Programme & planning
Throughout the year, NJO plans several projects, including an annual NJO Winter Tour and Summer Festival and Tour. There are usually several orchestral projects during the NJO Summer Festival and extra projects in cooperation with a diverse range of partners.
The following projects are being prepared by NJO:
Defiant Requiem 2021
This project was originally planned for May 2020 to celebrate 75 years of liberation and to honour the inhabitants of Theresienstadt Concentration Camp who performed Verdi’s Requiem several times throughout their imprisonment. The project has been rescheduled several times due to the corona measures and is provisionally scheduled in the autumn of 2021 (see details further down).
NJO Brass Ensemble
The brass ensemble will give several performances during the NJO Summer Festival in the period from 31 July to 3 August 2021. Euphonium and tuba players participating in this project automatically also participate in the Tuba project (see below).
| Auditions | Registration for auditions for vacancies in the brass ensemble is possible from 25 February to 27 March 2021. The brass ensemble will first be lined up with musicians who were assigned for NJO projects in 2020. Keep an eye on this website (Audition information) and our social media (Facebook and Instagram) for updates about auditions, including information on the instruments for which there may be vacancies. |
| Rehearsals |
Rehearsals for the brass project will start on Monday 26 July 2021 and will last until the end of the project on 3 August 2021. These rehearsals will a.o. take place in Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn. Details per project will be announced as soon as the schedule is known. |
| Concerts |
Concerts will take place during the NJO Summer Festival, scheduled from 31 July to 15 August 2021. Details about concerts (when scheduled) can be found in the events calender. |
| Conductor | Jasper de Waal |
| Soloist | To be announced |
| Works*) | To be announced |
| Line-up | 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 2 euphoniums, 2 tuba's, 1 timpanist and 3 percussionists |
| Costs | Participation in this project is free. Musicians only pay travel costs to and from the rehearsal location at the start and end of the project |
*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation
NJO Tuba Quartet
The tuba quartet will give several performances during the NJO Summer Festival in the period from 31 July to 8 August 2021. Euphonium and tuba players participating in this project automatically also participate in the brass project (see above).
| Auditions |
Registration for auditions for vacancies in the tuba quartet ensemble is possible from 25 February to 27 March 2021. Keep an eye on this website (Audition information) and our social media (Facebook and Instagram) for updates about auditions, including information on the instruments for which there may be vacancies. |
| Rehearsals |
Rehearsals for the tuba project will start on Monday 26 July 2021 and will last until the end of the project on 8 August 2021. These rehearsals will a.o. take place in Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn. Details per project will be announced as soon as the schedule is known. |
| Concerts |
Concerts will take place during the NJO Summer Festival, scheduled from 31 July to 15 August 2021. Details about concerts (when scheduled) can be found in the events calender. |
| Conductor | Not applicable |
| Soloist | Not applicable |
| Works | To be announced |
| Line-up | 2 euphoniums, 2 tuba's |
| Costs | Participation in this project is free. Musicians only pay travel costs to and from the rehearsal location at the start and end of the project |
NJO Tim Kliphuis Ensemble
Violinist and improvisation guru Tim Kliphuis sets to work on a jazz and improvisation trajectory, the results of which can be heard in several concerts during the NJO Summer Festival. The Tim Kliphuis Ensemble does, in terms of planning, not overlap with the NJO Symphony Orchestra.
| Auditions |
Registration for auditions for vacancies in the Tim Kliphuis ensemble is possible from 25 February to 27 March 2021. Keep an eye on this website (Audition information) and our social media (Facebook and Instagram) for updates about auditions, including information on the instruments for which there may be vacancies. |
| Rehearsals |
Rehearsals for the Tim Kliphuis ensemble will start on Thursday 29 July 2021 and will last until the end of the project on 7 August 2021. These rehearsals will a.o. take place in Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn. Details per project will be announced as soon as the schedule is known. |
| Concerts |
Concerts will take place during the NJO Summer Festival, scheduled from 31 July to 15 August 2021. Details about concerts (when scheduled) can be found in the events calender. |
| Conductor | Tim Kliphuis |
| Soloist | To be announced |
| Works*) | To be announced |
| Line-up |
1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon/ 2 horns, 1 trumpet/1 harp, strings (4-3-3-2-1) |
| Costs | Participation in this project is free. Musicians only pay travel costs to and from the rehearsal location at the start and end of the project |
*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation
NJO Symphony Orchestra
The NJO Symphony Orchestra will work on several symphonic works, including a piece with a soloist. The NJO Symphony Orchestra will be working towards a series of concerts in the Netherlands and Romania.
| Auditions |
Registration for auditions for vacancies in the NJO Symphony Orchestra wil be possible from 25 February to 27 March 2021. Keep an eye on this website (Audition information) and our social media (Facebook and Instagram) for updates about auditions, including information on the instruments for which there may be vacancies. |
| Rehearsals |
Rehearsals for the NJO Symphony Orchestra will take place prior to concerts in the Netherlands and a tour through Romania in the period from 8 to 22 August 2021. Exact dates will be announced later. Rehearsals will a.o. take place in Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn. |
| Concerts |
Concerts will take place during the NJO Summer Festival in the period from 13 to 15 August 2021, including in the Concertgebouw on 14 August 2021 (be aware that this is a new date!) and subsequently in Romania (16 to 22 August 2021). You can find more information about the program at NJO Symphony Orchestra. Details about concerts (when scheduled) can be found in the events calender. |
| Conductor | Alexandre Bloch |
| Soloist | Not applicable |
| Works*) | Symphonic Dances from West Side Story from Bernstein Appalachian Spring Suite from Copland Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95 from Dvořák |
| Costs | Participants pay a personal contribution of € 150 for the tour to Romania |
*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation
Defiant Requiem 2021
This project was originally planned for May 2020 to celebrate 75 years of liberation and to honour the inhabitants of Theresienstadt Concentration Camp who performed Verdi’s Requiem several times throughout their imprisonment. The project has been rescheduled due to corona measures and is tentatively scheduled in the fall of 2021.
| Auditions |
Applying for auditions is not possible for this project. Musicians had been selected for this project in May 2020 as well as musicians who were lined for other projects in 2020 will be given priority to participate in this project. |
| Rehearsals | Autumn 2021; exact dates and location to be decided |
| Concert(s) | Autumn 2021; exact date(s) and location to be decided. Information on the programme can be found on Defiant Requiem 2021. |
| Conductor | Murry Sidlin |
| Soloists | Mariangela Sicilia (soprano), Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano), Leonardo Capalbo (tenor) and Gianluca Buratto (bass) |
| Work*) | Requiem by Verdi |
| Costs | Participation in this project is free. Musicians only pay travel costs to and from the rehearsal location at the start and end of the project |
*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation