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In connection with the summer holiday is the editor of the newsletter Saturday 2 to Sunday 24 August unable to respond to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 25 August, we will pick up the thread with news, retrospectives and more.

In connection with the holidays is the editor of Friday 20 December to Sunday 5 January unable to respond to emails and submitted articles. From Monday 6 January, we will pick up with news, retrospectives and more.

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That's why you want to be a member!

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Make full use of your membership during the 2025-2026 concert season and enjoy top-level song art together. Because in addition to all concerts with our own musicians - which you can attend for free as a member - your membership also offers attractive discounts on recitals in well-known concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Musis in Arnhem.
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The pure form of the song recital

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What a great pleasure it was to attend the student concert by baritone Guyon Mingelen and pianist Hugo Maillé on Sunday 12 October. In the beautiful living room on Groot Hertoginnelaan in The Hague, they gave a song recital in its purest form.
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Olivia Vermeulen and Jan Philip Schulze at Concertgebouw

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Once again, Olivia Vermeulen and Jan Philip Schulze come up with an extraordinarily ingenious programme. Where will they take the listener next, after the earthy ‘Dirty Minds’ and the black humour of ‘Hello Darkness?’ The only way is up!
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Francis van Broekhuizen and Gregor Bak in Musis

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On Sunday 9 November, enjoy an upbeat concert with Francis van Broekhuizen and Gregor Bak.
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In memoriam Roberta Alexander

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On Tuesday 14 October, internationally celebrated soprano Roberta Alexander died unexpectedly. She was a valued judge at our auditions, former chairman of our artistic advisory board and teacher. She still had a full agenda of performances, master classes and adjudications, but died of acute cardiac arrest at the age of 76.
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Verschwiegene Lieder is painfully topical

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In cooperation with the residents‘ committee of the Termaat House in Rotterdam, the Rotterdam branch organised a wonderful performance by Robbert Muuse and Micha van Weers. In the large hall of the complex, they performed ’Verschwiegene Lieder'.
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Excerpt cover book 'Vertonte Lyrik'

Reading tip: ‘Vertonte Lyrik’

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A new book for singers, pianists and their teachers was published in May: ‘Vertonte Lyrik und ihre Musikalität / Poetry in Music and Music in Poetry’; a bilingual handbook (German-English) for deepening the study of sung German.
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Two musiciennes hug each other after a concert.

Introducing: Jessica Harper and Anna Alvizou

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In January, soprano Jessica Harper and pianist Anna Alvizou were one of four song duos accepted after auditioning. ‘We wanted to be part of the “family”,’ they say. And: ‘Friends of the Song is genuinely interested in and committed to the art of song.’
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Soprano Madeline Saputra and pianist Apollon at IVC 2026 awards ceremony

Three prizes for Madeline Saputra and Apollon Kalamenios

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At Theatre in Song, the brand new competition of International Vocal Competition, soprano Madeline Saputra and pianist Apollon Kalamenios won no less than three prizes with their beautiful programme ‘Keroncong Anemoia - Letters of a Javanese Princess’.
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A members-for-members concert that ran like clockwork

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On Sunday afternoon 21 September, the annual members-for-members concert took place at the - again packed - venue in The Hague. Eight advanced amateur singers from the Hague region and beyond performed in a very varied programme.
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Lyyra in Musis

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On Thursday 6 November, enjoy Lyyra: the new vocal sensation from the United States. Six women from the ranks of VOCES8 showcase the power and beauty of women's voices.
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Introducing: Valerie Haunz and Sofi Simeonidis

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In January, soprano Valerie Haunz and pianist Sofi Simeonidis were one of four song duos admitted after auditioning. Sofi is no stranger, as she also forms a duo with Julia Kurig Yazaki. What did they find together? Valerie: ‘In Sofi, I have found someone with whom I feel such a close personal and musical bond, that it is pure pleasure to bring the stories to life together.’
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