Orchestra Lagrandt plays Haydn & Mozart

Joël Geniet, cello

Ian Plasker, conductor

Orchestra Lagrandt presents a light and exhilarating program of works by Haydn and Mozart. Mozart’s "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", published nearly 30 years after his death, is one of the most iconic works of the Classical era. We’re delighted to offer an entirely unique interpretation on historical instruments.

French cellist Joël Geniet joins us to perform Haydn’s virtuosic C major Cello Concerto. We close the program with Haydn’s early symphonic masterpiece, "Le Matin". Both works were composed for the orchestra of Prince Nicolaus Esterházy.

WA Mozart: String Serenade in G major, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

FJ Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major with soloist Joël Geniet

FJ Haydn: Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin"

Tickets can be purchased at this link (€20 regular, €10 for under 30 years old) or at the door.

https://orchestralagrandt.com/haydnmozart

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

Bible Study
All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study (Matthew 22:1-14), led by our minister Marius Louw.
This will be a hybrid meeting; you can join in church or via zoom.
For details please contact Geesje Hofstra to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Cooking at the Kloof
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 Andrea Parks for more information.

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will follow.

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The transcripts of sermons are available here.

Plus ultra

Vocaal Ensemble Larynx

o.l.v. Alfrun Schmid

Mascha Punt, Aukje Vergeest (sopraan)

Immie van Kalken, Margriet Rienks (alt)

Kees Taat, Jan Fekke Ybema (tenor)

Paul Dros, Gijs Klunder (bas)

Plus ultra (Latijn voor ‘steeds verder’) is de officiële wapenspreuk van Spanje.

Een lesje geschiedenis ophalen: keizer Karel V (1500-1558) koos deze spreuk als variatie op non plus ultra, volgens de overlevering door Hercules gebeiteld op zuilen aan weerszijden van de Straat van Gibraltar om het einde van de wereld in de klassieke oudheid te markeren. Karel V wilde met deze keuze laten zien dat zijn ambities verder reikten dan Spanje: hij had een enorme expansiedrift. De komende periode werd dan ook gekenmerkt door de conquistadores en ontdekkingsreizigers. Het Habsburgse imperium wist door handige huwelijken landen in te lijven en als dat niet lukte dan werden er oorlogen gevoerd. Halverwege de 16de eeuw was het Spaanse Rijk de grootste politieke macht ter wereld, het rijk ‘waar de zon nooit ondergaat’, aldus Karel V. Na Karel zette zijn zoon Filips II de koers voort. Voor de dood van Filips II schreef de Portugees Duarte Lobo een begrafenismis (Missa pro defunctis). De misdelen vormen onze rode draad in dit programma, dat verder is gevuld met liederen van Spaanse componisten of getoonzet op Spaanse teksten.

Programma:

Duarte Lobo (ca. 1565-1646), Missa pro defunctis

Juan del Encina (1468-1529), Trist’España sin ventura

Rodolfo Hallfter (1900-1987), Tres epitafios
Para la sepultura de Don Quijote
Para la sepultura de Dulcinea
Para la sepultura de Sancho Panza

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1973), Suite de Lorca
Canción de jinete
El Grito
La Luna asoma

Malagueña

Manuel Oltra (1922-2015), uit Bestiari:
Rata-pinyada
Rossignyol caduc
Elefant
Javier Busto Sagrado (1949), Tres Nanas Cántabras
El mi niño tiene sueño
Duérmete, que viene preguntando
El mi niño se ha dormido
Manuel Oltra (1922-2015), Tres canciones de amor
Madrigalillo
Eco
Preludio

Duarte Lobo (ca. 1565-1646), Audivi vocem

KAARTEN: €17,50 aan de deur

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will follow.

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The transcripts of sermons are available here.

Nottingham High School

The concert band, choir and smaller chamber ensembles will perform a mix of classical and secular music, musical numbers and religious vocal repertoire.

FREE entry

Bible Study
All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study (Matthew 22:15-22), led by our minister Marius Louw.
This will be a hybrid meeting; you can join in church or via zoom.
For details please contact Geesje Hofstra to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will follow.

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The transcripts of sermons are available here.

