GE#Sharp Artists Events puts the artist at the central stage.
Our personal preferences for specific stylistic periods are of no importance:
we fully assist musicians or ensembles in their artistic signature.
We focus on the artist’s unique selling point. In our view, musicians who can accentuate their unique selling point have the best chance to successful cultural entrepreneurship.
Reaching new audiences, broadening scopes and improving organisational efficiency are all factors that play a role in cultural entrepreneurship and in requirements by modern grant providers. We enjoy working with artists who share this view.
GE#Sharp Artists Events supports the preparation and execution of artists’ events from projects plans to evaluation reports and everything in between.
Some of Our Current Projects (click to open):
Janine Jansen's yearly chambermusic festival with only the best of the best of the international chambermusic scene. GE#sharp is in charge of the marketing and publicity of this spectacular festival since the edition of 2010. See www.kamermuziekfestival.nl for the latest news.
GE#Sharp Artists Events is responsible for the general management of this young and promising ensemble. Our task involves both business management and the preparation of productions. This early music society is currently organised in such way that its artistic team has a very prominent position. This ensures the close involvement of the so-called ‘core team of artists’ in the organisation’s executive tasks. For more information on concerts and bookings, please follow this link: www.hollandbaroquesociety.com
If you have any questions on the Holland Baroque Society, please use our contact information.
This renowned ensemble has been very active for the last thirty years. It specialises in Dutch music from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age. Camerata Trajectina has built an extensive and much-praised discography, having received prizes such as the Edison Classical Music Award in 2004. Lute-player and musicologist Louis Peter Grijp is the ensemble’s artistic manager. Thorough research precedes every project, although all concerts remain fresh and spontaneous due to improvisational and theatrical elements. GE#Sharp Artists Events works on Camerata Trajectina’s marketing and sales programmes. For more information, please visit www.camerata-trajectina.nl
GE#sharp's Guido van den Ende is Festiveldirector of the first edition of the International Viola Viola Festival, to be held in Haarlem in march 2012. The Festival is an idea of viola primadonna Esther Apituley and is filled with anything you can associate with art in general and the viola in particular: concerts, workshops, movies, dancing, theater - even science. GE#sharps Sipke Hoekstra is in charge of the marketing and publicity of the Festival. See www.violaviola.nl for more information.
Jazzpianist Rembrandt Frerichs and percussionist Vinsent Planjer recently combined their activities in a new Jazz Foundation called Tonality. GE#sharp consulted them on how to orchestrate their plans en managed the publicity and marketing of their new CD, called "Levantasy", a release that drew the attention of Radio, TV and written press. See www.levantasy.com for more information on this extraordinary CD.
This is an annual baroque music festival, featuring concerts in Romanesque churches in the Perigord Vert. For the third time, GE#Sharp Artists Events coordinates the educational concerts in the Spring and deals with logistics and production tasks for the festival in the final weekend of July.
Art has no boundaries, but it can express itself differently across borders. The French organisation of the festival has in GE#Sharp Artists Events found a flexible partner to work closely with. For more information, please visit www.itinerairebaroque.com
The main aim of this ensemble is to make classical music more attractive to new audiences by special concert programmes and easily accessible styles of presentation. The viola plays the most important role in these presentations, both as a solo instrument and in collaboration with other musicians and/or other artistic disciplines such as rap, dance, choral song and theatre.
The ensemble’s artistic manager is the famous violist Esther Apituley. GE#Sharp Artists Events is currently working on a multi-year policy plan, preparing grant applications and coordinating festivities to accompany the opening concert, which will enable all relations to experience some of the ambitions the ensemble has. For more information, please visit www.violaviola.nl
This magnificent ensemble, conducted by Ton Koopman, tours around the world. GE#Sharp Artists Events is responsible for pre-production tasks and management of tours home and abroad. For more information, please visit http://amsterdambaroque.com
The Stolz Quartet is an extraordinary hobo quartet that aims to make classical music available to everybody. GE#sharp was involved in the making of the new website and launching an marketing&sales campaign. www.thestolzquartet.nl.
Earlier Projects by GE#Sharp Artists Events:
For Liza Ferschtman's yearly festival GE#sharp was approached for lastminute marketing and advertisement. www.delftmusicfestival.nl
For this renowned British bureau GE#sharp dealt with the marketing and publicity of a concert by Remus Azoitei en Eduard Stan in the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The concert took place on November 15th 2011.
GE#sharp managed the publicity of the latest and nicely reviewed release of the Van Hengel Trio by the Ramée label. www.triovanhengel.nl.
The very successful concert series called Noorderkerkconcerten, in the Noorderkerk in Amsterdam, had their 10 year jubilee in 2010. GE#sharp managed the marketing and publicity for that special occasion, a series of concerts and lectures linked to the extraordinary architecture of the Noorderkerk. www.noorderkerkconcerten.nl
GE#sharp managed the publicity of a 2010 Brilliant Classics release with works by Erik Lotichius. www.eriklotichius.be
The Dutch composer Erik Lotichius celebrated his 80th birthday by giving a concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. During the concert a Brilliant Classics release was presented with works of Lotichius. GE#sharp managed the marketing and publicity for both the concert and the CD release.
Founder of GE#Sharp Artists Events Guido van den Ende produced six fully staged performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Both amateurs and professionals participated in the project and together they gave very successful concerts, receiving a very positive review in national newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
In March 2006, GE#Sharp Artists Events presented a very special joint project by the Tettix Foundation and the Utrecht Art Academy [Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht]. Renowned tenor and evangelist Kurt Equiluz led several rehearsals and master classes, which resulted in concerts in Beek-Ubbergen, Groningen, Amsterdam and Utrecht.
The 300th death anniversary of the important composer and organ player Dieterich Buxtehude was commemorated in 2007. In that year, the Buxtehude Nederland Foundation set up many different activities. GE#Sharp Artists Events coordinated the organisation and the acquisition of the project initiated to honour this influential inspirator and predecessor of J.S. Bach.
Restoration Company is a promising new appearance in the classical scene. Their repertoire mainly consists of English music, roughly everything between Purcell and Handel. The program is always linked to relevant events in history and art. GE#sharp is currently in charge of the pressmanagement. www.restorationcompany.nl
This renowned ensemble has been very active for the last thirty years. It specialises in Dutch music from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age. Camerata Trajectina has built an extensive and much-praised discography, having received prizes such as the Edison Classical Music Award in 2004. Lute-player and musicologist Louis Peter Grijp is the ensemble’s artistic manager. Thorough research precedes every project, although all concerts remain fresh and spontaneous due to improvisational and theatrical elements. GE#Sharp Artists Events works on Camerata Trajectina’s marketing and sales programmes. For more information, please visit www.camerata-trajectina.nl