Choirs There are 3 choirs and ensembles in the St. Nicholas Basilica. Given the background of conductor Michael Hedley, it is no wonder that the musical apparatus in the Basilica is strongly oriented towards the English Cathedral and College traditions, so admired on...

Music Director Dr. Born in London in 1970, Giles Brightwell was educated at Durham University. While studying at Durham, he received four fellowships, including as a choral scholar and as an organ scholar, under the supervision of Dr. James...

Assistant organist Jos Maters (1997) started his organ lessons with Theo Duijst, to continue with Willem van twillert and later with Gerrit Christiaan de Gier. From 2015 to 2020 Jos did a bachelor organ with Theo Jellema and Erwin Wiersinga and a bachelor...

In memoriam Michael HedleyWe are shocked to announce the passing of our music director and artistic director Michael Hedley. He was recently diagnosed with Covid-19 and died after a short illness. He was 69 years old. Since...

Basilica of St. Nicholas Directly opposite Amsterdam Central Station is the impressive Nicholas Basilica with its high dome and two towers. The building nicknamed 'Cathedral on the IJ' was built between 1884 and 1887 and has both neo-baroque and...

Organ Instrument In the St. Nicholas Basilica hangs against the west wall a mighty instrument: the three-manual organ of the famous German builder Wilhelm Sauer. This beautifully sounding national monument with its warm tones is still frequently played during masses, in...

Celebration of the Eucharist Every Sunday morning, the Eucharist is solemnly celebrated in the Basilica. The music is provided by the Collegium or the Consort. Since 2010, this mass has been broadcast live on NPO2 several times a year, and can be seen on...

Choral Evensong Evensong is a meditation service where the beauty of the music and the language can speak to us in a rich and diverse way, so that we can forget the activities of daily life and be quiet. Evensong continues an age-old conversation...

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Amsterdam Organ Summer The Amsterdam Organ Summer is a successful summer concert series of weekly organ concerts, founded in 2001 by music director and Basilica organist Michael Hedley. Although the organ in the Basilica was built according to the ideas of...

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