Waarom ik van deze muziek hou en niet van die muziek

Join Anne La Berge for a lively discussion with Splendor members about your taste in music and the reasons why you prefer some music to other music.

Do you sometimes wonder why a certain piece of music inspires you to tears of joy while another piece brings a strong negative emotion such as irritation or even anger? Are you curious about why these works effect you in the ways that they do and how to talk to others about your experiences? Often sorting out your responses in relation to the performance or the composition itself can bring an different clarity and new vocabulary to your discussions about the music you hear.

You are invited to bring pieces of music that we can listen to and talk about. Our discussions will include the historical, aesthetic and technical reasons that are connected to your taste.

All styles of music are welcome as points of focus and departure.

Led by: Anne La Berge

Member concert
Splendor can only be the independent and free hub that it is, thanks to the members who support us. We pay them back with our specialty: music. Every year, all Splendor musicians play one concert that's free for this crucial group to whom Splendor owes its everyday existence. Combined with many other events, this means that our members have free entrance to over 50 concerts a year for €9,99 p/m (and €4,99 p/m for minima and students!) – and receive a discount for all other concerts. Pretty good deal, right?

The members enable Splendor to remain independent, which is the only way to secure real freedom in programming, experimentation, risk-taking and the promotion of young, upcoming artists. If you can think of another place without a central programming, where last-minute concerts can be planned any moment, where there is no backstage and artists and audience are constantly mingling and hanging out at the bar, where mysterious creative outbursts can be presented that are often labeled 'too risky' elsewhere, and that still guarantees high quality by unleashing the best of The Netherlands' music scene in this creative playground – you get a free membership!

Would you rather just visit this concert without becoming a member? You're more than welcome! Buy your ticket(s) below.