{"id":5545,"date":"2026-01-07T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muziekindecathrien.nl\/concert\/260425-arjan-veen-orgel-397\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:02:54","slug":"260502-shertogenboschvocaalensemble-koor","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.muziekindecathrien.nl\/en\/concert\/260502-shertogenboschvocaalensemble-koor\/","title":{"rendered":"Den Bosch Vocaalensemble | Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5545\" class=\"elementor elementor-5545\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-260fabf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"260fabf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13592691\" data-id=\"13592691\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33475426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33475426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Performers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;s-Hertogenbosch Vocal Ensemble (HVE)<\/li>\n<li>Arjan van Baest, conductor\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Gerard Habraken, organ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Program<\/h4>\n<p><strong>O how amiable \u2014 Music for choir and organ from England<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) \u2014 O how amiable (<strong>choir+organ<\/strong>l)<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) \u2014\u00a0Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria (<strong>organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Charles Wood (1866-1926) \u2014 O most merciful (<strong>choir+organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Gustav Holst (1874-1934) \u2014\u00a0Come to me (<strong>choir<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) \u2014 Andante in E minor (<strong>organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) \u2014\u00a0The Blue Bird (<strong>choir<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) \u2014\u00a0Voluntary (<strong>organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Charles Burney (1726-1814) \u2014\u00a0Cornet Piece in E minor (<strong>organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) \u2014\u00a0I praise the tender flower (<strong>choir<\/strong>), Nightingales (<strong>choir<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>William Thomas Best (1826-1897) \u2014\u00a0Introduction and Fugue (<strong>organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Vaughan Williams \u2014\u00a0Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (<strong>choir+organ<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>About the performers<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/shertogenboschvocaalensemble.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;s-Hertogenbosch\u2019 Vocaal Ensemble<\/a>, HVE for short, has been singing classical choral music since 1956. This year the choir celebrates its 70th anniversary. Our core group currently consists of about 30 singers. <br \/>Our repertoire is classical, ranging from major popular works to works of modest size. We regularly give small concerts featuring various songs, a cappella or with piano accompaniment \u2013 \u200b\u200bfrom the Renaissance to contemporary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arjan van Baest<\/strong> works as a composer\/arranger, conductor, and pianist\/organist in theaters, churches, and concert halls. He is the conductor of the opera and operetta choir Wilhelmina (Breda) and of the \u2018s-Hertogenbosch Vocal Ensemble. He is a member of the program committee of Muziek in de Cathrien. Since January 1, 2026, he has been the organist of the St. Joris Church in Eindhoven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerard Habraken<\/strong> studied organ with Hub. Hou\u00ebt at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg (Final Diploma Solo Performance, 1974) and with Kamiel D\u2019Hooghe at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, where he graduated with Distinction in 1976. In 1977 he was the first prize winner of the \u2018Alex Paepen\u2019 Organ Competition in Antwerp and in 1979 he won the third prize of the \u2018C\u00e9sar Franck Competition\u2019 in Haarlem.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Concert on the Philips Carillon<\/h4>\n<p>14.25 &#8211; 14.55 hours by City Carillonneur, Rosemarie Seunti\u00ebns<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>G. F. 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