election of the best Mis ever.
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  3. On tour with Bach's St. John's Passion

    30.03.2012

    We are half-way a tour with Le Concert Lorrain and Christoph Pregardien, to sing Bach’s St. John’s Passion, with concert all over Europe. Our general manager Irene Witmer writes about the first half of this tour:
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  4. Peace and sorrow: NKK sings concert for remembrance day, May 4th

    23.03.2012

    With principal guest conductor Peter Dijkstra, the Nederlands Kamerkoor sings a programme where the emotions of Dutch remembrance day are a central theme. Pain and sorrow, but also hope and an ode to peace reflect different emotions that are still so immediate to us on this day. The choir will sing works of Bach, Gesualdo, Escher, De Leeuw and Hayashi. The concert on May 4th, the actual remembrance date, will be broadcast live from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw on Radio 4.
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  5. Members of the NKK work with MUSA

    14.03.2012

    Being translated!
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  6. A "10" for our CD Tehilim

    09.03.2012

    Another CD of the Nederlands Kamerkoor has received top marks from the Dutch classical music magazine Luister.
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  7. Nederlands Kamerkoor 75 jaar: amateur choirs needed!

    16.02.2012

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor was founded 75 years ago in 2012. To celebrate this, we will make a 75-hour tour of the Netherlands, by train. We invite amateur choirs to join us at the stations, and sing a short concert programme.
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  8. Tour de chanson: conductor Klaas Stok has broken is leg and will be replaced

    12.02.2012

      Op 12, 15, 16, 17 en 19 februari tourt het Nederlands Kamerkoor met het programma Tour de Chanson door Nederland, samen met componist/gitarist/troubadour Matthias Kadar. In verband met een schaatsongeval wordt dirigent Klaas Stok bij alle concerten vervangen door Geert-Jan van Beijeren.
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  9. 5 stars for Pärt & Palestrina from BBC Music Mag

    01.02.2012

    Again praise for our Pärt and Palestrina CD, read the review here: “Many music-lovers know the story of how Palestrina saved polyphony from extinction at the hands of the Council of Trent. It’s a nice story, even if it is untrue. The Council was oncerned that complex counterpoint made it extremely difficult to follow the religious texts, which the delegates understandable considered to be of paramount importance in church music.”
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  10. Masters and pupils

    31.01.2012

    This week, the concerts of the second edition of “Meesters en Gezellen” are taking place. Young, promising singers get the chance to perform together with the experienced singers of the Nederlands Kamerkoor and Cappella Amsterdam, led by Kaspars Putnins. The project proves to be an inspiring experience for everyone involved! Watch the video:
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  11. Film: Tour de chanson

    19.01.2012

    Watch our short film with Matthias Kadar and Hans Flupsen. They talk about our next programme, Tour de chanson. The chansons of Matthias Kadar tell his personal life-story. He sings them in the four languages that sum up the course of his life: German, French, Hungarian and Dutch. In collaboration with the Nederlands Kamerkoor he presents his own work and arrangements of existing chansons. He confronts us with Schubert as a chansonnier and Brel as a composer of lieder. And this time we provide a special recipe for Hungarian körözött ánd mousse-au-chocolat!
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  12. Former chief conductor Hans van den Hombergh 1923-2012

    10.01.2012

    Hans van den Hombergh, former chief conductor of the Nederlands Kamerkoor, died on Monday 2 January. Van den Hombergh (born 1923) held the post between 1972 and 1975, succeeding Felix de Nobel, who had led the choir for the 35 years since its foundation in 1937.
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  13. Gramophone: "a choir of great distinction"

    09.01.2012

    “Pärt adds dimensions to Palestrina’s Papal Mass” - Read the wonderful review from the Gramophone (Jan. 2012), of your CD Pärt & Palestrina.
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  14. Travel with the Nederlands Kamerkoor

