Please join us for our Women’s Fellowship. We have a potluck dinner together, a devotional and a time of sharing and prayer.

For details, contact Peggy Krol: peggy.krol@erc.amsterdam.

All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study, led by our locum Rev John Bell.

For details visit our ‘Get Involved’ page (Bible study) and contact Peggy to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

This will be a hybrid bible study, you can join us at the Manse or via zoom.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our locum minister Rev John Bell.

For those wishing to join the service online, this is the live-stream link.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Anglo-American Duo

Timothy Schwarz, violin

Jane Beament piano

Praised for their "solid technique imbued with great sensitivity" (Fanfare Magazine) the Anglo-American Duo has evolved into a renowned ensemble that regularly tours in the United States and Europe. Formed in 2009, the Anglo-American Duo specializes in music from the United States of America and Britain. Comprised of American violinist Timothy Schwarz and British pianist Jane Beament, the Duo has given numerous European performances throughout the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Greece, and Hungary. American performances include the University of Delaware, Rowan University (NJ), Moravian College (PA), Kutztown University (PA), Middlesex Community College (MA), the Chamber Music Series of Greater Johnston (PA), and the Chamber Music Series in the Old Chapel (Bethlehem, PA). Radio performances include Classic Shock on Radio Libera Tutti (Italy) and Simply Grand on WVIA (USA).

Since his solo debut with the legendary Philadelphia Orchestra at age nine, violinist Timothy Schwarz has been praised for his "energetic performances" (Rome News) and "technique beyond reproach" (Buffalo Times). Schwarz has recorded solo and chamber music CD's for Naxos, EMI, Marquis Classics, and Centaur Records. The American Record Guide praised his 2006 solo CD as "good enough to be the only recording in your collection", and his 2013 CD featuring the Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Higdon was on the Top 10 Classical Albums in 2013 by the Philadelphia City Paper. Other awards include Best Artist in Maryland from the National Endowment from the Arts, and Gold Medal in the Artistic Ambassador Competition in Washington, DC.

Jane Beament has an international reputation as a contemporary music specialist. She has given more than fifty premieres and had many works written for her. Whilst living in Philadelphia she gave the US premiere of Spectrum, several performances on WFLN radio and was director of the Quintet:Essentials concert series. She also appeared at the Tampa Bay Composers' Forum and was a member of the Settlement New Music Players.

Jane has appeared at the Istanbul Film Festival under Carl Davies and was guest performer in the American Adventures Festival promoted by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In 2010 Jane released a solo CD of Sonatas 1-3 by David Osbon on the Music Chamber label and gave the UK and US premieres of all three works.In London, Jane has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls and St Martin's in the Field (amongst others.) She has featured as concerto soloist with the Dartford Symphony Orchestra, Kingston University Symphony Orchestra and Blackheath String Orchestra.

The Anglo America Duo’s recording Anthems After Prometheus is available on the Albany label and all download sites.

Programme:

William Walton (1902 – 1983) – Violin Sonata

1. Allegro tranquillo

2. Varaizioni

David Osbon (b.1963) - Song to the Sun

Jennifer Higdon (b.1964) - Maze Mechanical

Sophie Viney (b.1974) – Tan-cha-go

Les Soldats Seront Troubadours

It is quite a challenge to write about the choral music of Philip Glass without using the word “challange”! The title of our new program, The Soldiers Will Be Troubadours, is borrowed from one of the three not-so-easy-to-perform (challenging!) pieces by the old master that we will sing. In addition to the strictly rhythmic works of Glass, we will also perform two atmospheric, romantic songs by his young compatriot Eric Barnum, two tragic works which lie easy on the ear from the interbellum period of the Frenchman Vincent d’Indy, and the famous Cantate de la paix by Darius Milhaud from 1937. We also have a few surprises up our sleeves! We gladly welcome you to our concert on May 25th!

TICKETS: €15

At the door or via https://www.ticketkantoor.nl/shop/auk

Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our locum minister Rev John Bell.

