Programme & planning
Jong Metropole organises two projects each year: a Spring Tour (usually in March) and a Summer Tour (July / August). During these projects, Jong Metropole members get together for an intensive rehearsal period followed by a series of concerts in The Netherlands and sometimes (in case of the Summer Tour) abroad.
The projects below are currently being prepared:
Reunion (Summer Tour 2021)
During the Summer Tour, Jong Metropole presents a programme with orchestral pop and jazz standards and a new composition by Damiano Pascarelli, winner of the Rogier van Otterloo Award 2019. The concerts usually take place at special (outdoor) venues. Jong Metropole is planned to perform at the NJO Muziekzomer ("Music Summer") festival and at Young Euro Classics in Berlin (to be confirmed)
| Auditions | Registration for video auditions is no longer possible. Check Audition information for general information on auditions. These auditions will lead to the composition of Jong Metropole for the entire year, including the Summer Tour 2021. No seperate auditions for the Summer Tour 2021 will be held unless unexpected vacancies arise. |
| Rehearsals | Provisional schedule: 2-11 August 2021 (including concerts) |
| Concerts | The rehearsals will be followed by two concerts during the NJO Muziekzomer Gelderland with saxophonist Kika Sprangers as the soloist: 7 August at De Kaaij in Nijmegen and 8 August at Skydeck Teuge. A third concert will take place during Young Euro Classics in Berlin on 10 August. See our concert page for the latest concert information. |
| Conductor | Jochen Neuffer |
| Soloist | Kika Sprangers (saxophone) |
| Works | To be announced, but in any case a new composition by Damiano Pascarelli, winner of the Rogier van Otterloo Award 2019 will be performed (with Kika Sprangers as the soloist). See Summer Tour 2021 for preliminary information on the programme. |
| Instrumentation | Violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, French horn, harp, percussion (classical percussionists; timpani, xylophone, marimba), piano/keys, guitar (acoustic and electrical), drums, bass guitar (jazz double bass) |
Higher ground (autumn Tour 2021)
This year, the Spring Tour has been moved to the autumn due to the COVID-19 measures. During this tour, Jong Metropole normally performs in several (pop) music halls throughout the Netherlands with an innovative and eclectic programme. The orchestra presents recent repertoire and cooperates with contemporary bands and artists. Musicians who have applied for the auditions for the Spring and Summer Tours now participate in the Summer and Autumn Tours.
| Auditions |
Registration for video auditions is no longer possible. Check Audition information for general information on auditions. |
| Rehearsals | 25-30 October 2021 |
| Concerts | Livestream on 30 October, concerts on 31 Ocotber and 2 November 2021. See our events calender for the latest concert information. |
| Conductor | Ansgar Striepens |
| Soloist | Michelle David (vocals) |
| Works | To be announced. See Autumn Tour 2021 for preliminary information on the programme. |
| Instrumentation | Violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, French horn, harp, percussion (classical percussionists; timpani, xylophone, marimba), piano/keys, guitar (acoustic and electrical), drums, bass guitar (jazz double bass), backing vocals |