In Konstancin-Jeziorna is van 19 tot 23 juni het vijfde Youth Chamber Music Festival.

Leidschendam-Voorburg wordt vertegenwoordigd door The Dutchies:

The Dutchies

van links naar rechts Manouk de Pree, Teun van der Maas, Judith Anvelink en Geordie Bregman: The Dutchies

Hi, my name is Judith Anvelink and I am 16 years old. I live in the Netherlands and I play the flute which I have been playing for around 7 years.

I am Manouk de Pree, I’m fifteen years old and I’m in the fourth grade.
My hobbies are reading, dancing and, of course, making music.
At my school I play alto saxophone in the orchestra every week, and with that orchestra we have performed two musicals. I also sing in a gospel choir, which I like a lot. I look forward to making music in Konstancin-Jeziorna!

Hello! My name is Teun van der Maas, I’m 17 years old, from the Netherlands and I play alto saxophone. I’ve been playing for about seven, maybe eight years but due to lack of time have I been forced to stop playing, but for events like this will I gladly make an exception. I’m looking forward to be going to Poland this year, I’ve never been there in my life and to meet up with so many youngsters from so many countries is of course amazing.

My name is Geordie Bregman and of the ones speaking here, am I the oldest (19 years). Almost as long as I remember I play music, once starting on a wooden flute and eventually learning to be a flugelhorn playing member of a local fanfare which I am now.

Together we are the Dutchies. We met each other in our church in Leidschendam. Some of us know each other from when they were young. In March of this year we played together in a church service for the youth. The president of de group twinning Leidschendam-Voorburg * Konstancin-Jeziorna heard our play and asked us if we would like to come to this festival in Poland. And of course we wanted!!

Our ensemble will be conducted by the cantor of our church, Vigilia van Akkeren. As a singer and choir conductor she is used to work with singers but she likes it very much to work with us and to guide us in this festival.