For those wishing to join the service online, this is live stream link.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Please join us for our Women’s Fellowship. We have a potluck dinner together, a devotional and a time of sharing and prayer.

For details, contact Peggy Krol: peggy.krol@erc.amsterdam.

All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study.

For details visit our ‘Get Involved’ page (Bible study) and contact Peggy to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

This time the bible study is only via Zoom and will be led by Rev James Brown.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

For those wishing to join the service online, you can follow the live-stream here.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Every first Sunday of the month the 20s & 30s group from the church meet at Calf & Bloom for lunch and fellowship after the service (around noon).

Anyone is welcome to join! For questions, get in touch with Elisabeth: elisabeth.ijmker@erc.amsterdam

Come and enjoy coffee together. If you are interested to come, please contact Sies Plokker.

You can also send a message to info@erc.amsterdam.

All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study.

For details visit our ‘Get Involved’ page (Bible study) and contact Peggy to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

This will be a hybrid bible study, you can join us at the Manse or via zoom.

With a small group of volunteers we will be cooking lunch for 45-80 homeless people in the city centre of Amsterdam.

Would you like to take part in this creative, culinary experience and get to know, or catch up with, other volunteers?

Please send an e-mail to Giles Francis at gilesf@telfort.nl for more information.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, you can follow the live-stream here.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Purcell Chamber Orchestra

Mimi Mitchell, conductor

A program of music by Zelenka, Heinichen, Schein and W.F. Bach

Please join us for our Women’s Fellowship. We have a potluck dinner together, a devotional and a time of sharing and prayer.

For details, contact Peggy Krol: peggy.krol@erc.amsterdam.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, you can follow the live-stream here.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

The four churches of the H4H (Heilige VierHoek) - ERC, Lutheran church on the Spui, Krijtberg (RC) and Singelkerk (Mennonite) - will join together after the morning service for a brief, joint blessing to end the season as we head into the summer. This year we will meet in the Singelkerk to sing a hymn together, share a blessing from all for churches, and then join in fellowship with coffee to close off the morning.

With the

Choir of the English Reformed Church

Poetic Voices

A varied program of choral and solo music featuring works of the Dutch composers Rieteke Hölscher and Liselotte Westerterp. Performing will be the Choir of the English Reformed Church under the direction of Richard Zook, and soloists:
Veronika Achmetina, Lieke Maier – soprano
Anoiuk Vinders, Vizma Zvaigzne – alto
Andy Baker, Dean McHugh – tenor

Also on the program are folk song arrangements by Gustav Holst and choral works by Debussy, Fauré and other 20th century composers.

TICKETS: € 15/12 at the door or in andvance (€17,50/14,50) via: https://c-tix.com/?b=normal&m=188&p=675

All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study.

For details visit our ‘Get Involved’ page (Bible study) and contact Peggy to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

This will be a hybrid bible study, you can join us at the Manse or via zoom.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, you can follow the live-stream here.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Aventure - Ensemble for Medieval Music

Christopher Kale – tenor

Marco Magalhães, Fumitaka Saito, Ita Hijmans – recorders

“Cranc, Onzeker, Broos”

A Song cycle from the Gruuthuse Manuscript (c. 1400) and instrumental arrangements

“Fragile is our existence, void and uncertain.“

This holds true for all times and certainly ours, where climate crisis, fragile ecosystems and war show our human futility and uncertain future.

In the heart of the Gruuthuse Manuscript (c.1400) two laments are framed by three Marian songs. Hope, grief, comfort, acceptance and resignation resound in the language of the late Middle Ages. Mary, a rose full of heavenly dew, is the key. The laments sing of the mournful death of a beloved one and the fragility of our existence in a touching, personal manner. It is precisely that personal quality which evokes a timeless power: the Marian songs transcend the medieval rose garden. “Music” is the magic word, a universal force that gives us the courage to live our fragile lives. Virtuoso 15th-century instrumental arrangements form the medieval framework around the topicality of this timeless song cycle.

