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I Romantici

Who we are

I Romantici is an ambitious semi-professional choir and orchestra that was founded in 2005 and focuses on romantic repertoire. Members of the choir and orchestra are selected for each project through auditions. The main requirements for taking part in the I Romantici project are quality and motivation. By inviting professionals and accepting both amateurs and conservatory students, I Romantici achieves the highest possible quality in the performances in each project.

Goals of I Romantici

I Romantici strives to become a national and international event. With such ambition in mind, I Romantici aims to
  • Perform Romantic repertoire for orchestra and choir at the highest possible level with amateur and professional musicians from the Netherlands;
  • Offer young professionals chances to perform at big stages in the Netherlands;
  • Raise the quality of performances by involving professionals in the role of coaches and performers during the whole project;
  • Enrich the Netherlands with a choir and an orchestra of exceptionally high quality and standard;
  • Offer concerts that are more accessible for a wider and particularly younger audience by performing extraordinary but accessible music at exciting locations for a reasonable price;
  • Broaden the choice of concerts across the Netherlands by performing at locations outside Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht;
  • Bring the Dutch musical culture to other countries by organizing concert tours to foreign locations. Among the options are inviting local soloists and working with local concert organizations and festivals;

Study process

I Romantici projects offer a unique opportunity for amateur musicians to work together with professionals. Starting from the first rehearsals and through the whole project, a number of professionals works with the orchestra and the choir as coaches. They quickly identify possible stumbling blocks and are able to advice smaller or bigger sections of the choir and orchestra. Due to such intensive rehearsals, even during group rehearsals participants can work on their own timber.

To continue this tradition of rehearsals, we are looking for more specialists in performing romantic repertoire. During the group rehearsals we work on technique, timber, expression and awareness of the musical style. In previous projects, the coaches’ enthusiasm and knowledge have proven to be a source of inspiration and energy for all participants. I Romantici offers not only pleasure of performing exceptional repertoire but also a unique learning experience.