Join the Haagse Kunstkring!
Are you a professional musician, performing musician, music teacher or composer? Do you want to be part of a vibrant and professional arts community? Then join the Haagse Kunstkring and become a working member of the Music Department.
The Haagse Kunstkring provides a stimulating environment where interdisciplinary interaction and innovation are central. We are the only artist association in the Netherlands that has almost all disciplines, making us a special and versatile breeding ground for new ideas and collaborations.
At the Music Department of the Haagse Kunstkring, we bring together passionate musicians. With us you will find a platform to showcase and develop your talents.
We are proud of our rich history. Over the years, many prominent musicians have been members, such as Willem Mengelberg, Henriette Bosmans, Johan Wagenaar, Otto Ketting and many others.
The Haagse Kunstkring offers the opportunity to expand your network within the art world and find new partners. You can exchange ideas with other professionals and art lovers from various disciplines.
The Haagse Kunstkring provides a stage where you can present your work at various concerts, music sessions and lectures. This is an excellent way to present and highlight your work to a wider audience. We regularly organize workshops and lectures by professionals who share their expertise.
Collaboration with other departments within the Haagse Kunstkring offers unique opportunities for innovative and groundbreaking projects. This interdisciplinary nature makes the Haagse Kunstkring a breeding ground for creative exchanges and innovative art projects.
Membership procedure for the Music Department
To be admitted as a working member, you must be professionally active in your field.
Art enthusiasts can become members at any time. This membership is open to everyone.
Membership Application Request the application form from the Haagse Kunstkring, fill it out, and return it. You will also be asked to include a resume and a statement of purpose for membership. Once the board of the Music Department receives the completed form, it will review it, and you will receive an invitation for a personal interview.
Information about the ballot:
If you have completed your studies at the conservatory and are currently working in the music world, this is sufficient to be accepted.
Our association relies on the active involvement f its members. What role would you like or be able to play?
FeesThe membership fee for members of the Music Department is €140 per year. If you have an Ooievaarspas, the membership fee is €70 per year.
Once you’ve been admitted, you’ll pay for the remainder of the current year. After that, you’ll pay per calendar year. Payment plans may be available.
There is an opportunity for young, studying or recently graduated artists to become members at a reduced membership rate.
Young student or recently graduated artists can become members at a reduced membership rate.
Conservatory students (student members):
The membership fee is € 15.00 per year. The performance hall can be rented at the reduced rate that applies to HKK members.
Newly graduated musicians and singers (aspiring members):
The first year after graduation the membership fee is € 50.00; the second year € 75.00; the third year € 100.00*.
*If you have a Ooievaarspas, this applies from the third year after graduation and the membership fee is half the then current membership fee.
For more information or to sign up, contact us.
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