{"id":20130,"date":"2026-03-25T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/?p=20130"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:01:01","slug":"this-is-why-you-want-to-be-a-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/en\/this-is-why-you-want-to-be-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"That's why you want to be a member!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20130\" class=\"elementor elementor-20130\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8528110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8528110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M738,99l262-93V0H0v5.6L738,99z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29ee56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a29ee56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2eb51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2eb51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That's why you want to be a member!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742666b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"742666b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8a51cc5 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">news<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7568a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"7568a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMake 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.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20637f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20637f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa78ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa78ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.-CONCERTGEBOUW.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.-CONCERTGEBOUW.webp 1200w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.-CONCERTGEBOUW-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.-CONCERTGEBOUW-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vvhl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.-CONCERTGEBOUW-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce6403 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ce6403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0ec87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d0ec87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a117f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a117f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Concertgebouw Amsterdam<\/strong> programmed two series of song recitals by well-known song singers and pianists for the 2025-2026 season. At <strong>separate concerts<\/strong> From both series you will receive as a member <strong>30% discount<\/strong>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a3f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e5a3f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Daniel Heide<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tr\u00e4ume\/Alptr\u00e4ume<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/strong>September 23, 2025 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505051-andre-schuen-daniel-heide-traume-alptraume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\">Olivia Vermeulen &amp; Jan Philip Schulze<\/span><br \/>In Heaven<\/strong><br \/>11 November 2025 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505055-olivia-vermeulen-jan-philip-schulze-in-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Anna Lucia Richter &amp; Daniel Heide<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Winterreise<\/strong><br \/>9 December 2025 \/ 20:15<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505060-anna-lucia-richter-daniel-heide-in-schuberts-winterreise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Lilian Farahani &amp; Maurice Lammerts van Bueren, Ella van Poucke<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<br \/><strong>My favourite things<\/strong><br \/>17 February 2026 \/ 20:15<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8507462-lilian-farahani-friends-my-favorite-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\">St\u00e9phane Degout &amp; Simon Lepper<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong>French masters<\/strong><br \/>June 2, 2026 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505075-stephane-degout-simon-lepper-franse-meesters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Concert hall series vocal 2 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45508d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f45508d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813ab7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"813ab7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Konstantin Krimmel &amp; Ammiel Bushakevitz<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Ballads<\/strong><br \/>28 October 2025 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505054-konstantin-krimmel-ammiel-bushakevitz-balladen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Anne Sofie von Otter &amp; Kristian Bezuidenhout<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Schubertiade<\/strong><br \/>20 January 2026 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505061-anne-sofie-von-otter-kristian-bezuidenhout-schubertiade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Allan Clayton &amp; Paul Lewis<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Winterreise<\/strong><br \/>February 3, 2026 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505064-allan-clayton-paul-lewis-in-schuberts-winterreise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Golda Schultz &amp; Jonathan Ware<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Vier letzte Lieder<\/strong><br \/>March 3, 2026 \/ 8.15pm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505067-golda-schultz-jonathan-ware-strauss-vier-letzte-lieder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #d0661c;\"><strong>Katharina Konradi &amp; Catriona Morison<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>From Schumann to Chausson<\/strong><br \/>19 May 2026 \/ 20:15<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concertgebouw.nl\/concerten\/8505072-katharina-konradi-catriona-morison-van-schumann-tot-chausson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdec7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbdec7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7cf5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f7cf5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2238c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2238c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Musis Arnhem<\/strong> additionally offers this season <strong>15% discount<\/strong> at a large number of song recitals and vocal concerts:<\/p><ul><li>Tuesday 23 September \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musisenstadstheater.nl\/nl\/agenda\/jupiter-ensemble-lea-desandre\/9368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lea Desandre &amp; Jupiter Ensemble<\/strong> &gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Thursday, November 6 \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musisenstadstheater.nl\/nl\/agenda\/lyyra-when-the-earth-stands-still\/9366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Lyyra<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Sunday 9 November \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musisenstadstheater.nl\/nl\/agenda\/francis-van-broekhuizen-en-gregor-bak-schandalig-mooie-opera\/9407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Francis van Broekhuizen &amp; Gregor Bak<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;<\/a><\/li><li>Tuesday 9 December \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musisenstadstheater.nl\/nl\/agenda\/maarten-engeltjes-prjct-amsterdam-jaenine-de-bique\/9393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> PRJCT Choir A'dam - Maarten Engeltjes, Jeanine de Bique &gt;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Friday 19 December \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musisenstadstheater.nl\/nl\/agenda\/tania-kross-caribbean-christmas\/9408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tania Kross, Randal Corsen and ZO! Gospel Choir<\/strong> &gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members will receive discount codes in the newsletter. With these, you can order tickets for selected concerts via the Concertgebouw and Musis websites. <strong>Note<\/strong>: prior to your visit to a concert, you may be asked for your membership card.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So save the codes from the newsletter!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4433c24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4433c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6047d34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6047d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a618e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a618e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Become a Friend of the Song!<br \/><\/strong>Not a member yet? 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