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Photo (right) is the only black and white used by the duo, chosen for its classic look.

Photo by Serge van Empelen, Bethanienklooster Amsterdam 2004

Concert Agenda

2010

Latest update: 16 January 2011

Happy Holidays!

Greetings from MAUI, Hawaii

After 2 months of traveling, living out of suitcases, we've finally settled down in an apartment in Maui to escape the Dutch winter.

Read our blogs and the watch the interviews.

2010: a year in reflection

Our CD Summer! features
Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo, Hummel, Torroba, and Mozart.

New programme for 2010:

• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
• Winter from Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
• Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo)
• La Vida Breve (de Falla)
• Grand Potpourri National (Hummel & Giuliani)

All are piano guitar duo concerts unless otherwise specified.

piano guitar duo : 61 concerts
guitar + flute: 5 concerts
guitar + voice: 4 concerts
guitar solo: ? concerts
piano + French horn: 6 concerts
piano + cello: 2 concerts
piano + guitar + voice: 1 concert
piano + guitar + cello: 1 concert

Friday 31 December 2010
The Front Row
Houston Public Radio KUHF
BLOG: background story and links to interview and music

Tuesday 14 December 2010
Kahului, Hawaii

Tuesday 7 December 2010
solo guitar
Kahului, Hawaii

Sunday 21 November 2010
House Concert
Carmichael, California

Sunday 21 November 2010
solo guitar
Sacramento Guitar Society

Saturday 20 November 2010
House Concert, San Francisco

Tuesday 16 November 2010
House Concert
Denver, Colorado

Sunday 14 November 2010
House Concert
Montrose

Saturday 13 November 2010
solo guitar
The Artery fundraiser
Houston

Friday 12 November 2010
solo guitar
House Concert
Montrose, Houston

Friday 12 November 2010
KUHF Houston Public Radio
interview & recording

Friday 12 November 2010
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston

Friday 12 November 2010 @ 6:30 am
KPFT Houston Pacifica radio interview

Wednesday 10 November 2010
solo guitar
3 Allen Center
Houston, Texas

Saturday 6 November 2010
Private Concert, Houston

Friday 5 November 2010 @ 19:30
Spirit of the Senses Salon Concerts
Phoenix, Arizona

Friday 5 November 2010
Arizona State University
Organ Hall
Phoenix, Arizona

Friday 5 November 2010
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

Thursday 4 November 2010 @ 19:30
Glendale Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

Tuesday 2 November 2010 @ 20:00
Nelson Music Room
Duke University
Durham, NC

Monday 1 November 2010
Duke University
Durham, NC

Tuesday 26 October 2010
House Concert
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Sunday 24 October 2010
Health Center
Dayville, Connecticut

Saturday 23 October 2010 @19:30 SOLD OUT!
North Meadow House Concert Series
158 E. Old Route 6
Hampton, Connecticut

BLOG: Breaking news -- Hampton, CT concert sold out! 24 Sept 2010

Friday 22 October 2010 @19:30 Reservations required
17 Eddy Street
Newton, Massachusetts

Thursday 21 October 2010 @ 20:30 $10 at door
JP Concert Series, St John's Episcopal Church
Jamaica Plain, Boston

USA TOUR: BLOG house concert for your friends

Dutch Performing Arts Events: The Bekkers Piano Guitar Duo, 26 Octboer 2010

Friday 15 October 2010 @ 15:45
De Magistraat, Rotterdam

Saturday 2 October 2010 @ 20:00
Piano + guitar + horn + oboe
House Concert, Sellingen

BLOG: Surprise concert in Sellingen, Netherlands - house concert in the hallway of a converted farmhouse in northeast Netherlands near the German border, celebrating a new Pleyel grand piano!

Thursday 30 September 2010 @ 19:15 (2 x 30 min)
an SMIH concert at Bloemendaal, Gouda

Sunday 26 September 2010 @ 14:30 - 16:15
Vroenhof V'burg, Valkenburg

Sunday 26 September 2010 @ 10 - 11:30 am
Dokter Cashof, Heerlen

BLOG: Getting to Heerlen and Valkenburg, 25 Sept 2010

Wednesday 22 September 2010 @19:30 (1 hour)
De Witte Hull, Krakelingweg 25
3707 HP Zeist

Tuesday 21 September 2010 @ 14:15 (2 x 30min)
an SMIH concert at Stichtse Hof, Laren

Sunday 19 September 2010 @ 15:00 €10 at door
French horn and piano
Funen Concerts Art Production, Amsterdam

BLOG: How to travel around Amsterdam during Dam tot Dam
BLOG: what is stopping you from attending a free concert?

