The KC Open Stage is a vibrant evening where all department Open Stages come together. It’s not an “open mic” for spontaneous jamming, but a platform where students—fully organized by themselves—try out new repertoire, present freshly formed ensembles, or share a piece they’re working on with an audience for the very first time.

Expect short sets, quick changeovers, and a mix of styles: classical next to jazz, early music alongside electronics, and everything in between. That’s exactly what makes these evenings so special: in one go, you’ll experience the breadth and imagination of our students.

Join us to discover, cheer, and enjoy. You’re warmly invited!

Programma

Sonata VI in G major (8 min)Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739)
i. Andante
ii. Allegro
iii. Grave
iv. Allegro
Keenan Zach, baroque double bass
Alessio Arbore, harpsichord

Ariettes Oubliées (3 min)Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
i. C’est l’extase langoureuse (Verlaine)

Eve-Song, V. Snake (3:30 min)Jake Heggie (b. 1961)

Das Rot, IV. Des knaben Abendgruss (1:30 min)Wolfgang Rihm (1952–2024)

Dārta Liepiņa, voice
Enrico Clerico, piano

Along Came Betty (7 min)Benny Golson (1929–2024), arr. Diego Díaz
Diego Díaz, piano
Joao Fontela, upright bass
Gerard Kleijer, drums

Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018 (11 min)J.S. Bach (1685–1750)
i. (no indication)
ii. Allegro
Dalila Guzzi, violin
Mervynn Lee, harpsichord

~ Pause ~

Part II

“Notturno” from Sei pezzi per pianoforte, P.044 (5 min)Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
Olivia Cioclea, harp

Pastempomat (4 min)Dawid Podsiadło (b. 1993)
Oliwia Jemelietia, voice
Martin Tóth, piano
Tani Paaji, guitar
Simon Schaaper, bass
Bor de Waal, drums

Invocación y Danza (10 min)Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999)
Rui Souza, guitar

Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria (5:20 min)Josquin des Prez (1450/1455–1521)
Leonor Alves, cantus
Niki Main, contratenor
Dinis Rodrigues, tenor
Bastiaan van der Velden, quintus
Adriaan Ploeg, bassus

Mad Songs: “I burn, my brain consumes to ashes” (x:xx)John Eccles (1668–1735)
Zoe Dimopoulou, voice
Finlay Hay, theorbo
Hatty McGregor, baroque cello

Let the Body (10:00)Fabiana Vicente
Fabiana Vicente, double bass

Ballata Dall’Esilio (5:10)Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
Jota (3:20)Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Carlos Augusto, guitar
Beatriz Mendes, voice

La Comparsa (4:25)Ernesto Lecuona & Bebo Valdés (1895–1963, 1918–2013), arr. Keenan Zach
Keenan Zach, double bass

Untitled Work (12:00)Abhinav Khokhar
Antonio Sanchez, alto saxophone
Antonio Jesús Beato, flute
Tom Zuang, drums
Antonin Jaccard, vibraphone
Abhinav Khokhar, bass

~ Interval ~

Sonatina Meridional in D (9:30)Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948)
Leander Van Damme, guitar

Oh Solitude, Z.406 (5:00)Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Niki Main, voice
Alessio Arbore, organ
Keenan Zach, double bass

There is a Time (8:00)Elsa Šušnjara (b. 2004)
Kai Sven Detering, voice
Marco Ferreira, voice
Floris van Ballegooijen, melodica
Elsa Šušnjara, melodica

Concerto à cinque in E, PB 441 (8:50)Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689–1755)
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Allegro assai
Naomi Hassoun, alto recorder
Marie-Pia le Bouteiller, oboe
Miyu Nohashi, violin
Zach Coronado, bassoon
Corentin Caussin, theorbo
Peter Drozd, harpsichord

Details

Date

Mon 3 November 2025 19.00 - 21.20

Location

Conservatoriumzaal Amare, The Hague

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Entrance fee

Free admission

Date

Wed 5 November 2025 19.00 - 21.20

Location

Conservatoriumzaal Amare, The Hague

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Entrance fee

Free admission