On Sunday, 10th April, Emma Brown will sing in BWV 112 Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt as part of a cantata service at the beautiful Arminius Church in Rotterdam. The service begins at 10:30 and is led by Minister Tjaard Barnard. It is free and there will be a collection. The Arminius Church is at Museumpark 3, 3015 CB Rotterdam, a short walk from Rotterdam Central station.
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Emma Brown is delighted to be accompanying the Band of Liberation and conductor Simon Dubbelaar on their tour of Normandy to play at the D-day memorial services of the Royal British Legion, the Normandy Veterans’ Association and the Friends of the Normandy Veteran. To help fund this trip, there will be a concert on 2nd April in the Marekerk in Leiden. The programme includes marches and songs from the Second World War, and some well-known songs of remembrance. Tickets are available via info@marchingbandmanagement.nl.
Emma Brown appears at this concert through Marching Band Management. For bookings with Marching Bands, please contact info@marchingbandmanagement.nl.
On Saturday, 26th March, Emma will sing in a mini St. Matthew Passion with the Residentiekoor of the Hague and conductor Martin van der Brugge. There will be two performances, at 14:00 and 16:00, in the Remonstrantekerk in The Hague.
This will be a beautiful and intimate event for a special Holy Saturday.
Tickets are available here.
At the International Military Tattoo, Leiden, December 2015.
2015 has been a fulfilling and enjoyable year for Emma. In spring she began a collaboration with the Band of Liberation that has taken her to Normandy and to various military tattoos. For 2016 there are plans to return to Normandy and to participate in the Belfast Tattoo.
Emma made her Dutch television debut in Nederland Zingt last December, singing a Dutch translation of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This was broadcast several times and appeared in the highlights of the programme’s annual review.
Emma also had various solo concerts and oratoria, including singing in Liszt’s beautiful and intimate work Via Crucis with pianist Willem Brons.
2015 was a special year in Emma’s hometown, Leiden, since it was the celebration of 700 years of the Hooglandse Kerk. Emma performed at the Kerk in het Licht (“Church in the Light”) sound and lights show. The newly-restored Father Willis organ arrived in the church, and the official inauguration is anticipated in spring 2016.
A new and exciting experience for Emma was appearing in her first pantomime since her school days. Emma played the role of Beauty in Beauty and the Beast at the Koninklijke Schouwberg in The Hague.
Emma’s work for De Buren continued as she recorded City Books and performed in Brussels. Meanwhile, she received several composition commissions, some of which are ongoing in 2016.
But first, Emma is taking a month off to travel in China during the spring.
December is a busy month for Emma, with concerts and performances across the Netherlands. These include the expat pantomime at The Hague’s Theatre Royal, an International Military Christmas Tattoo and solo performances with various choirs. She will also sing to a private audience of disabled children as part of the Christmas Tattoo.
5th December, 14:30, 19:30 – 'Beauty' in the pantomime “Beauty and the Beast,” Theatre Royal, The Hague 6th December, 13:30 - 'Beauty' in the pantomime “Beauty and the Beast,” Theatre Royal, The Hague 11th December, 20:00 - soloist with the Scheveningen Kerkkoor, Bethelkerk, Scheveningen 12th December, 22:00 – guest solist at the International Military Christmas Tattoo, Holiday Inn, Leiden 17th December, 08:00 - guest soloist at the Ronald McDonald Business Breakfast, Leiden 18th December, 20:00 – soloist with the Leidschendam Kerkkoor, Kruisheuvelkerk, Leidschendam 19th December, 20:00 – soloist with Con Amore, De Dom, De Lier 20th December, 20:15 – soloist with the Leidse Cantorij, Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden 24th December, 22:00 - soloist in the Salvation Army Christmas Eve service, Salvation Army, Leiden 25th December, 10:00 – soloist at the Christmas morning service in Delft, Nieuwe Kerk (venue tbc)
On Saturday, 12th December, Emma will sing as a guest soloist at an International Military Tattoo. There will be some six bands performing, plus Irish dancers, pipes and drums, internationally-acclaimed soprano Rebecca Robinson and a visit from Father Christmas.
In addition to the evening performance at 20:00, Emma will sing for a private audience of disabled children.
Tickets are available via info@marchingbandmanagement.nl.
To book Emma to sing at a marching band event, please contact Simon Dubbelaar at the above email address.
On 5th and 6th December, Emma will star in the expatriate pantomime in the Theatre Royal in The Hague. She will play the role of Beauty (‘Tamara’) in John Hall’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Tickets are available here.
NB Pantomime is een traditioneel Engelse vorm van theater die haar wortels heeft in de ‘comedia dell ‘ arte.’ Een bekend sprookje wordt op geheel eigentijdse wijze verbeeld met onder anderen personages die zich als het andere geslacht verkleden. Daarnaast worden er populaire nummers gezongen, wordt het publiek ook betrokken in het verhaal en worden er veel grappen gemaakt. De Pantomime wordt in het Verenigd Koninkrijk gezien als een familie-voorstelling en wordt traditioneel uitgevoerd tijdens de dagen rondom kerst.
Pantomime heeft dus helemaal niets te maken met het stille theater dat in Nederland als “pantomime” bekend staat.