New programme: TIJDSPIEGEL
Concerts 14 & 15 November 2026
Photonen presents a new cappella programme: Tijdspiegel (‘Time Mirror’). In this Programme Photonen links early musical choral settings to newer (also contemporary) ones, thematically. Examples include a Stabat Mater by the 18th-century composer Casciolini and a Stabat Mater by Alissa Firsova from 2014 and an Ecce quomodo setting by Handl (16th century) to a setting by Jeroen Spitteler from 2024. The programme provides a wonderful insight into how composers are inspired by timeless themes and texts over the centuries. You will enjoy our tried and tested concept of a mixture of beautiful early and contemporary choral music in one programme. Music by Casciolini, Firsova, Handl, Jeroen Spitteler, Lassus, Stravinsky, Verdi, Arvo Pärt, Alonso Lobo and young Dutch composer Tijmen van Tol, among others. Pivotal piece is the melancholic composition Again by David Lang, in which the lyrics (based on Eccleciastes) and the music beautifully reinforce one another in a contemplation on time itself.
Programme:
(order not yet known)
Claudio Casciolini (1679-1760) : Stabat Mater
Alissa Firsova : Stabat Mater (2014)
Jacob Handl (1550-1591) : Ecce quomodo moritur
Jeroen Spitteler : Ecce quomodo moritur justus (2024)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) : Otche nash
Albert de Klerk (1917-1998) : Pater noster
Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) : Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae (a 4)
Jeroen Spitteler : Threni (2020)
Alonso Lobo (c1555-1617) : Ave Regina coelorum
Tijmen van Tol : Ave Regina caelorum (2023)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) : Ave Maria
Arvo Pärt : Bogoroditse Devo (1990)
David Lang : Again (2005)
Concerts:
Saturday 14 November 2026 – 3.15 pm – HAARLEM
Waalse Kerk, Begijnhof 28, Haarlem
Sunday 15 November 2026 – 3.15 pm – AMSTERDAM
Dominicuskerk, Spuistraat 12, Amsterdam
Admission:
Online presale: € 20 / € 17
At the venue: € 22 / € 19
Child up to and including 12 years: € 10
Reduced rates apply to youth <18/students/cjp/Amsterdam stadspas/Haarlempas.
Presale prices are valid until 11:59 pm the evening before the concert, after which the venue rate applies automatically.
Buying tickets online is possible until 8 pm on the day of the concert.
After that only at the cash register, payment by pin or cash.
6th of June 2026 Amsterdam – Duoconcert with Vocappella Innsbruck
On the eve of the year in which Photonen Vocaal Ensemble celebrates its 30th anniversary, the Amsterdam based chamber choir will perform a varied classical programme, together with the renowned Vocappella Innsbruck from Austria. Under the direction of conductors Jeroen Spitteler and Bernhard Sieberer, both chamber choirs perform Vokaal Mozaïek – Ein musikalisches Freundschaftsspiel, with a capella choir music in several languages and styles, from Renaissance to freshly composed contemporary pieces.
On and off both choirs sing their own selection of works separately, and together they pay tribute to music itself with Silence and Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and join their forces in the heartwarming Abendlied by Gabriel Rheinberger, Good Night, Dear Heart by Dan Forrest, as well as in the Latin Unicornis captivatur, wittily set to music by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo.
German texts resonate in music by Leonard Lechner, Hugo Distler and Lasse Thoresen. Open your heart and ears and get acquinted with Dutch poetry in Als de ziele luistert, a delicate poem by Guido Gezelle set to music by Joop Voorn, and in Zo meen ik dat ook jij bent by Jan Hanlo, set to music by Utrecht based contemporary composer Joost Kleppe. The Dutch choral tradition is furthermore represented by choir music by Renaissance composer Pierre de la Rue (a love song), renowned 17th C. composer Jan PZn Sweelinck (French psalms) and a new piece by Photonen’s own conductor/composer Jeroen Spitteler.
You will enjoy small gems by well-known composers such as G.F. Händel, Dowland and Benjamin Britten and might be enthralled by Frank Ticheli’s Earth song about the transience of the earth and the power of singing.
All in all a fascinating and richly varied mosaic of vocal music in a festive programme. This joint programme was performed on Saturday, May 16th in Innsbruck, Austria, when Photonen visited Innsbruck. On Saturday 6th of June you can enjoy this programme in Amsterdam, when Vocappella Innsbruck visits the Netherlands.
Concerts in Innsbruck (16 May) and Amsterdam (6 June).
Admission:
Online presale € 19 / € 16
At the venue € 21 / € 18
Reduced rates apply to children and youngsters up to 18 years/students/cjp/Amsterdam city pass green dot. Presale prices are valid until 11:59 pm the evening before the concert, after which the venue rate applies automatically.
Buying tickets online is possible until 8 pm on the day of the concert.
After that only at the cash register, payment by pin or cash.
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CHOIR VACANCIES: We are looking for several good tenors and basses and a soprano
Photonen has several vacancies: are you a soprano, tenor or a bass, a seasoned choir singer and do you have a working knowledge of the Dutch language? Then why don’t you take a look at our Zangers page, for you just might be one of the singers that we are looking for! If you are not this singer yourself, kindly consider if you happen to know one. We would be delighted to get acquainted. Weekly rehearsals in Amsterdam (near NS train Station Amsterdam Zuid) on Thursday Nights 8 pm – 10.30 pm.
