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Odyssey Trombone Quartet

Splendor, Saturday, June 6 at 08:15 PM GMT+2

Het Odyssey Trombone Quartet neemt je mee op reis. Een avond vol warme klanken, virtuoos samenspel en verrassende muzikale energie! Dit trombonekwartet zal de veelzijdigheid van het instrument ter gehore brengen. Van krachtige harmonieën en welluidende melodieën, tot sprankelende lichte muziek. Vier trombones, één geluid. Laat je verrassen door een concert met diverse componisten, samensmeltende tromboneklanken en een frisse dosis energie.

Ontstaan tussen de studieruimtes van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, brengt dit trombonekwartet vier musici samen met Nederlandse, Duitse en Taiwanese roots. Wat begon als een gedeelde passie voor koperklank en kamermuziek, groeide uit tot een hecht ensemble waarin muzikaliteit, nieuwsgierigheid en speelplezier centraal staan. De verschillende achtergronden van de leden zorgen voor een frisse en veelzijdige muzikale benadering, maar juist de liefde voor samenspel vormt de verbindende factor.

Odyssey Trombone Quartet:
Mathis Kaiser , bastrombone
Cyril Beijer, trombone
Shao-Tong Huang, trombone, compositie
Bente van der Brug, trombone

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/odyssey-trombone-quartet

Odyssey Trombone Quartet

Splendor, Saturday, June 6 at 08:15 PM GMT+2

Het Odyssey Trombone Quartet neemt je mee op reis. Een avond vol warme klanken, virtuoos samenspel en verrassende muzikale energie! Dit trombonekwartet zal de veelzijdigheid van het instrument ter gehore brengen. Van krachtige harmonieën en welluidende melodieën, tot sprankelende lichte muziek. Vier trombones, één geluid. Laat je verrassen door een concert met diverse componisten, samensmeltende tromboneklanken en een frisse dosis energie.

Ontstaan tussen de studieruimtes van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, brengt dit trombonekwartet vier musici samen met Nederlandse, Duitse en Taiwanese roots. Wat begon als een gedeelde passie voor koperklank en kamermuziek, groeide uit tot een hecht ensemble waarin muzikaliteit, nieuwsgierigheid en speelplezier centraal staan. De verschillende achtergronden van de leden zorgen voor een frisse en veelzijdige muzikale benadering, maar juist de liefde voor samenspel vormt de verbindende factor.

Odyssey Trombone Quartet:
Mathis Kaiser , bastrombone
Cyril Beijer, trombone
Shao-Tong Huang, trombone, compositie
Bente van der Brug, trombone

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/odyssey-trombone-quartet

Odyssey Trombone Quartet

Splendor, Saturday, June 6 at 08:15 PM GMT+2

Het Odyssey Trombone Quartet neemt je mee op reis. Een avond vol warme klanken, virtuoos samenspel en verrassende muzikale energie! Dit trombonekwartet zal de veelzijdigheid van het instrument ter gehore brengen. Van krachtige harmonieën en welluidende melodieën, tot sprankelende lichte muziek. Vier trombones, één geluid. Laat je verrassen door een concert met diverse componisten, samensmeltende tromboneklanken en een frisse dosis energie.

Ontstaan tussen de studieruimtes van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, brengt dit trombonekwartet vier musici samen met Nederlandse, Duitse en Taiwanese roots. Wat begon als een gedeelde passie voor koperklank en kamermuziek, groeide uit tot een hecht ensemble waarin muzikaliteit, nieuwsgierigheid en speelplezier centraal staan. De verschillende achtergronden van de leden zorgen voor een frisse en veelzijdige muzikale benadering, maar juist de liefde voor samenspel vormt de verbindende factor.

Odyssey Trombone Quartet:
Mathis Kaiser , bastrombone
Cyril Beijer, trombone
Shao-Tong Huang, trombone, compositie
Bente van der Brug, trombone

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/odyssey-trombone-quartet

Odyssey Trombone Quartet

Splendor, Saturday, June 6 at 08:15 PM GMT+2

Het Odyssey Trombone Quartet neemt je mee op reis. Een avond vol warme klanken, virtuoos samenspel en verrassende muzikale energie! Dit trombonekwartet zal de veelzijdigheid van het instrument ter gehore brengen. Van krachtige harmonieën en welluidende melodieën, tot sprankelende lichte muziek. Vier trombones, één geluid. Laat je verrassen door een concert met diverse componisten, samensmeltende tromboneklanken en een frisse dosis energie.

