Edition 56

Nederlands Blazers Ensemble performing The Unknown Chaplin at Podium Witteman on Dutch national television. The earliest films of Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) date from the silent era, and so never had an original soundtrack. In order to breathe new life into six examples of Chaplin’s cinematographic heritage, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble asked four…

Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir is central in Festival Dag in the Branding! In this video members of the New European Ensemble talk about their fascination with her work. On 7 and 8 March they will play her pieces in the Nieuwe Kerk and Korzo. Click here for more info about the…

At every edition of Festival Dag in de Branding we make a program book in collaboration with Studio Het Mes. If you miss the festival but still want to read the book or if you want to be well prepared for the concerts on March 7 and 8 you can…

At every edition of Festival Dag in de Branding we make a program book in collaboration with Studio Het Mes. If you miss the festival but still want to read the book or if you want to be well prepared for the concerts on December 14 you can read it…

What can you expect from Festival Dag in de Branding on Saturday 14 December? We asked this question to Paolo Gorini, composer of It’s Like... and initiator of the program Sister, your song bears a burden... that he put together with soprano Elisabeth Hetherington. Why an ode to these women…

We asked composer Petra Strahovnik three questions about her work Through the Looking Glass. She uses music, sounds, performance art, video and electronics to paint the implications of afflictions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression and bi-polar disorder. She will present four of the five pieces of this series on December…