Events

LYYRA (VS) - WHEN THE EARTH STANDS STILL Location: Grote of St. Bavokerk - Haarlem In true fashion of The Big Sing, the festival 2025 opens in style with a stunning international debut! This is the European debut of THE a cappella sensation in America in 2024 – the six-voice female ensemble Lyyra. Our introduction […]

The King’s Singers & VOCES8: StarsA unique opportunity to hear two of the world's most celebrated a cappella ensembles together on stage. The current a cappella world would not be the same without these two British vocal groups.These star ensembles – whom together set the gold standard in their field - came together in 2024 […]

Consensus Vocalis - OFFER Location: De SCHUUR - Haarlem OFFER is a fully staged, collaborative music theatre production by Consensus Vocalis, the progressive professional choir based in the east of the Netherlands. The Big Sing is proud to present the metropolitan premiere of their latest production. The phone lies unlocked in her hand. Her heart […]

The Flemish a cappella ensemble MISST consists of four MISSes and one MISSter. Their repertoire features five-part arrangements of forgotten folk songs from various European regions, sung in sixteen languages. They combine traditional singing with modern elements to bridge the gap between past and present. Their debut album MISST.EU is a musical journey through Europe, […]

Korennacht 2025 This year, Korennacht celebrates its 7th edition! The ultimate “Magical Mystery Tour”, The Big Sing festival without Korennacht and evening full of choral surprises is unthinkable! Once on your bike, you are assigned to one of the three pelotons cycling to various secret locations. Only the peloton leaders know the addresses! At each […]

Lorelei Ensemble (VS) - LOOK UP Location: De SCHUUR - Haarlem “Impeccable musicality, and pure-voiced precision” Boston Globe The international highlight of this year’s Big Sing, the European debut of the Lorelei Ensemble from Boston. Lorelei was founded over 20 years ago by conductor Beth Willer. Under her visionary leadership this outstanding ensemble of female […]

Dutch premiereIn this interactive opera Blank Slate by Irish composer Seán Doherty, the audience is assigned one of the leading roles. The other two leading actors, Dutch vocal coach/singer Merel Martens and Swedish singer Peder Karlsson, also act as conductors of the audience. Merel Martens: “We do this by means of Vocal Painting. This is […]

To conclude The Big Sing Summer School, the stage of the PHIL will be filled with singers from MAZE Voice, women's chamber choir Hera, young talents from the music theatre program at Codarts Rotterdam, and participants of the Summer School.A musical adventure from intimate classical to energetic pop and groundbreaking vocal experiments led by vocal […]

Avenue Azure | Hollands Collectief | Het Oorzaak Koor – Lightness Location: De SCHUUR - Haarlem LIGHTNESS (Festival commission, worldpremiere) Lightness is a concert with stories, music, spoken and sung text. It explores sensory perception by verbally describing visual experiences and translating colours into music. What does ‘red’ sound like? How do you describe ‘green’ […]