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.
Summer concert 2025 - Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man: A mass for Peace conducted by Dody Soetanto with VU Choir and VU Chamber Orchestra
Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man is a deeply moving and contemporary peace mass, originally commissioned for the millennium celebrations. Blending elements of the traditional Latin mass with poetry, historical texts and various musical influences, the piece is both a reflection on the horrors of war and a hopeful call for peace. From the striking L'Homme Armé theme to the soaring Benedictus, this work is an emotional journey that appeals to audiences of all backgrounds.
On Saturday 14 June 2025 at 20:00 in the Dominicuskerk Amsterdam, Spuistraat 12, 1012 TS Amsterdam. Free tickets for this performance can be found here, should the 35 tickets be given up, this is the place for regular sales. On Sunday 15 June at 15.30, the concert can also be seen in the Domincuskerk. Free tickets can be found here, should they run out, you can buy tickets here.