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:

Spring Tour 2021

During the Spring Tour, Jong Metropole 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. This year will be different than usual due to the measures surrounding COVID-19.

Auditions	Registration for video auditions is now open until and including 1 February 2021. Check Audition information for general information on auditions.
Rehearsals	Provisional schedule: 23 March - 1 April 2021 (including concerts)
Concerts	The spring project will be concluded with a live stream in the afternoon of 28 March, if possible with an audience. The possibility of an extra concert is also being investigated. Keep an eye on this page for updates or see our concert page for up-to-date concert information.
Conductor	Ansgar Striepens
Soloist	Michelle David (vocals)
Works	To be announced. See Spring 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

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 Music Summer Festival and at Young Euro Classics in Berlin (to be confirmed)

Auditions	No seperate auditions for the Summer Tour 2021 will be held unless unexpected vacancies arise. Auditions are planned for spring 2021 and will lead to the composition of Jong Metropole for the rest of the year, including the Summer Tour 2021.
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 up-to-date concert information.
Conductor	Jochen Neuffer
Soloist	Kika Sprangers (saxophone)
Works	To be decided, 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)