BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28576@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Morpheus DTSTAMP:20261014T231531Z DTSTART:20261127T190000Z DESCRIPTION:An intimate listening session into his dreamworld\n\nMorpheus i nvites you into his dreamworld at Felix Meritis for an intimate\nlistening session where harp\, cello\, keys and voice come together in an\nimmersiv e soundscape. Experience his debut album\, May I Come In?\, performed in\n full for the first time ahead of its release\, creating an intimate space for\nlistening\, away from the distractions of everyday life.\nMorpheus cr eates a dreamlike world in which gentleness becomes a source of\nstrength. The full album is performed in an intimate\, acoustic setting\, where\nMo rpheus is joined by harpist Doriene Marselje\, whose work explores contemp orary\nmusic and electronics\; pianist and composer Timothy Banchet\, who has performed\nwith artists including Benjamin Herman\; and Joel Siepmann\ , principal cellist of\nthe Metropole Orkest.\n\n\nABOUT THE ALBUM MAY I C OME IN?\n\nThe album grew from a personal need for refuge. Morpheus: “I ma de May I Come In?\nout of a need to create a place of shelter in a world t hat often feels harsh and\noverwhelming. I noticed that I had lost the ope nness I once had. Every day\, I\nconfront myself with an overload of infor mation\, news\, hatred\, war\, everything\nthat divides us. The album is a bout what becomes visible again when you slow\ndown: memories\, grief\, bu t also hope and the desire to reconnect. The title is\nboth a question to another person and to myself: may I seek intimacy\, and do I\ndare to trul y enter my own inner world? With this album\, I want to embrace\nsensitivi ty as a form of strength\, and the courage it takes to feel deeply and\nex press that openly.”\n\n\nLINE-UP\n\nMORPHEUS\nMorpheus knows the power of music that pulls you in: songs that feel like a\nconfession\, wrapped in c inematic intimacy. Morpheus\, the moniker of Martijn\nVerhagen\, made a st riking debut with his 2023 EP Morphosis\, a raw collection of\none-take re cordings built around nothing more than piano and voice. Songwriting\,\nto him\, is a form of alchemy\, turning introspection into something radiant and\nprofound.\n\nHis 2024 follow-up\, The Ascent\, crafted in collaborat ion with renowned artist\nand producer Thomas Azier (known for his work wi th Stromae and Woodkid)\,\nexpanded his sonic world while staying true to its emotional core. The releases\nwere met with critical praise\, earning him a cover story in L’Officiel Turkey\nand features in Trouw\, 3voor12\, and Behind the Blinds. His performances have\ntaken him across Europe\, sh aring the stage with artists like Agnes Obel\, Joep\nBeving\, Thomas Azier \, Ásgeir\, Jay-Jay Johanson\, and Kovacs. A sold out first\ntour in the N etherlands\, Belgium and Turkey cemented his reputation as an artist\nwho captivates in both sound and presence\, with stops at ESNS 2024 and 2025\, as\nwell as festivals like Best Kept Secret.\n\nHis debut album is now fi nished and set to release early 2027. What comes next\nremains wrapped in mystery\, but one thing is certain: it won’t let go easily.\n\nLees meer\n \nJoel Siepman | Joel Siepmann is a cellist\, composer and arranger\, and principal\ncellist of the Metropole Orkest. As a member of cello quartet M etrocelli\, he\nexplores the instrument’s versatility.\n\nTimothy Banchet | Timothy Banchet is a pianist\, keyboardist\, composer and\nproducer whos e work spans jazz\, film and theatre. He has performed with artists\ninclu ding Roy Hargrove\, Benjamin Herman\, as well as the Jazz Orchestra of the \nConcertgebouw.\n\nDoriene Marselje | Harpist Doriene Marselje explores c ontemporary music and\nelectronics. She performs across Europe as a solois t and in multidisciplinary\ncollaborations\, expanding the possibilities o f her instrument through new\ncompositions and live effects\n\nWould you l ike to attend this program\, but don’t have the means to pay for a\nticket ? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl\, we can work something out.\n\nNo te: By booking this ticket\, you agree to potentially be photographed duri ng\nthe event. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/morpheus GEO:52.3699902;4.884254 LOCATION:Felix Meritis - Keizersgracht 324\, 1016 EZ Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,electronics,festivals,film,jazz,keizersgracht, live,music,orchestra,performance,piano,stories,theater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

An intimate listening session into his drea mworld

Morpheus invites you into his dreamworld at Felix M eritis for an intimate listening session where harp, cello, keys and voice come together in an immersive soundscape. Experience his debut album, May I Come In?, performed in full for the first time ahead of its re lease, creating an intimate space for listening, away from the distraction s of everyday life.
Morpheus creates a dreamlike world in whic h gentleness becomes a source of strength. The full album is performed in an intimate, acoustic setting, where Morpheus is joined by harpist Doriene Marselje, whose work explores contemporary music and ele ctronics; pianist and composer Timothy Banchet, who has p erformed with artists including Benjamin Herman; and Joel Siepmann , principal cellist of the Metropole Orkest.

About the album May I Come In?

The album grew from a perso nal need for refuge. Morpheus: “I made May I Come In? out of a ne ed to create a place of shelter in a world that often feels harsh and over whelming. I noticed that I had lost the openness I once had. Every day, I confront myself with an overload of information, news, hatred, war, everyt hing that divides us. The album is about what becomes visible again when y ou slow down: memories, grief, but also hope and the desire to reconnect. The title is both a question to another person and to myself: may I seek i ntimacy, and do I dare to truly enter my own inner world? With this album, I want to embrace sensitivity as a form of strength, and the courage it t akes to feel deeply and express that openly.”

Line-up

MORPHEUS
Morpheus knows the power of music that pulls you in: songs that feel like a confession, wrapped in cinematic inti macy. Morpheus, the moniker of Martijn Verhagen, made a striking debut wit h his 2023 EP Morphosis, a raw collection of one-take recordings built aro und nothing more than piano and voice. Songwriting, to him, is a form of a lchemy, turning introspection into something radiant and profound.

His 2024 follow-up, The Ascent, crafted in collaboration with renowned art ist and producer Thomas Azier (known for his work with Stromae and Woodkid ), expanded his sonic world while staying true to its emotional core. The releases were met with critical praise, earning him a cover story in L’Off iciel Turkey and features in Trouw, 3voor12, and Behind the Blinds. His pe rformances have taken him across Europe, sharing the stage with artists li ke Agnes Obel, Joep Beving, Thomas Azier, Ásgeir, Jay-Jay Johanson, and Ko vacs. A sold out first tour in the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey cemente d his reputation as an artist who captivates in both sound and presence, w ith stops at ESNS 2024 and 2025, as well as festivals like Best Kept Secre t.

His debut album is now finished and set to release early 2027. W hat comes next remains wrapped in mystery, but one thing is certain: it wo n’t let go easily.

Lees meer

Joel Siepman | Joe l Siepmann is a cellist, composer and arranger, and principal cellist of t he Metropole Orkest. As a member of cello quartet Metrocelli, he explores the instrument’s versatility.

Timothy Banchet | T imothy Banchet is a pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer whose work spans jazz, film and theatre. He has performed with artists including Roy Hargrove, Benjamin Herman, as well as the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertge bouw.

Doriene Marselje | Harpist Doriene Marselje explores contemporary music and electronics. She performs across Europe as a soloist and in multidisciplinary collaborations, expanding the possibil ities of her instrument through new compositions and live effects

Would you like to attend this program, but don’t have the means to pay for a ticket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl, we can work somethin g out.

Note: By booking this ticket, you agree to potentia lly be photographed during the event.

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