Archived programs 2010  
Sunday 3 January 2010

New Years Event


Friday 22 January 2010

E-Live - Open Performance Site 2010


Saturday 23 January 2010

Concert for New Music


Saturday 23 January 2010

Chorus ex machina


Saturday 6 February 2010

La Cause est Amer


Saturday 6 March 2010

The Spanish Vihuela


Sunday 18 April 2010

Children's musical Moses


Saturday 22 May 2010

Music for Strings


Saturday 5 June 2010

Mein Herz ist bereit


Saturday 3 July 2010

Concerto grosso e solo


Wednesday 14 July 2010

Organ Concerto


Saturday 7 August 2010

Organ concerto


Saturday 14 August 2010

Organ concerto


Saturday 21 August 2010

Organ concerto


Saturday 28 August 2010

Organ concerto


Saturday 4 September 2010

Organ concerto


Sunday 5 September 2010

Bach cantatas


Saturday 11 September 2010

National Organ and monuments day


Sunday 12 September 2010




Saturday 2 October 2010

Chichester Commissions


Saturday 20 November 2010

The Spirit of Venice


Saturday 18 December 2010

Christmas concert



Nicolaiconcert

The Nicolaïkerk (St. Nicholas church) is a medieval church in the southern part of the old city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. This building is the home of two very interesting instruments, the organ built by Marcussen and the carillon built by the famous Hemony brothers (17th century). These instruments are the backbone for a series of concerts, which are organised each year by the Stichting Culturele Evenementen Nicolaïkerk (Foundation for Cultural Events in the Nicolaïkerk ).

Duration of the concerts is approx. 45 minutes.
Tickets are sold at the entrance of the church, doors open half an hour before concert start time. No reservation is needed.

For the current program you can browse our program agenda.

The Nicolaikerk is located at the Nicolaaskerkhof in the inner city of Utrecht (See city map Utrecht).


 


Sunday 3 January 2010 12:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Sunday 3 January 2010
12:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

New Years Event

A programme for the New Year

 

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Friday 22 January 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Friday 22 January 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

E-Live - Open Performance Site 2010

New music and new performers in cooperation with the Arts School Utrecht.
This concert is part of a festival for New Music, which continues on January 23.


Website: http://www.hku.nl/

 

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Saturday 23 January 2010 13:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 23 January 2010
13:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Concert for New Music

This concert is part of a festival for New Music

 

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Saturday 23 January 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 23 January 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Chorus ex machina


Hollands Vocaal Ensemble


Program

Jorrit Tamminga-Het gordijn van Pythagoras
Barbara Woof-Chinese Whispers
Interlude-Tales of the Bionic Body - Guts
Michèl Koenders-Alogon
Interlude-Tales of the Bionic Body - Heart
Paul Bruinen-Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut

A concert for choir and live-electronics

Website: http://www.hollandsvocaalensemble.nl

 

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Saturday 6 February 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 6 February 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

La Cause est Amer


Quadrivium


Medieval love poetry from Japan and the Low Countries

Website: http://www.quadrivium.net/

 

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Saturday 6 March 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 6 March 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

The Spanish Vihuela


Capella Sancta Maria directed by Enrique Lopez


Music by Josquin des Prez and his contemporaries.
This program combines choir and vihuela transcritions from Vladerrabano, Fuenllana and Pisador. All choir pieces interpreted show up in vihuela books, except Gombert's Dezilde al cavallero (Cancionero de Upsala) whose link with Spain has been strong enaugh to include it as well.

Program

Choir INTRO Chant Gregoriaans

Choir Missa Josquin Kyrie (Missa Pange Lingua)
Choir Missa Josquin Gloria (Missa Pange Lingua)
Vihuelas Motete Josquin Inviolata

Choir Motete Gombert Super flumina babyloni
Choir Motete Mouton Queramus cum pastoribus
Vihuelas Motete Gombert Asiste parata

Choir Motete Willaert Pater noster
Choir Missa Josquin Sanctus (Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi)
Vihuelas Motete Morales Andreas Christi famulus

Choir Madrigal Arcadelt Bella fioreta
Choir Madrigal Arcadelt Amor tu sai our far
Vihuela sola Fantasia Valderrabano Dos fantasías de primer tono

Choir Missa Morales Agnus Dei (Missa Mille regretz)
Choir Motete Josquin Obsecro te domina
Vihuelas Motete Morales Et in spiritum sanctum (Missa mille regretz)
Vihuelas Chan?on Josquin Mille regretz

Choir Canción Gombert Dezilde al cavallero




 

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Sunday 18 April 2010 15: hours - Nicolaïkerk


Sunday 18 April 2010
15: hours - Nicolaïkerk

Children's musical Moses


Project choir Moses


Children's musical based on the story of Moses.

Website: http://www.musical-mozes.info

 

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Saturday 22 May 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 22 May 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Music for Strings


The Jenufa Quartett


Naomi Peters-violin
Mintje van Lier-second violin
Aidan Pendleton-viola
Rosalie Seinstra-violoncello

Programm:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

String Quartettin c op.51 nr.1

Allegro
Romanze - poco adagio
Allegretto molto moderato e commodo - un poco piu animato
Allegro


Fant de Kanter (1969)

Prime Sonata


Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

Fünf Stücke für Streichquartet

Alla Valse Viennese
Alla Serenata
Alla Czeca
Alla Tango milonga
Alla Tarantella



Website: http://www.jenufakwartet.nl

 

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Saturday 5 June 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 5 June 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Mein Herz ist bereit


Il Concerto Barocco


Jonathan Talbott-violin
Norbert Kunst-dulciano
Stephen Taylor-organ
Matthew Baker-bass

17th century German virtuosity for violin, dulciano, organ and bass. Het program contains works by Buxtehude, his pupil Bruhns, Schmelzer and Biber: a promise for fast music and surprising moments!

