Now that the new year has begun and the student life is starting, it seems time to introduce the most important parts of QHarmony: our committees! QHarmony has more than ten of them and they’re all essential for our orchestra. In the upcoming weeks, we’ll present you one committee a week, starting with: the Promotion…
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Pepernotensale
Even though Sinterklaas will not arrive in the Netherlands for another month, the “pepernoten” have already been seen in supermarkets. QHarmony also sells pepernoten, made out of real bakery “speculaas”! 50% of the profit of the pepernoten and other treats will benefit QHarmony. We sell the following treats: – 400g. “kruidnoten” €1,50 – 300g. chocolate…
QLite performance Eye Witness Evening
On the 26th of September and the 8th of October QLite performed twice at the Eye Witness Evenings of the Infocentrum WO2 Nijmegen in the Lindenberg. During these evenings QLite played in bigband formation and performed Trees heeft een Canadees, We’ll Meet Again and Sing Sing Sing among others. One of our members even put…
New Member Activity
On the 3rd of October QHarmony welcomed it’s new members, our members played “who is the mole” during the New Member Activity, to get to know the new members! Having had dinner together, the games started. The moles sabotaged the games, each one in their own unique way. Unfortunately, not every mole was caught… We…
QLite Performance Kunstnacht
Two ensembles of QLite performed in a cosy room in the Besiendershuis at the ‘Nijmeegse Kunstnacht’ on the 21st of September. A specificly built woodwind ensemble (bassclarinet, two clarinets, oboe and flute) kicked off. Later that night, a quartet of flutes came into action. All in all, it was a very succesful night!
QLite Trumpet and Trombone Performance
On Monday 16th of September at the campus of Radboud University the highest point of the new Maria Montessoribuilding of the Faculty of Social Sciences was reached. QLite had the honours to perform at this event: a short but sweet performance!
Open Rehearsals
In the past three weeks QHarmony and NSK TeQuila had open rehearsals. With these open rehearsals QHarmony acquired nine new members. We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of them at the most fun student orchestra of Nijmegen! We hope to have a fantastic year with all of them.
Fairytale concert
Sunday April 14th was the day: the premier of the “Sprookjesbewaarder en het Verdwenen Verhaal”. The self written story was told by our own story teller Gerry van der Kamp and musically supported by the orchestra in a sold-out LUX Nijmegen. It was a beautiful afternoon.
HRFSTWND Concert
On Saturday December 8th we gave a concert in the beautiful room of theater Hanzehof in Zutphen, together with Fanfare orchestra Psalm 150 from Dinxperlo. During the concert we worked together with trumpet soloist Jeroen Botma. Psalm 150 worked together with soprano singer Irma ten Brinke. It was an amazing concert. QHarmony played during the…
Jan Nellestijn
Over the years 2014-2020 QHarmony was led by Jan Nellestijn. Conductor Jan Nellestijn started his career as a cornet and trumpet player in the then so called Johan Willem Friso Kapel in Assen. He studied trumpet playing at the Conservatory of Arnhem, of Peter van Loo. During his studies he took various masterclasses, among other…