August carillon month
Activity
Summer evenings in Breda become magical with the weekly carillon concert from the tower of the Grote Kerk Breda.
THURSDAY 7 PM
Every Thursday evening in August, starting at 7pm you can enjoy beautiful sounds of carillonneurs from all over the world. The Bellringers' Guild Breda (Klokkenluidersgilde Breda) sets the tone with a festive introduction to each concert.
PROGRAMME
• 1 August: Wim van den Broeck, carillonneur in Peer, Genk and Diest (BE)
• 8 August: Bernard Winsemius, emeritus carillonneur of Amsterdam and Haarlem (NL)
• 15 August: Jessica Simonetti, graduated this year from the Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort (NL)
• 22 August: Koen Van Assche, carillonneur in Antwerpen, Lier, Turnhout and Herentals (BE) Soirée in collaboration with the Begijnhof on the theme of opera music.
• 29 August: David van der Vlies, Interim city carillonneur of Breda and city carillonneur of Veere (NL)