Members: We welcome Paul van de Veerdonk as a new member (first horn). Esther (cor anglais) unfortunately recently had a bad fall and fractured a vertebra. We wish her a speedy recovery. Augustinianum: To our dismay, we received (via Harry)…

Members: We welcome Tjaard Sijpkes as a new member (3rd trumpet). Soloist mezzo-soprano Eline Welle will be performing Elgar's Sea Pictures with us. We are very happy about that! Committees: Fortunately, many members help keep SOE running as…

Members: Inge Leermakers' second son was born on July 8th. His name is Mauk. Congratulations, Inge! Ruud has unfortunately canceled his SOE membership and is moving to Alkmaar. We thank him for his years of dedication and wish him well…

Jacques Wijnen On May 18, 2025, our honorary conductor Jacques Wijnen passed away. Jacques played a very important role in the history and development of our orchestra. He was our first conductor from 1969, and remained so for 30 years.…