    04.01.2012

    In the spring of 2012 the Nederlands Kamerkoor, together with Le Concert Lorrain and conductor Christoph Prégardien, will embark on a European tour of Bach’s St John Passion. An interesting package deal has been put together to incorporate the concert in Antwerp on Thursday 22 March 2012, plus a city walking tour and a museum visit, based around the theme of the St John Passion. A ticket for the concert is, of course, also included. If you would like to take this trip, book soon, since the number of places is limited.
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  15. Film: Soothing madrigals with Jos van Veldhoven

    14.12.2011

    In this film, conductor Jos van Veldhoven speaks about the gorgeous music of Johann Hermann Schein: Israelis Brünnlein. We also provide you with a recipe, inspired by authentic 17th-century recipes from Leipzig: Sachsischer Bratapfel.
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  16. Intro-film: Remarkable middleages

    29.11.2011

    Music that will make the ears tingle! In this film, Paul Van Nevel is talking about the programme Opzienbarende middeleeuwen (remarkable middleages), which he will perform with us from 2 to 9 December. To get into the mood, you can also try our medieval recipe for pork stew.
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  17. Mirco-website Weihnachts_Oratorium

    21.11.2011

    In December, in the weeks just before Christmas, we will perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, together with the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam. Last week a microsite with lots of information about this great oratorio was opened.
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  18. New CD: Tehilim

    21.11.2011

    On November 16 our latest CD was released: Tehilim, containing psalms from jewish and christian traditions.
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  19. Wanted: young singers to join project

    21.11.2011

    We are looking for 20 young singers to join a project, which includes giving concerts together with singers from the Netherlands Chamberchoir.
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  20. Nederlands Kamerkoor in negotiations about setting up base in Eindhoven

    09.11.2011

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor is having talks with the Gemeente (city council) Eindhoven about a possible move to this city. The move could mean the Choir’s salvation, since it heard last week that its subsidy from the Dutch Perfoming Arts Fund is going to be cut by at least two-thirds. The plans for the move were announced by the deputy mayor and Eindhoven’s alderman for Culture. The enthusiasm expressed in the announcement gives the Nederlands Kamerkoor confidence that the negotiations, which are still ongoing, can be successful.
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  21. NKK in radio programme "Spiegelzaal"

    07.11.2011

    Sunday November 13, from 10.00AM, the Nederlands Kamerkoor will be guest in the radio-programme Spiegelzaal (Hall of mirrors), on the Dutch Radio 4. We will sing parts of the Rachamaninoff Vespers.
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  22. New subsidy regulations of Performing Arts Fund

    03.11.2011

    On 2 November the new subsidy regulations of the Dutch Performing Arts Fund were published. These are very unfavourable for the Nederlands Kamerkoor , even more unfavourable than expected. From 2013 onwards our subsidy is expected to be reduced by 70%.
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  23. Proefkamermuziek (Taste Chamber Music) Support the Nederlands Kamerkoor with wine

    01.11.2011

    A unique initiative: support culture by buying wine. The Nederlands Kamerkoor is singing in the “Proefkamermuziek” series, with concerts in Ede, Muiden and Groningen. Following each concert, a wine-tasting will take place at which musicians and audience can meet each other. The wines will be carefully selected on the basis of advice from wine connoisseurs, winemakers, sommeliers from renowned restaurants, and importers. Not only people attending these concerts can order the wines, but also all wine lovers who are well disposed towards culture. 25% of the sale price will go to the ensemble of your choice.
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    10.10.2011

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  25. Film: Russian beetroot soup & talking with Risto Joost

    07.10.2011

    In November we will be performing Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, conducted by our new chief Risto Joost. Our Russian language coach, Raya Lichansky, invited Risto over for authentic Russian beetroot soup, borsht, and talked to him about the Vespers. Watch the result here online!
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  26. Nederlands Kamerkoor featured in the "Concerthuis"

    09.09.2011

    From September 1st, Risto Joost is officially appointed as our new chief conductor. To celebrate this, the Nederlands Kamerkoor is now a special feature in the Radio 4 Concerthuis - vocal music department - with the addition of two concert programmes, conducted by Risto Joost.
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  27. Top marks for first cd with Risto Joost

