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International Military Christmas Tattoo

On Saturday, 12^th 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.

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Beauty and the Beast

On 5^th and 6^th 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.

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Nederland Zingt

Last Tuesday, 24th November, Emma sang in a broadcast of ‘Nederland Zingt,’ a Dutch programme similar to the BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise.’ She was accompanied by organist Martin Zonnenberg and joined by the Leidse Cantori. The programme will be broadcast on 12th December.

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First World War Evening

On Friday, 27th November, Emma will sing as a guest soloist at an evening of lectures and readings about the First World War. She will be working with pianist Han-Louis Meijer. They will perform Ravel’s Trois Beaux Oiseau du Paradis and Butterworth’s Is my team ploughing.

The evening has been organised by the society De Buren, which promotes the Dutch and Flemmish language and culture. Tickets are available via their website.

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Dvořák and Mendelssohn

On Friday 30^th October, Emma will sing at the sixtieth anniversary of the oratorio society “Kom nu met Sangh.” This long-standing choir, founded in 1955, have invited Hollands Sinfonia and soloists Wendy Roobol, Emma Brown, Aart Mateboer and Hans Brons to perform Dvořák’s Mass in D and Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang under conductor Henk Gijzen.

The concert takes place in the Julianakerk in Sassenheim, starting at 20:00.

Tickets, costing €25, are available at Primera, Sassenheim, and on the door.

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Composing for Choirs

The children’s choir of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Emma has had a productive month working on two very different composition commissions.

The Sweelinckcantorij in Amsterdam commissioned Emma to write a piece for the children’s choir of the Oude Kerk as part of their 50-year celebrations, from a poem by Dutch author Karel Eykman. The poem, ‘Pesach,’ links Exodus to Easter. Emma’s setting, for unison children’s choir and chamber organ, contrasts the urgengy of the refugees’ situation with the serenity of the Easter message.

The second composition was for the Salvation Army choir in Leiden, for whom Emma plays the piano as a volunteer. The text was by scholar Raene Sijbom. The piece conforms to the style of music that is usually sung by the choir and was written with the abilities of the singers in mind. The result, “Ik leef voor U,” is a simple but moving four-part song with piano accompaniment.

Future commissions include writing for the inauguration of the Father Willis organ in the Hooglandse Kerk te Leiden in spring 2016, and for Musica da Lima‘s forthcoming tour to Rome.

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International Military Tattoo

On Friday, 4th September, Emma will sing at the International Military Tattoo in Gouda, the Netherlands. Several international military bands and pipe bands will perform in the market place in the historic city centre. Emma will perform with the Band of Liberation.

Emma appears at this event under the organisation Marchingband Management through impresario Simon Dubbelaar. For Marching Band bookings, please contact info@marchingbandmanagement.nl.

Tickets can be booked via info@marchingbandmanagement.nl.

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