On Saturday, 5^th November, Emma gave a short lecture on “Composing a Magnificat” for the Leiden Church Music Day. This was a study day about the Magnificat, with readings, lectures and singing.

Emma also sang as a soloist in a short performance of Bach’s Magnificat with pianist Maarten Boonstra, Con Amore choir and conductor Bernhard Touwen.

Emma’s presentation focused on the process of setting text to music. She described her personal approach to the Magnificat. A recording of her composition can be heard here, sung by the Pancras Consort with organist Geerten van de Wetering and conductor Hans Brons.

On 22^nd October, 2016, Emma Brown will give a concert in the Geerteskerk in Kloetinge, Zeeland, the Netherlands, as part of the celebrations of the town’s liberation. Zeeland was heavily affected by the First World War. Towns such as Kloetinge still celebrate their freedom.

22^nd October, 20:00, Geerteskerk, Kloetinge. Entrance: free.

On Sunday, 9^th October, Emma Brown’s composition “Nu” will be premiered by Capella Vocale. Emma was approached by the choir to compose a short piece for their twenty-year anniversary from the poem Nu by Belgian poet Bart Moeyaert.

The concert includes Vivaldi’s Gloria and Bach’s Singet dem Herrn.

The concert begins at 15:00. It is in the Lutherse Kerk in Leiden, the Netherlands. Tickets are available at the door or via penningmeester@capellavocale.nl. 

On Sunday, 25^th September, Emma Brown sang in a surprise concert for the ninety-fifth birthday of Lieutenant-General Sir Ted Meines.

General Meines played a significant role in the Dutch resistance during the second world war, helping Jewish children escape the Nazi regime. In 2015, he was made an honorary citizen of Israel in acknowledgement of his work. He has worked with veteran organizations across the Netherlands and in organizing the memorials of the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945.

On 17^th and 18^th September, Emma will sing in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland, as part of their International Military Tattoo and liberation festival. Emma will perform alongside bands from Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Budapest.

Emma Brown’s composition, “O Lux Beata Trinitas” is once again in the repertoire of the Leidse Cantorij. It was sung as an introit at Evensong in the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam on 4^th September and it will be sung in the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden on 18^th September.

Emma composed the short piece in 2013 during her Master’s in composition at the Royal Conservatoire, the Hague, the Netherlands. It has been sung widely in the Netherlands and in Peterborough Cathedral, United Kingdom, in 2014.

On Sautrday, 10^th September mezzo-soprano Emma Brown will sing in Breda for the city’s Open Monument Day.

Open Monument Day is an annual event in which historic buildings and moments are open to the public, free of charge. The fortified, medieval city of Breda attracts many visitors on Open Monument Day who can explore its significant architectural heritage.

Emma will give two short concerts on the market square at 12:00 and 14:30 with the Band of Liberation and conductor Simon Dubbelaar. The Band will parade from the KMA (the Dutch Royal Military Academy) to the city centre at 11:30 and 14:00.