    31.08.2011

    From September 1st, Risto Joost is officially appointed as chief conductor of the Nederlands Kamerkoor. This happy event gets a gold lining immediately: our new CD Prt & Palestrina, the first CD Risto Joost recorded with the Nederlands Kamerkoor, received top marks in the September edition of the authoritative Dutch classical music magazine Luister.
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  28. Fans of the Nederlands Kamerkoor donate almost 10.000

    31.08.2011

    Being translated.
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  29. Uitmarkt

    26.08.2011

    Next Saturday and Sunday we will join the festivities on the Amsterdam “Uitmarkt”, the official opening of the cultural season. The Uitmarkt will be held at the Museumplein, in the centre of Amsterdam. Many concert halls, theatres, orchestras and other art institutes will be present with short performances. Also there will be many stalls with information and special offers for tickets and cd’s.
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  30. Thousands protest against art cuts

    28.06.2011

    Thousands of art lovers came together yesterday on the Malieveld in The Hague to protest against the art cuts. Please visit the Dutch version of this website to read more.
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  31. Protests continue

    27.06.2011

    The “March of civilisation” arrived in The Hague somewhere around 3 AM this morning. An estimate of 5000-6000 art lovers marched from Rotterdam to The Hague to show their concerns for and disagreement with announced subsidy cuts for many renowned cultural institutions. Protests will continue today from 1PM at the Malieveld in The Hague.
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  32. Cartoon Peter van Straaten

    27.06.2011

     
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  33. Update on the March of Civilisation

    24.06.2011

    Sorry, in Dutch only
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  34. It's time to take a stand together

    23.06.2011

    On 26 and 27 June we March for Civilisation. We will march to The Hague to show we stand for our civilisation. We ask all Dutch citizens who share our concerns to join. We are taking action out of concern for the whole of our society. This government’s thoughtless policies affect many. With its empty politics of symbolism it destroys what civilisation needs: beauty, innovation, care, trust, openness and tolerance.
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  35. Koorbiennale Haarlem

    21.06.2011

     
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  36. "Kamerkoor fantastic" in Cantique des Cantiques

    23.05.2011

    We were overjoyed finally to get another chance to work with our principal guest conductor Peter Dijkstra, in a series of four concerts between 11 and 14 May. As a choral conductor, and one of Holland's greatest talents, he has now spread his wings as far as the rest of Europe and beyond. He is chief conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir and of the Bavarian Broadcasting Chorus, and also appears as guest conductor with numerous choirs and orchestras. "Peter Dijkstra is a rising star in the choral world, and more than lived up to his growing reputation in this collaboration with the Kamerkoor, which has been operating in the upper regions of the vocal world for well over half a century" (Parool.)
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  37. Auditions

    21.04.2011

    The next round of auditions will take place on September 22nd and 23rd, 2011.
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  38. 6th Edition of the International Choral Biennial

    01.04.2011

    The 6th edition of the “Koorbinnale” Festival will be spectacular! Top choirs like The Sixteen, Latvian Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Choir and the Nederlands Kamerkoor will give concerts at various locations such as the St. Bavo Church, Philharmonie Concert Hall.
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  39. De Openbaarheid van Micha Hamel

    31.03.2011

    “De openbaarheid van…” - which could be translated as the “accessibility”, or public ownership of -in this case- Art, is the theme in a debating series at Theatre Frascati. April 5th composer/author/conductor Micha Hamel will be guest at Frascati to talk about art, his compositions and other works.
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  40. Now available for advance order: Naarden concert series 2011-2012

    24.02.2011

    During the 2011-2012 season we will be bringing three splendid programmes to the Grote Kerk in Naarden: Rachmaninovs Vespers, Bachs Christmas Oratorio and Israelis Brnnlein by Schein. You can already order a subscription to these concerts, so that you are assured of a decent price and a decent seat.
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  41. Collaboration with Spui25 Faith in Music