Sunday 19 September 2010 @ 12 noon FREE
Oosterkerk, Amsterdam

BLOG: Concert in Oosterkerk, Amsterdam

Saturday 18 September 2010 private
Guitar with voice
Boat cruise, Utrecht

BLOG: ZEELAND TOUR 5 concerts in 3 days

Thursday 16 September 2010 @ 19:30 (1 hr)
an SMIH concert at Ter Valcke in Goes

Thursday 16 September 2010 @ 14:30 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at Erasmusflat in Goes

Wednesday 15 September 2010 @ 19:00 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at 't Gasthuis in Middelburg

Wednesday 15 September 2010 @ 14:30 (1 hr)
an SMIH concert at Ter Schorre in Terneuzen

Tuesday 14 September 2010 @ 15:00 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at SIMNIA in Domburg

Saturday 11 September 2010 @ 14:00
Guitar solo concert
Czar Peter Festival in Amsterdam

Saturday 4th September 2010
Nacht der Nostalgie in Utrecht

BLOG: Impromptu duo concert at midnight, 6 September 2010

Friday 27 August 2010
piano + cello
Warnsveld (2 concerts)

BLOG: Writing programming notes
BLOG: Concert programming: order of pieces

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 18:30
Koperwiek, Bilthoven

Sunday 1 August 2010 @ 16:00 (45 min)
Leendert Meeshuis, Bilthoven

Friday 30 July 2010 @ 15:45
Piano & French horn
De Magistraat, Rotterdam

Sunday 25 July 2010 @ 15:00
Funen Art Concert Productions
Funenpark 125, Amsterdam [1 page PDF]

Friday 23 July 2010 afternoon
Warnsveld (2 concerts)

Sunday 18 July 2010 @ 15:30
Huis Valckenbosch, Zeist

Saturday 10 July 2010 @ 14:00
an SMIH concert at De Leeuwenhoek
West Kruiskade 54, Rotterdam

Monday 5 July 2010 @ 18:30
Piano & French horn
Koperwiek, Bilthoven [programme 1 page PDF]

Saturday 26 June 2010 @ 19:30 for 20:00
piano + guitar + cello
house concert, Amsterdam Western Islands

Programme: TRANSCRIPTIONS for cello, guitar, piano

• Winter from Four Seasons, Vivaldi, arr. R. Bekkers for piano, guitar, cello
• Sonata Op. 17 for cello and piano, Beethoven
• Chaconne for solo guitar, JS Bach
• Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello and piano, R. Schumann
• Concerto de Aranjuez, Rodrigo, arr. R. Bekkers for piano, guitar, cello

Thursday 24 June 2010 @ 16:30
Sevenheijm, Venlo

Thursday 24 June 2010 @ 10:30
St Martinus, Weert

Sunday 20 June 2010 @ 15:00 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at SWZ Sophieke in Wassenaar

Saturday 19 June 2010 @ 10:00 (45 + 30 min)
an SMIH concert at at VierstroomZorgring in Zoetermeer

Wednesday 16 June 2010 @ 18:15
Lückerheidekliniek, Kerkrade

Wednesday 16 June 2010 @14:30
Licht en Liefde, Maastricht

Tuesday 15 June 2010 @ 14:30
an SMIH concert at Deo Gratias te Den Haag
Den Haag

Sunday 13 June 2010 afternoon
voice + guitar, Woerden

Sunday 13 June 2010 @ 11:00 (50 min)
an SMIH concert at Snavelenburg in Maarssen

9 - 12 June 2010 - Anne presents research on house concerts at
16th International Conference on Cultural Economics
Copenhagen, Denmark

Wednesday 9 June 2010 @ 19:00
Guitar & flute
Berkele Heemlight, Maastricht

Wednesday 9 June 2010 @ 14:30
Guitar & flute
Sint Jozef, Maastricht

Saturday 5 June 2010
guitar solo

Thursday 3 June 2010 @ 19:00
Guitar & flute
St Jan Baptist, Maastricht

Thursday 3 June 2010 @ 14:30
Guitar & flute
Maasduinenstaete, Maastricht

Sunday 23 May 2010 from 14:00 onwards
Glass Vase Concert: introducing musicians of the Monument House
Monument House Concert Series

Wednesday 19 May @14:00
an SMIH concert at De Stolpe in Hilversum

Friday 14 May 2010 afternoon
Warnsveld (2 concerts)

Friday 7 May 2010 @ 14:30 (2 x 30 min)
an SMIH concert at WZC In het Zomerpark in Nieuw Vennep

Sunday 25 April 2010 evening
guitar solo
Netherlands India Association
Annual gala dinner
Cultureel Centrum, Voorschoten

