Emma joined guitarist Luc Groen to perform during the youth service of the Leidse Binnenstadsgemeente in a service exploring doubt and spirituality, led by Margreet Klokke.
18th April, 2021, Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Emma’s introit “Quasi modo geniti infantes” was sung by the Pancras Consort during the Evensong at the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden. The text comes from the Gregorian Missal and it is the introit text for the second Sunday of Easter.
Willem Brons, pianist © Molenaar Photography
Together with the Justinus Ensemble and pianist Willem Brons, Emma will sing in Liszt’s “Via Crucis.” This performance will be broadcast on the Dutch TV channel Sleutelstad and on Emma’s You Tube channel.
“Via Crucis” was one of Liszt’s later works. Composed during a retreat in a monastery, the work is a musical depiction of the fourteen stations of the cross. The piano part, which will be realized by the internationally-acclaimed pianist Willem Brons, is much more contemplative and fragile than Liszt’s flamboyant earlier works.
Saturday, 3rd April, 2021, 13:00, Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, the Netherlands, 13:00: online via this link.
On Good Friday, Emma will perform Vivaldi’s ‘Stabat Mater’ (RV621) with organist Willeke Smits. Vivaldi’s setting was composed in around 1727 is beautifully contemplative. The performance is part of the morning prayer of the Leidse Binnenstadsgemeente.
Friday, 2nd April, 2021, 10:00, Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, the Netherlands: online via this link.
Emma will join flautist Maryse Kuipe and organist Marcel van Duyvenboorde in the Bethelkerk Kerk in Scheveningen for the Maundy Thursday service. The repertoire includes ‘Erbarme dich’ from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion.
More information about the live stream can be found on the church’s website.
Thursday, 1ste April, 2021, Bethel Kerk, Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 19:30
Photo: Harrie den Hertog
On Palm Sunday Emma will perform Hendrik Andriessen’s “Mirroir de Peine” with organist Willeke Smits in the Hooglandse Kerk.
‘Mirroir de Peine’ (‘Mirror of Suffering,’ 1923) consists of five short songs for voice and organ. The lyrics are poems by Henri Ghéon in which Mary observes and reflects on the torture and death of Jesus. The music is expressive and depicts the tenderness, the pain, and the acceptance of Mary.
The vespers, led by minister Margreet Klokke, can be viewed for one week after the broadcast.
Sunday, 28th March, 17:00, Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, the Netherlands: online via this link.