    18.02.2011

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor and academic/cultural centre Spui25 are together organizing an event under the title Faith in Music, as a special introduction to our Tehilim concert, which is taking place on 12 March 2011 in the synagogue of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam. Conductor Klaas Stok and singer/soloist Gilad Nezer will speak on the subject of music and singing; Prof. G.Rouwhorst (University of Tilburg) and Prof.R.de Groot (University of Amsterdam) will talk about Jewish and Christian liturgy and music. Admission is free, but it is necessary to reserve.
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  42. 'There is always room for exploration'

    15.02.2011

    Being translated!
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  43. De wereld draait door (The World keeps turning) view our contribution

    14.02.2011

    On Friday 11 February the Nederlands Kamerkoor was once again a guest on De Wereld Draait Door, presented by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. We sang a one-minute opera with the revolution in Egypt as its subject. The brand-new libretto is by Hafid Bouazza and the music was composed by Bob Zimmerman in the course of the night of February 10th.
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  44. From Brahms' library

    11.02.2011

    On Saturday 12 February the Nederlands Kamerkoor began touring the country with a new series of concerts, once again conducted by our chief conductor-elect Risto Joost, under the title From Brahmss library.
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  45. Masters and pupils

    18.01.2011

    In cooperation with the Nederlands Kamerkoor, the Tettix Foundation has started an exciting project with young singers: Meesters en Gezellen - Masters and pupils. Twenty young singers will perform a concert programme, together with experienced singers from the Nederlands Kamerkoor, led by conductor Kaspars Putnins. This project has been initiated by Geert Berghs to bridge the gap between training at conservatories and the working practices of a professional chamber choir.
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  46. Christmas menu at Paul Fagel's Restaurant

    20.12.2010

    Restaurant Paul Fagel has composed a special christmas dinner menu you can enjoy before our concert in the Grote kerk in Naarden.
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  47. Christmas Concerts: "Deze Nacht"

    17.12.2010

    Next week we will give a series of “Christmas Concerts”, with music of Bach and Hndel, in Zwolle, Amsterdam and Naarden. Tickets are available.
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  48. Aubert Lemeland

    01.12.2010

    French composer Aubert Lemeland has deceased on November 15 in Paris, at the age of 77. [The remainder of this article is being translated]
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  49. The lost land of Hainaut

    26.11.2010

    Today we start our tour through the Netherlands with “The lost land of Hainaut”, with Honorary Guest conductor Paul Van Nevel. With this production we our twenty-five years of working with him.
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  50. Demonstrations for culture

    26.11.2010

     
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  51. Last call for November 20

    19.11.2010

    A day before the national manifestation “Amsterdam is crying out for culture” (Nov. 20, 4PM at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam) we’re posting an update about some things that will happen in Amsterdam (in Dutch).
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  52. "Amsterdam schreeuwt om cultuur" - Campaigning to save Dutch culture

    15.11.2010

    Next Saturday afternoon, November 20, the people of Amsterdam will be making themselves heard in response to proposed cuts in government funding of the arts: “Amsterdam is crying out for culture”. We are calling on you to participate in this public event, because the voice of the audience is important. Your presence at this demonstration will be the living proof to politicians of just how vital cultural subsidies are.
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  53. To be released: CD Palestrina and Prt

    13.10.2010

    This article is being translated.
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  54. Meet our new chief-conductor Risto Joost

    01.10.2010

    From season 2011-2012, the very talented Estonian singer and conductor Risto Joost will be our new chief-conductor.
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  55. New Music in Oslo

    30.09.2010

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor is one of the founders of Tenso, a joint venture between European chamber choirs, which devotes itself to renewing and keeping alive the chamber choir repertoire. Every year Tenso seeks contact with a festival of contemporary music somewhere in Europe. At least three choirs belonging to Tenso then perform there, both singly and with each other.
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  56. "De Wereld Draait Door"

    23.09.2010

    In the episode of September 22nd of the Duch tv-programme “De Wereld Draait Door” (‘The World Keeps Turning’), the Nederlands Kamerkoor performed a 1-minute opera by Micha Hamel about the current political situation in The Netherlands (cabinet formation).
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  57. In the shopping window: Music and Poetry