Ontstaan tussen de studieruimtes van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, brengt dit trombonekwartet vier musici samen met Nederlandse, Duitse en Taiwanese roots. Wat begon als een gedeelde passie voor koperklank en kamermuziek, groeide uit tot een hecht ensemble waarin muzikaliteit, nieuwsgierigheid en speelplezier centraal staan. De verschillende achtergronden van de leden zorgen voor een frisse en veelzijdige muzikale benadering, maar juist de liefde voor samenspel vormt de verbindende factor.

Odyssey Trombone Quartet:
Mathis Kaiser , bastrombone
Cyril Beijer, trombone
Shao-Tong Huang, trombone, compositie
Bente van der Brug, trombone

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/odyssey-trombone-quartet

The Right Way

Splendor, Thursday, May 21 at 08:30 PM GMT+2

For this member concert, I have invited a very special ensemble. The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam has invited me and the other musicians to the third edition of their own festival, the Dudok Muziekdagen in Kampen (May 28–31). On May 21, we will present a preview together.

The program brings together very different works:
Philip Glass’s Façades was originally written for the film Koyaanisqatsi, but eventually ended up on the album Glassworks. Its long, flowing melodic lines over a softly pulsing foundation have a certain introspective quality that differs from Glass’s more rhythmically driven music.

Sofia Gubaidulina’s Duo Sonata (1977) is of an entirely different order: quarter tones, multiphonics, and two voices that can move within completely different senses of time. Gubaidulina was an outsider throughout her life in the Soviet music world. Her teacher Shostakovich advised her to remain on her “wrong path,” and she did. She passed away in March 2025.

Then there is Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8, perhaps the most popular quartet of the twentieth century, filled with self-quotations and dedicated to the victims of fascism and war, yet equally compelling as a deeply personal document.

In addition, I will perform a solo set with electronics, presenting my latest compositions influenced by techno, jazz, minimalism, and classical music.

The musicians:
Jesse Faber (clarinet) is a core member of the Nieuw Amsterdams Klarinet Kwartet and the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, and performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of eighteen with Jon Batiste’s trio. Bram van Sambeek (bassoon) received the Dutch Music Prize in 2009—the only bassoonist in the award’s thirty-year history—and has since developed a solo career ranging from early Baroque to heavy metal. The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam performs on major stages such as the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, and the BBC Proms, while also organizing its own festival in Kampen, where you can hear Shostakovich’s String Quartets Nos. 3, 5, and 8 spread over three days.

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam:
Judith van Driel - violin
Marleen Wester - violin
Marie-Louise de Jong - viola
David Faber - cello
&
Jesse Faber - clarinet
Bram van Sambeek - bassoon
Ties Mellema - saxophones, electronics

Photo Jesse Faber: Eduardus Lee

Member concert
Splendor can only be the independent and free hub that it is, thanks to the members who support us. We pay them back with our specialty: music. Every year, all Splendor musicians play one concert that's free for this crucial group to whom Splendor owes its everyday existence. Combined with many other events, this means that our members have free entrance to over 50 concerts a year for €9,99 p/m (and €4,99 p/m for minima and students!) – and receive a discount for all other concerts. Pretty good deal, right?

The members enable Splendor to remain independent, which is the only way to secure real freedom in programming, experimentation, risk-taking and the promotion of young, upcoming artists. If you can think of another place without a central programming, where last-minute concerts can be planned any moment, where there is no backstage and artists and audience are constantly mingling and hanging out at the bar, where mysterious creative outbursts can be presented that are often labeled 'too risky' elsewhere, and that still guarantees high quality by unleashing the best of The Netherlands' music scene in this creative playground – you get a free membership!

Would you rather just visit this concert without becoming a member? You're more than welcome! Buy your ticket(s) below.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/ledenconcert-ties-mellema

Misha's Mirage

Splendor, Sunday, May 31 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

The Dutch composer/pianist & improvisor Misha Mengelberg once said: 'Music doesn't exist. At most it's an illusion'.
Each year around this time there are festivities organised around town to celebrate his legacy. This year ICP Orchestra member Michael Moore has created a new ensemble to play Misha's music in their own way. This is a chance for younger musicians to experience the joy, chaos and musicality of these special compositions. The concert will feature some rarely played hidden gems of Mengelberg's oeuvre.
The ensemble will feature the trombone and counter tenor of David Whitwell, the baritone sax and bagpipes of Giuseppe Doronzo and the piano stylings of Tanine Kian, supported be the spectacular bassist Ton Felices and the amazing drummer Wouter Kühne.