De Noorse pianiste Anne Kaasa, sedert 1990 in Portugal wonende, is heel bekend bij het Portugese publiek. Ze heeft opgetreden met enkele van de meest bekende Portugese musici, zoals onder andere, de violisten Aníbal Lima en Luís Pacheco Cunha, de celliste Maria José Falcão, de klarinettist en orkestleider António Saiote en de fluitist Antóno Carrilho.

Enkele van de grootste Portugese componisten hebben de wereldpremières van hun werken aan haar te danken, zoals António Victorino d’Almeida, António Pinho Vargas, Amílcar Vasques-Dias, Clotilde Rosa, Sérgio Azevedo en Pedro Faria Gomes. Zij is in Portugal ook als docente werkzaam.

Nataša Šibalić is geboren in Belgrado (Servië) en tot Portugese genaturaliseerd. Ze wordt beschreven als “een sopraan met grote interpretatieve intelligentie en verfijnde frasering" (Manuel Pedro Ferreira, in het Portugese dagblad Público). Ze geeft regelmatig concerten, ze treedt op in continentaal Portugal, Madeira en op de Azoren, Nederland, Servië, Frankrijk, Kroatië, Brazilië, Argentinië en Uruguay. Ze richt zich in het bijzonder op kamermuziek en de hedendaagse opera.

Ze heeft absolute premières vertolkt van de werken van Gonçalo Gato, Vasco Mendonça, Alejandro Erlich Oliva, Diego Kovadloff, Amílcar Vasques Dias en César Viena. Ze heeft samengewerkt met Amílcar Vasques Dias, onder meer bij twee opera’s waarin ze de hoofdrol had – “Soror Mariana Alcoforado” en “Geraldo e Samira”.

Natasa heeft meegewerkt aan de cd “De ouvido e coração”, een originele schepping van de componist Amílcar Vasques-Dias, gebaseerd op het werk van José Afonso.

Met pianiste Anne Kaasa heeft ze het album met zangkunst opgenomen “In the silent of the secret night”.

TICKETS: € 26 Via: https://q-art.stager.co/shop/default

€ 23 (early bird, to 25 September)

€ 17 (stadspas, to be shown at the door)

€ 13 (studentenpas, to be shown at the door)

€ 7 (children through 12 year)

€ 45 (strippenkaart 2 concerts for 1 person)

The Girls’ Choir of Ely Cathedral

Singing at Ely Cathedral is an experience which sets girls up for life.

Our choristers receive an unrivalled musical education, performing daily as professionals in the Cathedral as well as in venues all over the world. The girls toured to France in 2024 and are getting ready for a trip to the Netherlands in 2027. 

They learn skills of self-discipline and confidence, and gain an appreciation of hard work and high standards which lasts a lifetime: choristers go on to successful careers in all fields and develop a passion for music. It's a big commitment for them and their families, but they make life-long friendships and have a lot of fun.

FREE entry

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Aures Quartet takes its name from the Aurae — the nymphs of the breezes in ancient Greek mythology - a name that speaks to the ensemble's essence: four individual voices that met somewhere in the middle. The quartet was formed at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where its four members met during their master's studies, and Amsterdam remains its artistic home.

The ensemble's international profile was established swiftly and decisively. Aures Quartet made its public debut at the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam in January 2026 and received the First Prize as well as the Young Jury Prize at the Storioni Festival Competition 2026. Since 2026, the quartet has also been refining its artistry at the Netherlands String Quartet Academy (NSKA).

Together, Aures Quartet represents what is most vital about the chamber music tradition today: cultural diversity and a genuine curiosity about what the string quartet can be and do. The ensemble is based in Amsterdam and is actively building its concert life in the Netherlands and beyond.

PROGRAM

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky” 1. Introduzione: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace

Anton Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 “Fifths”

FREE entry

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.
This service includes a celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

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

Liturgy sheet will also follow.

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The transcripts of sermons are available here.

Kwartet aan ‘t IJ

with guest cellist Justus van Iterson

Amsterdam-based string quartet Kwartet aan ’t IJ invites you to an intimate afternoon of chamber music on Sunday, 1 November, joined by guest cellist Justus van Iterson - specifically, an hour to celebrate one single magnificent work, Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major.