    21.09.2010

    Poetry plays an important role in our Tenso | Bomen programme (‘trees’). “Dat groeit maar, dondert niet waar, dat groeit maar alle kanten op” - ‘it grows, doesn’t matter where, it grows all over the place’ - states Erik Menkveld in one of his poems, set to music by Micha Hamel
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  58. Tenso | Bomen

    10.09.2010

    The latest edition of the Tenso Days are hosted by Det Norske Solistkor (celebrating its 60th anniversary) and featuring three other Tenso choirs: Musicatreize, Nederlands Kamerkoor and Latvian Radio Choir.
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  59. Opening of the cultural season

    25.08.2010

    Come and visit our stall at the Amsterdam Uitmarkt or at the “Open Dag” in The Hague! You can meet our new general manager Irene Witmer and staff members. We also have special offers for you: discount concert tickets and cd’s, and lots of information about our concerts and subscription series. See you there!
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  60. Monteverdi: Maria Vespers

    13.08.2010

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor will once again (after a long time) perform Monteverdi’s Maria Vespers. The choir was the first to perform this magnificent work in the Netherlands, on July 4th, 1951, at a concert during the Holland Festival. A year earlier exactly 60 years ago they performed it for Dutch Radio. And now, 400 years after the initial premiere, the Nederlands Kamerkoor will sing it again, with early music ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa led by Mike Fentross.
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  61. Film music of Werner Herzog with singers of the Nederlands Kamerkoor

    08.07.2010

    Eight singers of the Nederlands Kamerkoor will mid-July record new film music with cellist Ernst Reijseger, for a documentary by Werner Herzog.
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  62. General manager bids NKK farewell and receives royal honour

    08.06.2010

    On Monday 7 June Leo Samama bade farewell as general manager of the Nederlands Kamerkoor. On this occasion Hans van der Sluijs, mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg, presented Samama with a royal honour. He has been appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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  63. El sol del sur

    02.06.2010

    What a treat it was to work with Peter Dijkstra again for a couple of weeks! And with such a fantastic programme: Poulenc, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Villa-Lobos, Pizzetti en Kleppe, with Debussy forming a radiant arch over the concert as a whole, as the Friesch Dagblad newspaper remarked.
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  64. Nederlands Kamerkoor on the smallest stage in Amsterdam: in the Bijenkorf's display window

    26.05.2010

    During the Holland Festival you will be able to gain some brief glimpses of what this year’s festival is all about, in the Bijenkorf department store’s display window on the corner of the Dam and Damrak. On Tuesday June 8th from 14.00 till 14.20 the Nederlands Kamerkoor will be presenting a sample of their talent, as a foretaste of their Laborintus II concert, which is already sold out. The display window will of course be specially decorated in a manner befitting the festival. You are most welcome to attend.
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  65. Prestigious Dutch prize for guitarist Izhar Elias

    28.04.2010

    The Nederlandse Muziekprijs goes this year to saxophonist Ties Mellema, guitarist Izhar Elias and baritone Henk Neven. This was announced last week by the prizes initiator, the Performing Arts Fund NL. Elias will receive the prize on 19 March next year, after his appearance in The Hague with the Residentie Orkest (The Hague Philharmonic.) The Music Prize is an award given to the best participants in an extensive study programme which is followed by talented musicians.
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  66. Enchanting "NKK+"

    23.03.2010

    What an exceptional week weve had! Involving four imposing instrumental soloists: Raphaela Danksagmller, Noor Kamerbeek, Andr Heuvelman en Emile Cantor. And four composers and their outstanding scores:  Kalliope Tsoupaki, Aubert Lemeland, Philippe Gouttenoire and Patrick Burgan.
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  67. Irene Witmer new managing director Nederlands Kamerkoor

    03.03.2010

    As of 1 August Irene Witmer will become the managing director of the Nederlands Kamerkoor. She will be ultimately responsible for both artistic and business policy.
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  68. 'Gedenk in Stilte' and 'La mort d'un tyran'

    17.02.2010

    Seldom has the audiences level of concentration during a concert been so tangible, or so stimulating, as during the performance of The Seven Last Words from the Cross by James MacMillan in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw on 27 January. The Nederlands Kamerkoor and Amsterdam Sinfonietta, conducted by Peter Dijkstra, demonstrated just what the top Dutch music ensembles are capable of.
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  69. Become a supporter!

