Early in the morning, the Oude Kerk is a meditative oasis in the city. Since 2017, on every first Friday of the month at 8 a.m., when the rising sun casts its light through the church’s towering windows and the neighbourhood slowly wakes up, visitors can enjoy the Silence music programme. The concerts celebrate the acoustics and space of the Oude Kerk, which invites mostly young, experimental musicians. There are no fixed seats; visitors are welcome to walk around and discover what the music sounds like in different places in the church.

In the first Silence concert of 2023, pianist Djuwa Mroivili performed solo. The concert took place in the context of Ibrahim Mahama’s installation Garden of Scars.

Materials

Piano, scores, coat

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