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.
Het VU-Kamerorkest in Scandinavische sfere
VU-Kamerorkest o.l.v. Johan Olof
This spring, the VU Chamber Orchestra will travel to the far north with a Scandinavian program. Danish composer Carl Nielsen based his *Saga-Drøm* on an Icelandic saga; in the music, you will hear the hero Gunnar dreaming. Next, the orchestra will perform the dreamy Cantus Arcticus by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. In this piece, the orchestra is accompanied by birds from northern Finland, creating a magnificent fusion of orchestra and wildlife.
Via Denmark, Iceland, and Finland, the orchestra eventually arrives in Norway, from where you will hear the music of Edvard Grieg from the play Peer Gynt. All of this under the baton of guest conductor Johan Olof.
For each concert, 35 complimentary tickets are available for VU employees (maximum of 2 tickets per employee). If all complimentary tickets have been claimed, you can purchase tickets through regular sales: https://vu-kamerorkest.nl/concertagenda/
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 8:15 PM at the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam—tickets are available here—and on Sunday, April 19, at 3:30 PM at the Tuindorpkerk in Utrecht—click here for tickets. If the complimentary tickets are gone, regular tickets can be ordered here.