After many months of rehearsing online, we were finally allowed to sing outside again, and even back in church for the past two weeks! It was so nice to hear each other’s voices again. Now Gica has summer vacation. From 16 to 20 August we are present at the KEI-week, and on 9 and 16… Read More »
C.S.G. Gica reflects on 75 + 1 years of freedom
75+1 years of liberation. Also with C.S.G. Gica we stand still and commemorate. Last year we rehearsed ‘Annelies’, a piece by James Whitbourn (about the life of Anne Frank) for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. We have recorded part of this piece, the poem ‘Der Winter ist vergangen’, as Virtual Choir.… Read More »
Student choir C.S.G. Gica sings: Best of Gica
On Saturday April 10, student choir Gica will give a virtual concert conducted by David van Roijen. The small concert was sung from various living rooms, kitchens and attic rooms. Because Gica celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, a selection has been made of pieces from Gica’s past: a best-of project. One of the three… Read More »
Open rehearsals & introduction to Gica
The student choir C.S.G. Gica will be opening its doors to new members again in February 2021 – just in time for you to get involved with our projects for next semester. At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday 4 and 11 February, our conductor David van Roijen will be holding open rehearsals online. During these open… Read More »
Best of Gica podcast
For this project, Gica Student Choir is singing a collection of music from its past: a best-of compilation (note: it is in Dutch!). Over a series of five podcasts, we will be taking a deep dive into the backgrounds of all of the pieces in our repertoire, including excerpts of our singing by way of… Read More »
Cycling picnic
Yesterday the cycling picnic took place, organised by our activities committee. The groups who joined the ride enjoyed tucking into a varied and tasty menu en route, prepared down to the last detail by our enthusiastic chefs. The weather was great, we laughed a lot and old and new members got to know each other… Read More »
Open rehearsals – September 2020
The KEI-week is over and Gica student choir is preparing for its eleventh lustrum. In September, we will return to the “Annelies” project, about the life and sad fate of Anne Frank. In this piece, which we will be singing to mark 75 years of freedom, the English composer James Whitbourn set entries from Anne… Read More »