David Whitwell - trombone, counter-tenor
Giuseppe Doronzo - baritone sax, bagpipes
Michael Moore - alto sax, clarinet
Tanine Kian - piano
Ton Felices - bass
Wouter Kühne - drums

Celebrating the music of MISHA MENGELBERG at the jazz sessions and impro concerts in town leading up to the ICP concert at BIMHUIS on June 7.
Join us to explore the Misha Kosmos!

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/mishas-mirage

Meandering with the Wind // American Messiah

Splendor, Wednesday, June 10 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

Meandering with the Wind: Countertenor Sean Bell and Pianist Petra Cini explore the dynamic between early and contemporary music, transforming early repertoire into living material.
American Messiah: Workshop performance of new treatments of arias from Handels Messiah and improvisations used as a lens to examine the American religious exprience, with songs written by Bassist River Adomeit. With Soprano Laura Bohn, Tenor Emilio Aguilar, Countertenor/Trombonist David Whitwell, and Baritone Arnout Lems. Dirk Balthaus on Piano and Dodo Kis, Recorder.

Meandering with the Wind:
Sean Bell - Countertenor/Electric Baroque Guitar
Petra Cini - Piano

American Messiah:
Laura Bohn - Soprano
Emilio Aguilar - Tenor
David Whitwell - Countertenor/Trombonist
Arnout Lems - Baritone
Dirk Balthaus - Piano
Dodo Kis - Recorder
River Adomeit - Bass

Sliding scale tickets: €5 - €10 - €15 - €20
Accessible to everyone – pay what you can! There is no difference in the price categories; you can choose your seat upon arrival.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/meandering-with-the-wind-american-messiah

Maceration Musicale

Splendor, Sunday, May 17 at 03:00 PM GMT+2

Let yourself be carried away to the oldest and most headstrong wine region of France on a journey that delights both palate and ear. Thomas Brand is a film and theatre maker, but also a wine importer — because wine is a story in a glass.

On this special evening, two passions come together: wine and music. During this musical wine tasting, Thomas takes you to the Gaillac region, a tiny wine area in the south of France, home to distinctive grape varieties such as Loin de l’Oeil, Mauzac, and Braucol. Officially one of the oldest wine regions in France, it was long overshadowed by the mass production of Bordeaux. Yet it is precisely here that a new generation of unconventional winemakers is emerging: enfant terribles who radically overturn tradition and produce with a deep respect for flavour and nature.

As Thomas guides the audience through a selection of wines, richly illustrated with stories and anecdotes, Splendor musicians translate these flavours and narratives into music. They let the wine resonate, give it a voice. Over the course of the evening, a sensory journey unfolds — of scent, taste, and sound — transporting you to a landscape where the Tarn carves deep gorges through the rock and the sun burns bright over the hills.
During this evening, you will taste six wines.

Enjoyed the wines? You can order them afterwards via the website of Comme Tu Veux, Thomas’s label, through which he imports and sells these distinctive wines — and takes enthusiasts on wine and art journeys to the heart of the region.

Anat Spiegel (voice),
Thomas Myrmel (trombone),
Michael Moore (clarinet),
Ties Mellema (saxophone),
Jonathan Nagel (bass),
Felix Schlarmann (drums)

Bios
Thomas Brand is a film and theatre maker who enjoys creating immersive projects — art you can step into. He is also a wine importer. This is no coincidence: wine is a story in a glass.
It speaks of soil, wind, and rain; of sun and stone; of culture and the people who make it. Of the blood and sweat of the winemaker, of traditions — and the breaking of them. Wine is the art of balancing elements. And when we drink, we briefly become part of that balance, carried along on a journey.
Art in a glass.

Anat Spiegel (Voice) is vocalist and composer whose work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the cultural gravity of songs and the connection between written language and it’s sounding expression.
Thomas Myrmel (Trombone) is a composer, performer and multifaceted artist, weaving the notions of social change, craftsmanship and creative expression into every aspect of his practice.
Ties Mellema (Saxophone) Although Ties Mellema is undisputedly a virtuoso on the saxophone, he sees himself first and foremost as a musician. His craft is expressed in his continuous exploration of the outer limits of music.
Michael Moore (Clarinet) is an American jazz musician who has lived in the Netherlands since 1982, having played in a variety of musical contexts, especially those in support of theatre and dance groups as well as Misha Mengelberg's Instant Composers Pool & Georg Gräwe's Grubenklang Orchester.
Jonathan Nagel (Contrabass) is driven by a craving to convey emotions and tell stories. Continuously seeking to abandon the borders between genres, striving to merely rely on whatever means it takes to create a certain image or feeling. Alongside Contrabass, Nagel's artistic practice includes music, poetry, improvisation, physical theater, performance art and dance.
Felix Schlarmann (drums) can be found in a wide range of musical settings, performing with renown groups in the Dutch and European scene. His most recent project is Tree House, a 7-piece ensemble that has officially been premiered during the 2023 edition of the German Jazzahead.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/maceration-musicale

