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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.…

Here's an update on the rehearsal planning for the TU/e family concert (modifications in BOLD): Rehearsal family concert Th. 05.06.2025 20.00-22.30 Augustinianum Rehearsal family concert Th. 12.06.2025 20.00-22.30…

Procedure new conductor During the general meeting it was announced that Michiel van Vliet will be our new conductor. His first program with us will be the Winter Concert 2025. First rehearsal with Michiel: Thursday September 4th. We welcome him…

Below you'll find the documents for the meeting coming Thursday: (more…)

(English below) Procedure new conductor The trial conducting for a new conductor is now behind us and everyone has also filled in the survey, for which we thank you! The board would like to sincerely thank the conductors' committee for their efforts - the application procedure was…

(English below) First of all, on behalf of the board, I wish you all a very happy and musically challenging 2025! Because it will be a special year: in May we will say goodbye to Quentin as our permanent conductor, and we are looking for a…

(English below) Lustrum concert There are still some “dotting of the i’s” to be done, but it promises to be a great concert! Ticket sales are also going well – but the fuller the hall, the more fun! So put your best foot forward…