Written just months before his death, this string quintet by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert is often regarded as one of the great masterpieces in the chamber music repertoire. Its haunting, melancholic melodies are set against moments of energy, warmth, and joyful movement, creating a work of extraordinary emotional depth and contrast. The five instruments - violins, viola, celli - constantly respond to and weave around one another, passing melodies between voices and creating a rich, musical conversation.

We look forward to welcoming you!

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Formed in November 2024 through connections made across orchestras and chamber music projects, Kwartet aan ’t IJ brings together four musicians - Julie Chen (violin), Amanda Tse (violin), Kata Balogh (viola), and Clym Stock-Williams (cello) - all based in the Netherlands, each bringing their own musical background and personality to the ensemble. As a quartet, we have been honoured to learn from members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ruysdael Quartet, Cuarteto Casals, Wihan Quartet, and other distinguished musicians.

For this concert, we are delighted to collaborate with Dutch cellist Justus van Iterson. Justus studied in the preparatory programme at the Utrecht Conservatory with Jeroen den Herder, and continued his studies with Douw Fonda. He has also received coaching and lessons from Timora Rosler, Chris Duindam, and others. As a cellist, he has served as principal of the UvA Orchestra J.Pzn Sweelinck, the Klassiek Collectief, and Caecilia Camerata. Alongside his orchestral work, he is an active chamber musician and regularly performs as a continuo player with a variety of ensembles and musical projects.

TICKETS: https://godown-studio.weticket.io/schubert-s-string-quintet-1

Bible Study
All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study (Matthew 25:1-13), led by our minister Marius Louw.
This will be a hybrid meeting; you can join in church or via zoom.
For details please contact Geesje Hofstra to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Collegium Musicum Amsterdam

o.l.v. Anthony Zielhorst

Een programma met werken van Pierre de la Rue (uit het Mechels Koorboek van Margaretha), aangevuld met enkele motetten van de la Rue, Pipelare en Josquin.

GRATIS toegang. Vrijwillige bijdrage

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will also follow.

- - - -

The transcripts of sermons are available here.

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will also follow.

- - - -

The transcripts of sermons are available here.

Bible Study
All are very welcome to join our ERC Bible study (Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24), led by our minister Marius Louw.
This will be a hybrid meeting; you can join in church or via zoom.
For details please contact Geesje Hofstra to receive the relevant materials and link to participate.

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will also follow.

- - - -

The transcripts of sermons are available here.

De directeur van het Casa de Portugal van de Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, João Costa Ferreira, is een Portugese pianist en onderzoeker. Hij heeft het Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution van de École Normale de Musique de Paris behaald en is aan de Sorbonne gepromoveerd in Muziek en Musicologie.

Op zijn elfde is hij piano gaan studeren aan het Conservatorium van de vereniging Orfeão in Leiria bij docent Luís Batalha. Op zijn negentiende is hij naar Parijs gegaan waar hij heeft gestudeerd bij Marian Rybicki en Guiglia Katsarava. Hij was daar leerling en assistent van pianist Jean Martin. Eveneens in Parijs heeft hij een wetenschappelijke studie gevolgd. Als beursstudent van de Stichting voor Wetenschap en Technologie is hij gepromoveerd bij de filosofe en musicologe Danielle Cohen-Levinas.

Hoewel zijn repertoire alle stijlen vanaf de Barok omvat, heeft João Costa Ferreira zich gespecialiseerd in de muziek van de 19e eeuw en de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw. Bij zijn solo- en kamermuziekprojecten interesseert hij zich zowel voor de vertolking van het grote klassieke repertoire als voor de ontdekking van componisten die in de vergetelheid zijn geraakt of opdrachten van hedendaagse componisten. Hij is opgetreden in Portugal, Frankrijk, België, Spanje en Nederland, met name bij de Calouste Gulbenkian Stichting (Lissabon), het Cultureel Centrum van Belém (Portugal), het nationale San Carlos theater (Lissabon), het Casa da Música (Porto), het Teatro Rivoli (Porto), in het Palais d’Iéna (Parijs), de Salle Cortot (Paris), de Gotische zaal van het Stadhuis van Brussel. Veel van zijn concerten en platen worden uitgezonden door de RTP-Antena 2, France Musique en verschillende Europese radiostations.

