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Our summer programme
We have started rehearsing for an exciting new repertoire, which we will perform during two concerts in June. On Sunday the 15th of June, we will play a matinee in the Buitensociëteit in Zutphen, and on June 20th, we will be performing in the Boskapel in Nijmegen. The program consists of Ravel’s refined Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prokofiev’s captivating Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring soloist Bas Treub, and Poulenc’s energetic Sinfonietta.
Ravel composed Le Tombeau de Couperin as a tribute to friends who fell in World War I, yet he gave it a light and elegant Baroque style. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 begins with a mysterious atmosphere and unfolds into a series of stunning, contrasting moods. Poulenc’s Sinfonietta, filled with playful melodies and dance rhythms, evokes a wide range of emotions. Curious? Definitely come and listen!
Do you love to make music? Do you play an instrument? Then you're in the right place!
The Nijmegen Student Orchestra CMC is a symphony orchestra for all students who love playing music together. Perhaps you've watched us perform during one of our concerts. Two concerts are held at the end of each half year, in various lovely concert halls, such as Concertgebouw de Vereeniging at Keizer Karel Square. As a student association, we also organise many other fun activities for our members besides making music. We often have drinks after rehearsal, go on frequent outings, and every two years we go on tour.
The orchestra
The Nijmegen Student Orchestra Collegium Musicum Carolinum is a symphony orchestra consisting mainly of students and alumni of Radboud University the HAN and the ROC.
Meet the Conductor
Pim Cuijpers studied orchestral conducting at the Conservatory of Amsterdam under conductors Ed Spanjaard and Lucas Vis.
Want to join us?
Are you a student with a passion for music? Then the Nijmegen Student Orchestra is the perfect place for you! The next open rehearsals will take place on September 4 and 11, 2025.
Upcoming Concerts
Concert
June 15th, 2025
Concert in Buitensociëteit de Hanzehof in Zutphen
Programme
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Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
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Poulenc: Sinfonietta
Concert
June 20th, 2025
Concert in the Boskapel in Nijmegen
Programme
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Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
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Poulenc: Sinfonietta