Website: http://www.ilconcertobarocco.nl/

 

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Saturday 3 July 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 3 July 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Concerto grosso e solo


Parnassus Ensemble


Program:
Organ concerto in d minor - J.S. Bach
Concerto Grosso from Opus 6 - G.F. Handel
Organ concerto - C.P.E. Bach


Website: http://www.parnassusensemble.nl/

 

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Wednesday 14 July 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Wednesday 14 July 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ Concerto

Ko Zwanenburg (Utrecht)



 

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Saturday 7 August 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 7 August 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ concerto

Willeke Smits (Utrecht)

Concert in a series of Summer Organ concertos. Admittance is free.

 

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Saturday 14 August 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 14 August 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ concerto

Erwin Wiersinga (Roden)

Concert in a series of Summer Organ concertos. Admittance is free.

 

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Saturday 21 August 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 21 August 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ concerto

Kirstin Gramlich (Amsterdam)

Concert in a series of Summer Organ concertos. Admittance is free.

 

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Saturday 28 August 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 28 August 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ concerto

Ko Zwanenburg (Utrecht)

Concert in a series of Summer Organ concertos. Admittance is free.

 

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Saturday 4 September 2010 14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 4 September 2010
14:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Organ concerto

Stephen Taylor (Utrecht)

Concert in a series of Summer Organ concertos. Admittance is free.

 

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Sunday 5 September 2010 11:45 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Sunday 5 September 2010
11:45 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Bach cantatas


Cappella di San Pietro


Traditionally the series of Summer concerts closes with a Cantata by John Sebastian Bach. We offer our visitors a free concert, preceded by a Cantata during a religious service, which starts at 10.00 hours.

Programm:
cantata Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Erde (BWV 137) during the service
cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (BWV 21) during the concert.

At 12.15 hours the concert in the church will be followed by a concert on the carillon with music by J.S. Bach.

Adminission is free, however, a donation is very much appreciated.


 

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Saturday 11 September 2010 12:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 11 September 2010
12:00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

National Organ and monuments day

In many places in the province of Utrecht there will be a lot of activities around the organs.

Programm in the Nicolaïkerk

At 12.00 and 14.00 hours: Ko Zwanenburg and the Brass Quintet of the Royal Dutch Navy conducted by Peter van Dintel

 

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Sunday 12 September 2010 12.30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Sunday 12 September 2010
12.30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

The traditional opening of the Utrecht Cultural season

Programm Nicolaïkerk

13.00 hours
Start of a continuous programm with a carillon concert, Close Harmony Vlechtwerk, Children's choir Pyramidalis;

17.00 hours: closure with a vespers with Canticles motet


Website: http://www.culturelezondagen.nl

 

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Saturday 2 October 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 2 October 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Chichester Commissions


Ribattuta ensemble


Programm:

William Albright (1944 - 1998 ) - Chichester Mass
(Commissioned for the ninth centenary of Chichester Cathedral, 1975)

Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983) - Chichester Service
(for the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Chichester)

Leonard Bernstein ( 1918 - 1990 ) - Chichester Psalms
(Commissioned by the very rev. Walter Hussey, Dean of Chicheser Cathedal, for its 1965 Festival.)

Chichester Cathedral has a great musical tradition, going back to its famed organist composer of the early 17th century, Thomas Weelkes.

The Dean of Chichester Cathedral Walter Hussey, was a very art-loving person. He commissioned in the 20th century several famous liturgical pieces. A lot composers have since then written beautifull compositions for services and festivals at Chichester. among them Jonathan Harvey, Geoffry Burgon, Lennox Berkeley, Herbert Howells.

Three of these very interesting and famous pieces are included in this program, The Chichester Mass by William Albright, and the Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein. Also the Chichester Servic by Herbert Howells, who wrote almost 20 Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis compositions for the important English cathedrals and their choirs.
All the musical items of the Anglican choirtraditon together in one concert: Motet, Mass, Canticles and Psalms. And all of them from famous rather different traditions and style periods.


Website: http://www.ribattuta.nl/

 

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Saturday 20 November 2010 20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 20 November 2010
20:30 hours - Nicolaïkerk

The Spirit of Venice


Brisk


Music inspired by and linked to Venice through the ages.

Website: http://www.brisk.nl

 

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Saturday 18 December 2010 14.00 hours - Nicolaïkerk


Saturday 18 December 2010
14.00 hours - Nicolaïkerk

Christmas concert


Kampen Boys Choir


Program

Adoramus te Christe-G.P. da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Once in royal David's city-Gauntlet-Mann-Cleobury
Alleluya-Peter Wishart (1921-1984)
They that wait upon the Lord-John Stainer (1840-1901)
Adam lay ybounden-Philip Ledger (1937)
Through centuries long-descant Alan Gray
What sweeter music-John Rutter (1945)
Uit Nisi Dominus-Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Gerben van der Werf, countertenor

Uit Messiah:-George F. Handel (1685-1759)
Dirk Verloop, bariton

Ave Maria-Ch. Gounod (1818-1893)
(gebaseerd op 1e preludium Wohltemperiertes Klavier, Bach)

Marijn Eigenhuis, treble

The Lamb-John Tavener (1944)
While shepherds watched their flocks-Christopher Tye
Lux Aurumque-Eric Whitacre (1970)
When Christ was born of Mary free-John Joubert (1927)
Myn lyking-R.R. Terry (1865-1938)
On Christmas night-Englisch traditional arr. Ledger (1937)
O come all ye faithful-Wade-Cleobury
Prelude on Lo, he comes-Alan Ridout (1934-1996)

A Christmas concert with the Kampen Boys Choir.

Website: http://www.kampenboyschoir.nl/

 

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