• Cappricho Arabe Francisco Tarréga
• Decameron Noir -II Leo Brouwer
• Ultimo Tremolo Augustín Barrios Mangore
• Asturias Isaac Albéniz
• Queen's Birthday special: Dutch folk melodies

BLOG: Dutch Indian celebration of Spring Festival and Queen's Birthday in Voorschoten, 27 April

Saturday 24 April 2010 @ 20:30
voice, guitar, piano
45th wedding anniversary (private function)
Landgoed Groenendaal, Heemstede

• Spaanse Dans uit La Vida Breve Manuel de Falla (pno/gtr)
• El paño moruno- De Falla (zng/gtr)
• El tralala y el punteado-Granados (zng/gtr)
• Sevillanas del siglo XVIII-Lorca (zng/gtr)
• Requerdos Alhambra Francesco Tarréga (gtr solo)
• 1st deel uit Concierto de Aranjuez Joaquin Rodrigo (pno/gtr)
• Je Veux Vivre (Romeo & Juliet) Charles Francios Gounod (zng/pno)
• Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo) Pietro Mascagni (pno solo)
• Habanera (Carmen) George Bizet (zng/pno/gtr)

Tuesday 20 April 2010 @ 19:00
Hoogstaete, Maastricht

BLOG: Silhouettes in Limburg sunset, 27 April
BLOG: Limburg in April, 27 April

Tuesday 20 April 2010 @ 14:30
Ave Maria, Maastricht

NEW CD: Summer featuring Vivaldi, Hummel, Giuliani, Torroba, Rodrigo, and Mozart

Saturday 17 April 2010 @20:00 for 20:30 concert SOLD OUT
House Concert PLUS: Muziek + Amuses
featuring Hummel/Giuliani Grand Potpourri National
herenhuis near the Munt, Utrecht (programme 4-page PDF)

BLOG: Reviving the Grand Potpourri National, 14 March
BLOG: Concert announcement or invitation, 12 March
BLOG: House concert for an artist, 12 January

Thursday 8 April 2010 luncheon, Evergreen Laurel Hotel
presentation of Rotary Club Utrecht and 2 piano solos
Tatong Rotary Club Taichung, Taiwan

Thursday 1 April 2010 luncheon, Caesar Park Hilton
Vivaldi Winter, de Falla La Vida Breve
Taipei Rotary Club, Taipei, Taiwan

Sunday 28 March 2010 @ 16:00
Piano + horn: Gliere, Strauss, Schumann, Saint-Saens, Mozart
Leendert Meeshuis, Bilthoven

Wednesday 24 March 2010 @ 14:30 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at at Antonius Hof in Bussum

Wednesday 17 March 2010 @ 14:45 (2 x 20/25 min)
Guitar & flute
Langedael, Maastricht

Wednesday 10 March 2010 @ 19:30 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at Raatstede in Heerhugowaard

Saturday 6 March 2010 @ 18:30
Rotary Club Utrecht International
5th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner
Boerderij Mereveld, Utrecht

BLOG: Foreground vs background music, 7 March

Friday 26 February 2010 @ 20:00
Artonivo Art Gallery
Brugge, Belgium

BLOG: Improvising piano guitar in Belgium, 14 March
BLOG: Video Levka Ori and guitar at Artonivo, 13 March
BLOG: Creativity and economics in Crete and Belgium, 8 March
BLOG: Art and music at Artonivo in Bruges, Belgium, 7 March
BLOG: Creative encounters in Crete to meet in Brugge, 20 February

BLOG: Death and the blogmaiden, 20 February 2010

Friday 26 February 2010 @ 14:00 Masterclass
Guitar + voice
Benjamin Britten Songs from the Chinese Op. 58
Utrecht Conservatory

Sunday 21 February 2010 @ 10:45 am
De Magistraat, Rotterdam

BLOG: Music in house concerts in the Netherlands, 17 February

Sunday 14 February 2010 @ 14:30 (2x30min)
an SMIH concert at Zandzee in Bussum

Friday 12 February 2010 lunch concert
Guitar + voice
Benjamin Britten Songs from the Chinese Op. 58
Utrecht Conservatory

Wednesday 3 February 2010 @10:30 (1 hour)
an SMIH concert at Zonnehuis Amstelveen

Sunday 31 January 2010 @ 14:30 (1 hr)
an SMIH concert at Vreugdehof, Amsterdam

BLOG: The routine and rhythm of daily practice, 7 February
BLOG: Practise to perform: clocking performance time, 7 February

Thursday 21 January 2010 @ 15:30 (2x30 min)
an SMIH concert at Oranjestein in Doorn

Monument House Concert Series
Keulsekade 25
3531JX Utrecht
The Netherlands