    18.12.2009

    Our subsidy situation led, behind the scenes, to a turbulent 2009. As we are approaching the end of the year, we can proudly say that despite the storms we stand upright, even though the subsidy reduction is still a harsh reality.
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  70. Canon with XXst century choral music

    16.12.2009

    Radio 4: The complete canon of 20th-century choral music can now be found on Radio 4s website.
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  71. Video registration "Zomerdroom"

    14.12.2009

    On 28 August 2009, the Orchestra of the 18th Century and the Nederlands Kamerkoor played highlights from Mendelssohn’s Midsummernight’s Dream. Video artist Danille Kwaaitaal developed video art, inspired by themes of Mendelssohn’s work.
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  72. Lassus project with Paul Van Nevel

    08.12.2009

    Now that Paul Van Nevel has headed home and the Nederlands Kamerkoor is already tackling the next project, Bachs Christmas Oratorio, its a good moment to take a backward glance. Heavenly sounds from Lassus with Kamerkoor was the NRC Handelsblads headline, and the review in the Leeuwarder Courant was entitled: Kamerkoor with Van Nevel unbeatable.
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  73. Commissioned work for NKK+ programme

    26.11.2009

    Calliope Tsoupakis new composition is finished: LA NOCHE
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  74. Succesful Tenso Days

    26.10.2009

    Between 15 and 18 October the Muziekgebouw aan t IJ was the venue for a series of remarkable choral concerts and other activities which made up this years edition of the Tenso Days. The Nederlands Kamerkoor is proud to have been co-organiser and host of this successful festival, and we were inspired by the performances of our colleagues from Riga, Tallinn, Paris and Oslo.
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  75. La voce femminile great success

    28.09.2009

    With standing ovations in Besanon, Morteau and Audincourt (during the Besanon International Music Festival) and again in Amsterdam, the audience demonstrated that the La voce femminile programme had been favourably received. Four recent works by leading female composers - Edith Canat de Chizy, HelenaTulve and Saskia Macris were interspersed with hymns by Hildegard von Bingen.
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  76. Haydn in Rhoon

    17.09.2009

    Having opened our season with Mendelssohn and Haydn, (both of whom have jubilees this year,) we turned our attention to yet another important work of Haydns - the Stabat Mater which was performed last weekend during the annual Haydn van Hoboken Festival in Rhoon.
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  77. On tour with the Orchestra of the 18th Century

    03.09.2009

    What better start to a new and exciting season than a tour and concerts with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and Frans Brggen? On this occasion taking place in Warsaw, during the Chopin Festival, and in Utrecht, as part of that citys Early Music Festival, and with music by two of this years birthday boys: Haydn and Mendelssohn.
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  78. Omar Khayyam inspires many

    19.06.2009

    On July 5th the Nederlands Kamerkoor will present a programme of choral works based around the Persian poet and scientist Omar Khayyam. Throughout the ages Omar Khayyam has inspired many playwrights, film-makers and composers to create new works of art. To illustrate the diversity of these works, we have received permission to reproduce an article entitled Master of the Show by Jos Coumans (May 2001).
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  79. A foretaste of 'Aquarius'

    15.06.2009

    Last week the Nederlands Kamerkoor gave six performances in Antwerp of Karel Goeyvaerts opera Aquarius. The last performance in the series will take place in Amsterdam on June 21st. As a foretaste you can now view two short videos of this production.
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  80. Theater in the Concertgebouw

    02.06.2009

    What a treat it was! A whole week of Mendelssohn with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. A delight from the very first day. Psalm 42 en de Sommernachtstraum. With soprano Julia Kleiter, mezzo Elisabeth von Magnus and actor Gerd Bckmann, ably assisted by Harnoncourt himself. It was the first time the RCO had performed the Psalm, and Julia Kleiter and the Nederlands Kamerkoor were its undisputed stars. Everyone still formal in tails and black dresses.
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  81. Nederlands Kamerkoor in Vrije Geluiden