Folk Cabaret

Splendor, Thursday, June 11 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

Mezzo-soprano Teodora Drozdik-Popović and marimbist Colin Crandal present their program Folk Cabaret—a celebration of music by 20th-century composers who pushed the boundaries of classical music by reinterpreting folk melodies and incorporating elements from traditional and popular music.
Featuring works by Xavier Montsalvatge, Kurt Weill, William Bolcom, Gustav Mahler, and others, the program brings together an unusual yet perfectly suited combination of voice and marimba, offering a fresh perspective on this expressive and meaningful music.

Marimbist Colin Crandal: “Our program brings together a somewhat unusual juxtaposition of two musical traditions: cabaret (with music by William Bolcom and Kurt Weill) and “folk”—or rather, folk as it was reimagined by 20th-century composers such as de Falla, Ligeti, Mahler, and Montsalvatge.

As performers, Teodora and I are both deeply interested in the ease and wisdom that seem to be ingrained in many folk traditions, especially in relation to our own classical training. This curiosity lies at the heart of the repertoire we’ve chosen.

Teodora is currently preparing a doctoral study exploring the Hungarian folk tradition and ways of incorporating it into the interpretation of vocal music by Bartók and Ligeti. In parallel, I’ve been working on adapting ragtime piano repertoire by Joplin and Bolcom for marimba, and more generally on translating piano music with African and folk influences to this “folk” instrument.
Out of these shared interests, “Folk Cabaret” gradually took shape. After taking the time it needed to develop, we now feel ready and eager to bring the program to audiences.”

Teodora Drozdik-Popović, mezzo-sopraan
Colin Crandal, marimba

Photo by Anna Mathioudaki

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/folk-cabaret

Dark summer festival

Splendor, Tuesday, June 9 at 08:30 PM GMT+2

As summer nights grow long, and dusk gently expands to contain all the gradients in the balance between light and dark, splendorian Thomas Myrmel has brought three groups together who all explore the notions of popular music through a contemporary classical lens. This evening will resonate with songs from across the planet with beautiful melodies and dense harmonies in the sonic trimmings of electronic production which teases the ear with continual sonic play.

Zack Keim (songsmith) promises the latest in raw Americana from the steel belt.
**Anat Spiegel **joined by Dario Calderone bends the song form through her meditative, colorful compositional approach, with haunting melodies floating through space.
SEALF invites special guest Oguz Buyukberber to join them in telling the chilling story of the ICE occupation of Minneapolis in Jan 2026, through a new collection of intense narrative songs sifting through the sonic representation of this drama which takes place close to home in Myrmel's city of origin.

– Bios –
ZACK KEIM is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, USA whose soulful melodies and deep lyrics have resonated with fans around the world. From 2022 to 2025, he toured extensively throughout the US and Europe. A former member of the Nox Boys, Keim's music caught the attention of Gregg Kostelich of The Cynics, who produced his debut solo album for Get Hip Records. Keim's powerful live performances have led him to share the stage with renowned artists such as Peter Case (The Nerves/Plimsouls), indie icon Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening/ K Records), JD Wilkes (Legendary Shack Shackers), Marty Wilson Piper (The Church), Evan Westfall (Caamp), and acclaimed indie songwriter Matt Costa.

