Talent
César Puente
plays a
double bass
from René Zaal
from René Zaal
Our office is
open to the public
all weekend
Our office is
open to the public
all weekend
We were incredibly lucky with the weather. A warm, sunny weekend drew nearly 1,000 visitors to the office of the Musical Instrument Fund during Open Monument Day 2023. The garden served as the stage for four ensembles that treated interested visitors to a mini-concert.
News
14 September 2023
by Katrien Kloos
Oldest stone house
It had already been eight years since the historic little building “De Gulden Trip,” where the Musical Instrument Fund has its offices, participated in Open Monument Day. As a result, many people were eager to take a look this year and discovered the unique facade with its decorative niches, the floor tiles dating from 1380, cherub heads, the early Renaissance ceiling paintings from 1585, and the portrait of violinist Theo Olof (painter: Willem Schrofer). Enthusiastic Open Monument Day tour guides brought these features to life with their vivid descriptions.
Mini-concerts
To introduce the public to the Musical Instrument Fund, we organized a ten-minute concert every hour on the hour. The program featured rhythm & blues by the Sam Ghezzi Trio, as well as classical music performed by violin-cello duos. On Sunday afternoon, violinist Noa Eyl hosted a closing celebration with his Romanian friends Vasile on the cimbalom and Gabi on the double bass.
On the map
With so many people stopping by, we took the opportunity to promote the fund, the NMF Chamber Music Festival at Natuurmonumenten, and the new magazine that will be published soon. Old magazines and CDs were available to take home for free. And special bags were for sale. We loved seeing so many smiles this weekend!