    07.05.2009

    On the morning of Sunday May 3rd in the VPRO music programme Vrije Geluiden you were given a foretaste: during this episode music was sung which the composer Matthias Kadar wrote specially for the Nederlands Kamerkoor - Pomes de Paul Celan (2007).
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  82. Drama and Romanticism with Kamerkoor

    15.04.2009

    This headline from the Leeuwarder Courant captures the essence of the programme of works by Arvo Prt and Franz Schubert. Together with the incomparable Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and conducted by German conductor Christoph Poppen, the Nederlands Kamerkoor brought together two works in which faith and passion are the key elements.
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  83. Agreement with Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten+

    14.03.2009

    Many of you have probably already gathered from the Dutch newspapers that the Nederlands Kamerkoor – following discussions and negotiations which have been going on since September 2008 – have been granted by the Netherlands Fund for Performing Arts+ a higher subsidy than that originally proposed by the Fund’s Committee for Music.
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  84. Bach and Schönberg impressive

    11.02.2009

    The Volkskrant rapidly reached the conclusion that Bach’s Motets had been given a glorious rendition by conductor Peter Dijkstra and the members of the Nederlands Kamerkoor. And that was indeed a hundred percent so. The CD recording of these motets had already received an exceptional number of commendations, including “probably the best performance there is.”
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  85. Heavenly music around the turn of the year

    28.01.2009

    The Nederlands Kamerkoor successfully rounded off 2008 with a double bill consisting of Haydn’s Nelson Mass in Rhoon, followed by a genuine Christmas concert with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. With no less success they opened 2009 with Mozart’s Requiem, again in Rotterdam, and then continued the festivities during the past week in Amsterdam with Haydn’s The Seasons.
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  86. New Year Wishes

    06.01.2009

     
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  87. "Dishes filled with pearls"

    12.12.2008

    After nine successful concerts, which the choir gave throughout the country, the special project which conductor Paul Van Nevel based around music from the court of King Francis 1 has come to an end. François Premier (which surely sounds better than Francis the First) and his sister Marguerite de Navarre themselves wielded the pen with great ingenuity and delicate subtlety in their literary utterances. The composers whom they gathered around them at court were expected to be able to do the same with notes.
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  88. Uwe Gronostay 1939 - 2008

    02.12.2008

    We are sad to announce the death on Saturday 29 November, in Berlin, his place of residence, of Uwe Gronostay, former chief conductor and artistic director of the Nederlands Kamerkoor, at the age of 69.
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  89. New subsidy policy Ministry of Education, Culture and Science deathblow for Nederlands Kamerkoor

    02.12.2008

    The decision of the Nederlands Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten+ (NFPK+, Dutch Fund for the Performing Arts), which falls under the responsibility of the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, provisionally to reduce the subsidy to the Nederlands Kamerkoor by 60% signals the demise of this internationally renowned body. The Nederlands Kamerkoor is in danger of being forced by this decision to sack its singers and to continue as a freelance organisation. This will have huge consequences for the preservation of choral music as one of the most valued sources of The Netherlands musical heritage.
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  90. Nederlands Kamerkoor "outstanding"

    20.11.2008

    “The Nederlands Kamerkoor’s contribution was no less outstanding [...]”, was the conclusion of the NRC Handelsblad’s reviewer Jochem Valkenburg in reaction to the special Messiaen double concert given on 15 November in The Hague. The Residentie Orkest (The Hague Philharmonic) and pianist Ralph van Raat also took part, conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw.
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  91. Account of the Nederlandse Muziekdagen 2008

    12.11.2008

    The Nederlandse Muziekdagen 2008 are over. For more than twenty years now this festival dedicated to - and usually on behalf of -  Dutch music, has been an occasion many musical colleagues, and far too few ordinary music-lovers, have looked forward to. And this year it took place for the first time in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, the concert hall where such an event belongs, and should be able to become a genuine celebration.
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  92. Riga and Berlin

