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In connection with the summer holiday is the editor of Saturday 1st to Sunday 23rd August unable to reply to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 24 August we will pick things up again with news, lookbacks and more.

In connection with the holidays is the editor of Friday 19 December to Sunday 4 January unable to respond to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 5 January, we will pick up with news, retrospectives and more.

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65 years Vrienden van het Lied!

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This autumn, we are celebrating the 65th anniversary of Vrienden van het Lied with a festive anniversary day. On Sunday 18 October, TivoliVredenburg will be buzzing with lied.
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Soul Prism

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What do we really see, and what only through the glass through which we look? In the anniversary program Soul Prism, the soul becomes a prism: a boundary in which emotions, memories, and desires unfold in a rich spectrum of colors.
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Prism of Song: From Morning Light to Cabaret Shadow

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On Sunday 18 October, the anniversary will open with Prism of Song, a performance by students from the Utrecht Conservatory. A program that explores the contrasting textures of light and shadow and explores the expressive limits of the human voice.
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Let the Florid Music Praise!

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Soprano Francis van Broekhuizen and pianist Femke de Graaf, like many Vrienden van het Lied others this year, are celebrating a milestone: ‘In 2001 we became a duo and worked together towards our first big concert: Francis’ bachelor’s degree in classical singing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.’ Their theme at the time – friendship – was incorporated into their program for the anniversary day.
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Masters in the making

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Soprano Dārta Liepiņa and pianist Enrico Clerico are studying at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. As a duo, they will give a half-hour recital in TivoliVredenburg on 18 October for Vrienden van het Lied, thus becoming the first duo to represent the new Art of Song master's specialisation (Lied art). This master's degree is only available in The Hague.
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Music connects beyond words

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During the anniversary day on 18 October, you will listen not only to professional musicians, but also to advanced amateur musicians who warmly support the lied. For baritone Frans van den Akker and pianist Henk Hagenberg, Britten's lied truly invite one to tell a story: ‘That lies in the narrative quality, the irony and the accessible melody.’
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Christoph Prégardien is joining in our celebrations

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During the anniversary day, Henriette Feith interviews the world-famous tenor Christoph Prégardien – a member of our honorary committee – about his life as a singer and his impressive career. Although she once experienced him up close as a singer, she confesses to finding it ‘secretly rather awe-inspiring’, she writes.
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There is no such thing as a single Briton

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During the anniversary day on 18 October, you will not only listen to professional musicians, but also to advanced amateur musicians who support lied. For soprano Marijke Groenendaal and pianist Jacob Engel, there is not just one Britten. His works are a universe where they love to be: ‘As if you are meeting an old friend.’
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Are we on the right track?

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During the anniversary day on 18 October, you will not only listen to professional musicians, but also to advanced amateur musicians who support lied. For tenor Ed Rosbergen and pianist Corien Benschop, performing Britten's lied is like being in conversation with him. If they could ask him anything about their performance, it would be: ‘Are we on the right track with our interpretation?’
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Three new programmes

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Over recent months, three exceptional programmes have been added to our portfolio which we would like to bring to your attention.
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Phyllis Ferwerda-Jan-Wille Schaafsma

New edition of ‘In het voorprogramma van …’

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This year, Vrienden van het Lied is organising the ‘Supporting act for ...’ project once again. For the past two years, the Rotterdam branch was the organiser, but this time The Hague has the honour of welcoming participants and tutors for the masterclass and concert.
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Let me introduce myself: Jasperina Verheij and Willem van den Dool

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In January, mezzo-soprano Jasperina Verheij and pianist Willem van den Dool were one of three lied duos accepted after the audition. ‘At Vrienden van het Lied we can gain experience, and in this way we can increasingly find our own artistic voice.’
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