 Program:

Song cycle from the Gruuthuse Manuscript (c. 1400) and instrumental music from o.a. Manuscript Van Hulthem (1405-08); Rechterlijk Archief Helmond (c.1416); Locham Songbook (1452-60); Buxheim Organbook (c.1460) and arrangements.

TICKETS: €21 / €10 (< 30; CJP; Stadspas)

For more information and tickets: Aventure

Please join us for our Women’s Fellowship. We have a potluck dinner together, a devotional and a time of sharing and prayer.

For details, contact Peggy Krol: peggy.krol@erc.amsterdam.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, you can follow the live-stream link here.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

The Cedars School

Choir and String Ensemble

Present a varied program.

FREE entry.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

With a small group of volunteers we will be cooking lunch for 45-80 homeless people in the city centre of Amsterdam.

Would you like to take part in this creative, culinary experience and get to know, or catch up with, other volunteers?

Please send an e-mail to Giles Francis at gilesf@telfort.nl for more information.

Brackley Wind Orchestra

was formed in 2002 and now has over 30 members. We are a vibrant and committed group that enjoy playing and performing a wide range of music for audiences big or small. We have toured throughout the UK and abroad and hold regular concerts in and around our local area. We play all styles of music from classical to modern, to suit every occasion!

Musical Director – Brian Dipple:

Brian Dipple has been our MD since September 2014 and during that time the group has grown from 16 to 32 members. This will be his fourth music tour with the group. Brian was head of music in state secondary schools for 35 years and an Advanced Teacher of Music for the final ten years.

Repertoire :

Chicago (selection)
Star Trek through the years
Oliver (highlights)
Viennese Musical Clock (Kodaly)
Intermezzo & Dargason (Holst)
Letter from Home (Copland)
Tulips from Amsterdam
A windmill in Old Amsterdam
March of the Priests (Mozart)
Eye Level/van der Valk theme.
Variations on a theme of Haydn (Brahms)
March (Dr Finlay theme)
Dutch National Anthem

Bach - Gavotte I, Bourree and Gigue from Orchestral Suite in D

https://www.brackleywindorchestra.com/

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

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Liturgy sheet will follow.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

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A day’s outing with our brothers and sisters from H4H - Heilge VierHoek. More details to follow.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

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Christ's College was established in 1850 as part of the Canterbury Church of England settlement. The College has throughout time developed into one of New Zealand’s leading boys schools.

The Chapel choir is one of the largest male voice chapel choirs in the country. Comprising 128 members, it is an auditioned choir ranging in age from 12 to 18 years, representing all levels of the college community. Their repertoire not only reflects the college’s Anglican heritage, but it also encompasses a range of sacred and secular works from leading New Zealand and other contemporary composers. Commissioned works by leading New Zealand choral composers Patrick Shepherd, Chris Archer, David Hamilton and the Puanaki Whanau are included in their repertoire.

This is the Choirs sixth European Tour with performances in leading venues such as St George’s Chapel, St Pauls Cathedral, Notre Dame, La Madeline, Salzburg Dom, Sagrada Familia in Barcelona,  Stephesdom in Vienna and St Peters Basilica in Rome, to name a few. In 2003 a small group from the choir toured Italy. 2007 they represented NZ in the inaugural Vienna International Youth Music Festival.

Robert Aburn Musical Director

Robert is an experienced choral director and has been with Christ’s College for over 24 years. He has built the choir up to a powerful ensemble that is well respected both within the Christchurch community and nationally. Collaboration with leading NZ choral composers has placed the choir at the forefront of developing innovative programmes. Recent work with the Puanki whanau as seen the creation of three powerful waiata for the choir which acknowledges the importance of celebrating the art forms of our indigenous New Zealand people.

In the past Robert has directed the NZ Male choir in tours to Europe and Australia. In 2012 he had the honour of directing an Australasian choir made up of choristers from leading NZ and Australian male voice choirs and the London Welsh choirs Olympic Games Choral celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship. This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

Liturgy sheet will follow.

Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

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Please join us in the church for a service of worship.

For those wishing to join the service online, the live-stream link will follow below.

Liturgy sheet will follow.