    06.11.2008

    Following the successful Schütz & Distler project, it was again time for contemporary music and international relations. The Nederlands Kamerkoor set off to Riga and Berlin to give several joint concerts with their choral colleagues based in both cities. This all had to do with Tenso, the international association which annually organizes a festival in the home city of one of the founders of Tenso: the RIAS Kammerchor from Berlin, Accentus from Paris, the Latvian Radio Choir from Riga and the Nederlands Kamerkoor from Amsterdam.
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  93. “Tasteful double portrait Schütz and Distler”

    09.10.2008

    Under this headline De Telegraaf reviewed the programme of works by Schütz and Distler with which the Nederlands Kamerkoor is touring the country this week. The first concert, in the packed Lutherse Kerk in The Hague - the opening concert of the city’s Internationaal Schütz Festival - was an immediate success.
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  94. In Memoriam Mauricio Kagel

    24.09.2008

    The composer Mauricio Kagel died in his hometown of Cologne on 18 September 2008 at the age of 76. He had been ill for some time, but nevertheless continued composing and conducting until the end. In December 2007 he conducted the Nederlands Kamerkoor in a recording of part of his unique Chorbuch. This work, together with a work commissioned by the NKK and the Rascher Saxophone Quartet - Les inventions d’Adolphe Sax, conducted by Klaas Stok – is due to be released on CD shortly. 
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  95. Uitmarkt debate in Paradiso

    05.09.2008

    On Sunday, 30 August the sixth edition of the Paradiso Debate took place in Paradiso in Amsterdam, organised by Kunsten ‘92, Kunst van Vooruitzien and Paradiso. With the well-known TV presenter Clairy Polak as moderator, both national and regional politicians discussed current cultural policy. Minister Plasterk (Education, Culture and Science) was also interviewed.  Following the debate, the Nederlands Kamerkoor gave a performance of Messiaen’s beautiful motet “O sacrum convivium”. You have a second chance to watch and listen to the debate thanks to Fabchannel.com (see below).
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  96. Nederlands Kamerkoor house style design wins prizes

    29.08.2008

    Studio Dumbar has won two prizes for its design of the Nederlands Kamerkoor’s new house style.
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  97. The Rolls-Royce

    20.08.2008

    “It was a rare moment. On Thursday evening the Collegiate Church of St. Michel in Fribourg was host to a vocal ensemble which sets an example for the performance of contemporary repertoire: the Nederlands Kamerkoor.” So began the review which La Liberté published on Saturday, 12 July 2008, which later referred to the NKK as an “ensemble vocal de référence”, or, as the chairman of the Festival International de Musiques Sacrées in Fribourg called it, the “Rolls-Royce” among chamber choirs.
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  98. “Timid mumbling and loud praying”

    10.06.2008

    The month of May saw some considerable successes for the Nederlands Kamerkoor.  Firstly with Peter Dijkstra in two tremendous programmes and then in the ZaterdagMatinee, with conductor Otto Tausk. Peter Dijkstra had put together two fine programmes, one with works by Bach and Handel and in collaboration with the Holland Baroque Society, the other with the Residentie Orkest and music by Puccini, Pizzetti and Verdi.
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  99. Monte-Carlo audience enthusiastic about Janacek and Nederlands Kamerkoor

    27.05.2008

    In March the Nederlands Kamerkoor gave a concert in Monte-Carlo (Monaco), with music from Leos Janacek. Last week we received a review from a local newspaper we would like to share with you!
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  100. The Great Service

    30.04.2008

    “Hillier blends soberness with dulcet polyphony”, was the headline in Trouw newspaper last week following one of the successful concerts given by the Nederlands Kamerkoor under the renowned conductor Paul Hillier. The audiences in Leeuwarden, Amersfoort, Arnhem, The Hague, Amsterdam and Groningen all reacted with great enthusiasm to William Byrd’s The Great Service, which was interspersed with contemporary works by David Lang, Jack Body, Howard Skempton and Gavin Bryars.
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