Krashna Musika seeks narrator for summer concerts

The TU Delft Krashna Musika student orchestra and choir will be performing two fairy tale concerts in June – and that calls for a narrator. Do you know someone who would be perfect for the role? Or could it be you? Let them know!

Conductor Stijn Berkouwer is celebrating his first lustrum with Krashna this year and had the honour of selecting a piece for the summer concerts. His choice is Der Rosenkavalier, a love story set in a romanticised 18^th century Vienna. This ‘wonderfully sentimental’ piece holds a special place in his heart. “During my studies at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, I had the opportunity to intern with De Nederlandse Opera for a production of Der Rosenkavalier. As a young student, I spent two months observing the conductor Simon Rattle and soloists like Kurt Riedel and Anne Schwanewilms. That experience made a deep impression on me, and I’m eager to share this music with the Krashna students and audiences in Delft.”

To create a full evening’s programme, Krashna’s board added two more fairy tales: Cinderella and Black Knight. That’s when they realised they needed a narrator – ideally someone from the TU Delft community.

Krashna would love to receive names and contact details via email. You can nominate yourself (preferably with an audio recording) or a lecturer you think would be a great fit. The organisers hope to select the best narrator through a small competition – with the winner getting the honour of presenting the concerts.

Before the break, the orchestra will perform Der Rosenkavalier and Cinderella. After the break, the choir takes centre stage with the dark Black Knight fairy tale (spoiler: everyone dies), followed by two heartwarming songs: The Road Home and I Love My Love.