Welcome to the VU-CHOIR!

The VU-choir is a big and diverse Amsterdam university choir. All music-loving students and non-students are welcome, regardless of voice type and level of experience. Each academic year, we have weekly rehearsals in order to perform several beautiful concerts. In recent years, we’ve performed pieces such as Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini, Verdi’s Requiem in Het Concertgebouw, Gloria by Francis Poulenc, and The Johannes Passion, Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach and Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms. Our last project was Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, in collaboration with the VU Chamber Orchestra.

Curious to know more about the VU-choir? Click here.

Concerts

December 2025: Christmas Concert

This Christmas, the VU Choir invites you to a warm and festive evening that will tell the story of young Seren and her little brother Ben in “The guiding star”, accompanied by Christmas music from around the world. With VU Koor storytellers, singers and musicians, this concert will definitely bring you into the Christmas spirit.

  • December 13th 2025, 8:00 PM — Location: Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam 

TICKETS HERE!

 

December–January 2025/26: Bohemian Rhapsody — 50 Years in Concert

  • December 5th 2025, 3:00 PM — Concertgebouw Amsterdam — CLICK HERE
  • December 5th 2025, 8:15 PM — Concertgebouw Amsterdam — CLICK HERE
  • January 2nd, 2026, 8:00 PM — World Forum Theater The Hague — CLICK HERE
Concert calendar

The VU-choir has been around since 1955. Now, years later, we have a rich history of concerts and performances. Curious about the projects from previous years? Click the link below, where you can also listen to sound clips of recent concerts.

Concert history

Projects 2025-2026

Misa a Buenos Aires, Palmeri

  • Summer 2026

Sing with us!

The “VU” in VU-koor stands for its connection with the Vrije Universiteit, but the name also stands for “Verenigd Universiteit Koor”, which means “United University Choir”. This conveys that anyone can join our choir, no matter what university, academy or college they study at. In fact, even non-students are welcome! Whether you’ve enjoyed a complete musical education or just want to see if singing is your cup of tea, you’re welcome with us. There are no auditions! Are you looking for a nice activity next to your study or work, lots of fun, and not least of all a lot of musicality? Want to come and sing in our choir? Our next open rehearsals are on Monday the 5h & 12th of January 2026. This is during our regular rehearsal moments at 19:30 in the NU-building of the Vrije Universiteit, room 2 on the ground floor (big theater hall). For more info or questions, send an email to info@vukoor.nl 

Singing in the VU-koor