Men and Brass

On Friday, 16^th December, Emma Brown will sing as the guest soloist with ‘s-Gravenzands Male Voice Choir ‘Eendracht Maakt Macht,’ Westland Brass Band, organist Patrick Hopper, and conductor Freek Elbers. Emma sang with the ‘s-Gravenzands Male Voice Choir when she was a student in 2014. She is delighted to have been invited back.

The concert begins at 20:00 in the Dorpskerk in ‘s-Gravenzands. Tickets, costing €10,00, are available on the door.

O Nata Lux

On Sunday, 18th December, the Leidse Cantorij will perform Emma’s motet “O Nata Lux” in their Advent Concert. Entrance is free: afterwards there is a collection for the choir. The concert begins at 20:00 in the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden.

Salon Concert

Meanwhile on Christmas Eve, Emma will be singing in a Salon Concert in the Eemwijkplein series.

Lof sy dat soete kindeken cleyn

On Christmas Eve, Emma’s motet “Lof sy dat soete kindeken cleyn” will be sung by Cantiamo with conductor Nicky Bouwers in De Bron church in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The concert starts at 21:00. Emma is thrilled that her music is to be performed.

Vespers in Amsterdam

Emma will be singing as a guest soloist in the Christmas Eve Vespers in the Thomaskerk in Amsterdam at 17:30. This short church service will last about an hour.

Xenia Christmas Bruch

Emma ends her Christmas singing in the intimate atmosphere of the Xenia children’s hospice in Leiden, where she will sing during their annual Christmas brunch.

A very Merry Christmas one and all! 

On Sunday, 11^th December, Emma will sing at a Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony (Wereld Lichtjesdag) to honour the memory of children and young people and to show compassion to their families. This tradition began in the US in 1997. All around the world, on the second Sunday of December, candles are lit at 19:00 local time.

In Leiden, the Netherlands, the ceremony will be held in the Hooglandse Kerk. The famous family therapist, Else-Marie van den Eerenbeemt, will lead the ceremony. Emma will sing ‘Londonderry Air,’ the song of mother parting with her son, and the lullaby “Wiegala” by Ilse Weber. Ilse Weber was a children’s nurse in Theresienstadt during the Second World War. When the children in her care were sent to Auschwitz, she accompanied them voluntarily, even into the gas chamber. Her simple lullaby is beautiful and haunting.

The event has been organised in Leiden by Xenia Children’s Hospice.

The ceremony begins at 18:45, with the doors open from 18:15. All are welcome.