The stage for everyone who loves the art of song: professional musicians, composers, amateurs and audiences.
Whether you are looking for a stage, enjoy listening to recitals with the best singers and pianists or want to meet other enthusiasts or are curious, Friends of the Song is the place to be!
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At 22 regions some 60 song recitals are organised every year, reviving the old tradition of the private salon. Living rooms, churches or small concert stages offer the ambiance appropriate to the song's origins. You will listen to renowned musicians, many of whom started impressive careers at the society.
- free admission to all song recitals in all regions
- a meet-and-greet with the musicians after the recitals
- free subscription to the informative member magazine The Liedvriend
- at a discount to the Day of Song, the society's premier event full of recitals and lectures on the art of song
- special members-for-members concerts
- attractive discounts on courses, master classes and more
the Liedvriend
Members receive the fine magazine for free The Liedvriend, which includes interviews with musicians from the association, background on old and new repertoire and reviews of new publications and recordings.
If you have any news or would like to submit an article: please mail to liedvriend@vvhl.nl.
For information on ad placement and rates, contact Dinant Krouwel, liedvriend@vvhl.nl.
regions
Members enjoy song recitals throughout the year at a venue close to home. Whether you attend one recital or several, members have free access to all of them!
musicians
Among the musicians of Friends of the Song, you will find up-and-coming talent, as well as singers and instrumentalists who are now well known both at home and abroad.