Herdenkingsconcert 4 mei 2025

On 4 May 2025, Voorschoten commemorates victims of wars. As in previous years, there will be a gathering in the Dorpskerk after the official commemoration at the war memorial. This year, Sinfonietta Voorschoten, the Protestant Municipality of Voorschoten and poets from Poëzie Voorschoten will provide a beautiful programme, alternating poems and music.

Sinfonietta Voorschoten, led by its conductor Aikaterini Sampakou, will play the following pieces:
Barber - Adagio for strings
Mozart - Lacrimosa (wind instruments)
Elgar - Nimrod
Beethoven - Allegretto (2nd movement) from the 7th symphony
Brahms - Poco Allegretto (3rd movement) from the 3rd symphony
John Williams - Theme from ‘Schindler's list’.

Members of the Poetry Collective Voorschoten and volunteers of the Protestant Municipality of Voorschoten will recite poems written by members of the collective.

The concert starts at 8.45pm, free admission. The church is open from 8.10pm.