Anat Spiegel(IL/NL/USA) is a composer and performer of new music, experimental opera, and song. Her work is nestled in the juxtaposition of theater, jazz, and contemporary classical music, and most recently touches on the spiritual aspects of sound-making. She is interested in the ways language permeates our (musical) consciousness and shapes our understanding of the world. Her research examines how vocal utterance connects the body, the subconscious, and the sonic landscape as a whole. Her instrumental works have been performed by ensembles such as the Residentie Orkest, Orkest De Ereprijs, Nederlands Kamerkoor, ONCIEM, and Ensemble Klang.
Spiegel’s multidisciplinary creations include the opera Medulla (La Monnaie), the electronic opera Before Present (Dutch National Opera / Amsterdam Dance Event), and the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival). Anat earned her Master’s degree in Composition in 2025 at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Dario Calderone is a multidisciplinary artist, composer and musician, born in Rome in 1978 and currently based in Amsterdam. Internationally recognized as a double bass player, he has collaborated with composers and artists such as Pierre Boulez, Salvatore Sciarrino, Annea Lockwood, Christian Marclay, and Druba Ghosh. He has been a member of contemporary ensembles including Algoritmo (2005–2010), Nieuw Ensemble (2009–2019), and Trio Feedback (2020–2024), and has toured with Klangforum Wien, Constantinople, and the Atlas Ensemble. He is currently a member of MAZE. Calderone has made a significant contribution to the development of the solo double bass repertoire, premiering hundreds of new works by composers such as Peter Ablinger, Giorgio Netti, Alberto Posadas, Helena Tulve, Yannis Kyriakides, Bernhard Lang, and Silvia Borzelli, among others. His work spans composition, sound installation, recording, and community-based practices, and is deeply informed by Deep Listening as a method for artistic research, social engagement, and ecological awareness. His work often unfolds in participatory formats—workshops, listening gatherings, and site-specific situations—moving beyond the conventions of the concert hall. His ongoing research includes dream yoga, collective dreaming, and listening to dreams as practices for community building and social transformation.

Sealf is the joyous product of the universal coincidence where electronic wizard Thomas Myrmel crossed paths with bassist and soundsmith Jonathan Nagel. Together they explore the farthest reaches of song form, deftly weaving melodies with sound walls and trilling frequencies drawing the listener into a sonic meditation sculpted into Myrmel's evocative lyrics.

Thomas Myrmel (Voice/electr/Trombone) is a composer, performer and multifaceted artist, weaving the notions of social change, craftsmanship and creative expression into every aspect of his practice.

Jonathan Nagel (Contrabass) is driven by a craving to convey emotions and tell stories. Continuously seeking to abandon the borders between genres, striving to merely rely on whatever means it takes to create a certain image or feeling. Alongside Contrabass, Nagel's artistic practice includes music, poetry, improvisation, physical theater, performance art, and dance.

Oguz Buyukberber's wide ranging work can be heard on over 60 CDs full of original music for acoustic and electronic formations. His visual impairment has shaped the way he learns, creates and teaches, and as a life long student, he studied bass clarinet, composition, electronic music and visual arts and holds multiple degrees. He has published a book of his own approach to composition and improvisation, recorded for ECM and Blue Note, was invited to prestigious residencies such as the EMS, Erica Synths HQ, STEIM and taught at universities worldwide.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/dark-summer-festival

Cinema: In Spring

Splendor, Tuesday, June 16 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

In Spring is a masterpiece of Ukrainian cinema avant-garde, a non-fiction film made by Mikhail Kaufman, Dziga Vertov’s brother and co-author, along the lines of the avantgardist theory of «cine-eye». The film shows Kyiv in 1929, almost unknown today. Pictures of waking city, its resurging life resonate with lyrical views of reviving nature. Kaufman’s attentive camera dwells deliberately on the smiling faces of children, lyrically depicting a declaration of love to Kyiv. In Spring, Kaufman used the method of 'hidden camera' for the first time.

The film will be accompanied live by Ukrainian pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi, who will perform his own original score. A member of the Splendor collective, he is also a prizewinner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.

This screening is part of the Splendor for Ukraine program and the Ukrainian Film Club in Amsterdam.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinema-in-spring

Bartolomeo Fortino-Shields

Splendor, Thursday, May 21 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

An unforgettable evening with Italian-American violinist Bartolomeo Fortino-Shields. He is joined by Belgian pianist Anja Kuttner, a dedicated chamber musician and curator. Completing the trio is Dmitry Silvian, Principal Cellist of the Belgian National Orchestra and a first-prize winner of the American Protégé competition.

Together, these world-class faculty members of the Vilacello String and Piano Festival will bring their global expertise to life through a masterful program featuring Haydn’s spirited "Gypsy" Trio, Beethoven’s dramatic C minor Trio, and the lyrical charm of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke.

Bartolomeo Fortino-Shields is an Italian-American violinist based in Rome, internationally recognized by Love2Arts Management (Antwerp), the Sheva Collection (London), and the Classic Violin Olympus Competition. He has performed as a soloist in venues such as the Kaufman Music Center (NYC), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome), Gasteig HP8 (Munich), and venues of Stadsherstel (Amsterdam).

Repertoire:
Haydn - Gipsy Trio , No 39, G Major
Beethoven - Trio op 1 nr 3, C minor
Schumann - Fantasiestücke op. 88

Bartolomeo Fortino-Shields, violin
Anja Kuttner, piano
Dmitry Silvian, cello

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/bartolomeo-fortino-shields