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September Me

September 24–27, 2026

Music festival for explorers and wanderers

The September Me music festival will take place in Amersfoort for the tenth time in 2026, and you can bet it’s going to be a party! Artistic director Ragazze Quartet is using the theme “September Me (she/her) ” to shine a spotlight on today’s best female artists and musicians. This lineup features not only the very best from the Netherlands and abroad, but also prominent artists from Amersfoort. With over 20 concerts, performances, and interesting side events at five locations throughout the city!

 

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When: September 24–27, 2026 (+ a festival preview on September 23 in collaboration with Holland Opera)

Theme: September Me (she/her). This year, female creators and musicians from the Netherlands and abroad will be in the spotlight. The highlight is the appearance of British-Jamaican singer, composer, pianist, and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, the festival’s artist-in-focus. Other highlights include the “Zij-aan-Zij” dinner concerts, the three-part song cycle “They Have Waited Long Enough,” “A Celebration of Queerness in Classical Music,” and “Arabic Divas.” During the festival, visitors can explore a thought-provoking (free) in-depth program in the Flint foyer centered on the theme, featuring special exhibitions and stimulating installations that challenge your senses.

What: (dinner) concerts, music theatre performances, youth performances, and a free in-depth program
For: the curious music lover
Price: varies by concert (< 30 years old €10, except for the “Feest” performance and concerts with catering). Multi-concert passes and day tickets available at a substantial discount!
Where: Flint (festival hub), De Lieve Vrouw, Sint Aegtenkapel, Veerensmederij, and Kei Boulderhal De Hoef

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Meet the artist in focus

Following a successful collaboration at the Concertgebouw in 2023, British-Jamaican cellist, composer, and singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson and the Ragazze Quartet are joining forces once again . Ayanna’s music—a blend of jazz, R&B, reggae, and classical—gains extra depth with the addition of the string quartet. All the music is her own composition, and the richness of her music is fully showcased: from intimate songs performed by a small ensemble to instrumental string quartet repertoire and high-energy pieces for the full ensemble.

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Opening concert featuring Ayanna Witter-Johnson and the Ragazze Quartet - September 24 @ Flint

Ayanna Witter-Johnson and the Ragazze Quartet in a previous performance at Podium Klassiek

The Highlight, KOSMIK x September Me

Saturday, September 26 @ Kei Boulderhal De Hoef

Three KOSMIK artists and three musicians from the September Me network are taking on the challenge of creating new material that aligns with the festival’s “she/her” theme. They’ll meet for the first time during a residency at KOSMIK, Amersfoort’s premier hub for artist development. You’ll hear the results in this late-night concert. The duos: Enric Monfort (percussion) & Amersfoort native Eline Marleen Verkuijl ( pianist, composer, and singer), Dodó Kis (recorder) & Davy Lourenburg (guitarist, songwriter, and producer known as DAVIES), and Sarah Brink-Nielsen ( harp) & Anna Spark ( singer-songwriter and producer).

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Song of Songs - by the Netherlands Chamber Choir, conducted by Sofi Jeannin

September 26 @ Kei Boulderhal De Hoef

The Netherlands Chamber Choir is bringing two grand choral works about the love between two people to the September Me festival: the world premiere of Rob Zuidam’s *The Great Alone* is inspired by physicist Enrico Fermi’s paradox, which explores humanity’s profound cosmic loneliness. This musical journey takes you from the enigmatic “But where is everybody?” to the ultimate celebration of connection and the symbiotic love between two people. Also featured is the masterpiece *Le Cantique de Cantiques* by composer Lesur. This biblical Song of Songs ultimately leads you to the love between a man and a woman who sing of their love and longing and praise each other’s beauty.

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