VU Orchestra
The VU Orchestra is a symphony orchestra with approximately 90 musicians. Every year, the orchestra gives various performances in the Netherlands and abroad. View the website for more information.
VU Choir
The VU Choir is an enthusiastic student choir that has 55 members. They sing large and smaller or lesser-known choral music from different traditions. Visit their website for more information.
Send an email to info@vukoor.nl and receive detailed information about the open rehearsals in August.
VU Chamber Orchestra
The VU Chamber Orchestra has around 35 musicians. It performs both modern repertoire and classical works for chamber orchestras. The VU Chamber Orchestra regularly works with talented young soloists. You can find more information on their website.
VU Chamber Choir
More than 30 ambitious choral singers make up the VU Chamber Choir. There is room for both old and brand-new music, both accompanied and a cappella. Visit the website for more information.
Concerts
As a VU employee, you can attend concerts by the VU music groups for free: in fact, 35 seats have been made available for each regular concert, funded by the Executive Board and the VU muziekkoepel.
Free Tickets for *Peer Gynt* with Frank Groothof
On May 25, the VU Chamber Orchestra will perform Frank Groothof’s family show *Peer Gynt* at De Krakeling Youth Theater (Amsterdam) at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. The show is suitable for everyone ages 6 and up. The Koepel VU Music Ensembles is making 75 free tickets available per performance for VU employees. Order them here for the 1:00 PM show and here for the 4:00 PM show; use the code TOFFEPEER. Come listen and be sure to bring your children!
VU Choir accompanied by CMC Nijmegen
Martín Palmeri | Misatango
Also known as Misa a Buenos Aires, Misatango is a Latin mass that brings together tango rhythms and choral traditions. The work premiered in 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the composer’s hometown.
Ola Gjeilo | Dark Night of the Soul
Inspired by the 16th-century Spanish poem by San Juan de la Cruz, Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul is a dynamic work that explores the theme of spiritual development through a dialogue between the soft sounds of the piano and the choir.
Conductor: Dody Soetanto
Pianist: Jelena Popović
Soprano: Bereniç Ferrandiz Cuesta
Bandoneon: Tomás Díaz
Choir: VU Choir
Orchestra: CMC Nijmegen
Saturday, June 6, 3:30 PM & 8:00 PM, De Duif, Prinsengracht 756, 1017 LD Amsterdam. Free tickets for the 3:30 PM performance are available here, and those for the 8:00 PM performance can be obtained here. If the free tickets are gone, tickets for the 3:30 PM performance are available for purchase here, and here for the 8:00 PM performance.
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