Every year, two weeks before Easter, the Stabat Mater Foundation organises three Stabat Mater concerts in St. Petrus church in Oirschot in the Netherlands: Friday March 11th at 20.30 h Saturday, March 12th at 17.00 h Sunday, March 13th at 14.30 h The following Stabat Maters will be performed: Norbert Rousseau (1907 – 1975), Stabat …
Latest addition: Miguel de Ambiela
I just added the Stabat Mater from a completely unknown Spanish composer: Miguel de Ambiela. It is a part of a very special CD with a very special title: La Oreja de Zurbaràn. Zurbaràn was a Spanish painter from the 17th century. “The ear of Zurbaràn” was produced by Paul van Nevel and his Huelgas Ensemble at the occasion …
New Stabat: Willem Stoppelenburg
Arthur Oostvogel had a nice present for me, on the occasion of the launch of the new website: a new Stabat Mater composition, even a Dutch one! This Stabat Mater was composed by Willem Stoppelenburg in 2015. The work is composed for Soprano and Mezzo-soprano, Vocal Ensemble or Chamber Choir and Piano duo. It was …
New Stabat Mater Site online!
On December 28th, 2005 the initiator of the site, Hans van der Velden, my husband, passed away. After his death I continued maintaining the site and collecting Stabat Mater CDs. The desire and the need to renew the site grew stronger and stronger. With the help of the Stabat Mater Foundation (Oirschot, the Netherlands) that wish became a reality. The site got a …
Andreas Scholl and Vavox
In October 2015 I visited the Westerkerk in Amsterdam for a really spectacular concert. The famous countertenor Andreas Scholl performed together with the Vavox group a Stabat Mater with projected pictures of Maria, Jesus and the cross. I never heard about Vavox. This is what I found out about them: Vavox is an international network …