João Costa Ferreira speelt een actieve rol bij de rehabilitatie en waardering van het Portugese muzikale erfgoed door middel van de publicatie en opnames van werken van José Vianna da Motta. Sedert 2015 heeft hij in samenwerking met uitgeverij AvA Musical Editions meer dan dertig ongepubliceerde werken gepubliceerd en een groot gedeelte ervan opgenomen bij de uitgeverijen Grand Piano Records (onder het label Naxos), MPMP Movimento Patrimonial Vivo en Coriolan / Inventive Art Music.

Buiten de verschillende prijzen die hij kreeg bij piano concoursen, waarbij hij gelauwerd werd bij het 15e Internationale Pianoconcours Maria Campina en het 8e concours voor jonge solisten van de Sorbonne, heeft João Costa Ferreira onderscheidingen ontvangen van verschillende culturele instellingen. In 2015 werd hij door de Cap Magellan Vereniging beschouwd als de “Beste Artistieke Revelatie”; in 2019 werd hem de “Prémio Cultura – Música” van INATEL Leiria toegekend; in 2024 ontving hij de Gemeentelijke Medaille van Verdienste van de gemeente Leiria.

João Costa Ferreira is lid geweest van verschillende jury’s bij internationale pianoconcoursen, zoals het Internationale Concours voor Piano van Troisdorf (Duitsland), het Internationale Concours voor Jonge Musici Meliton Balanchivadze (Georgië), het Concours international de piano van Lyon (Frankrijk) en het Internationale Santa Cecília Pianoconcours (Portugal).

TICKETS: € 26 Via: https://q-art.stager.co/shop/default

€ 23 (early bird, to 22 September)

€ 17 (stadspas, to be shown at the door)

€ 13 (studentenpas, to be shown at the door)

€ 7 (children through 12 year)

Early Friday Morning Prayers
Join us for informal contemplative prayer mornings led by our minister Marius Louw, every Friday, in the church.
These sessions are open to anyone seeking a quiet environment for prayer and reflection.
We encourage you to come as you are. We look forward to welcoming you!

Worship service
Please join us in the church for a service of worship by our minister Rev Marius Louw.

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

Liturgy sheet will also follow.

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The transcripts of sermons are available here.

A Brief History of the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

While traditional Christmas carols are now commonly sung during services of worship throughout the world, until the latter part of the 19th century they were considered to be secular and were sung in the home or by groups of singers visiting people's houses. In the mid-1870's this began to change as more and more churches introduced traditional carols into their Advent and Christmas services. Referring to Truro Cathedral, the Royal Cornwall Gazette of 20 December, 1878 reported.

"The Choir of the Cathedral will sing a number of carols in the Cathedral on Christmas Eve, the service commencing at 10pm. We understand that this is at the wish of many of the leading parishioners and others. A like service has been instituted in other cathedral and large towns, and has been much appreciated. It is the intention of the choir to no longer continue the custom of singing carols at the residences of members of the congregation."

Two years later, on Christmas Eve, 1880, the Bishop of Truro, the Right Rev. Edward White Benson, led the first Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. The idea of interspersing Christmas music with the Bible readings of the Christmas story came from one of Benson's colleagues at the cathedral, the Rev. George Walpole. Benson became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1883 and the service continued to gain in popularity, first across Britain and then around the world.

The service we know today is very much linked to King's College, Cambridge, where the chapel choir first sang it on Christmas Eve, 1918. It has continued this tradition every year since then, gaining even more listeners through the radio broadcast of the service, which started in 1928 and has continued every year (with the exception of 1930.) 

While originating in the Anglican Church, the service was quickly adopted in Roman Catholic and other churches throughout the UK, and then the rest of the world. Here at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam we enjoy the opportunity to include traditional carols and compositions from many different countries. While we conduct the service in English, it is interesting to note that at one school in Quebec, Canada, the nine lessons are read in nine different languages or dialects! Perhaps something to consider for future years here...

PROGRAM:

Look at the World - John Rutter

Clare Benediction - John Rutter

I dreamed a dream - from Les Miserables

Bring him home - from Les Miserables

Northern Lights - Ola Gjeilo

The Rose - Ola Gjeilo

Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré

You'll never walk alone - Rodgers and Hammerstein

Climb every Mountain - Rodgers and Hammerstein

O love - Elaine Hakenberg

California Dreamin ( Mamas and Papas)

The Scientist (Coldplay)

FREE entry