Marching, playing and giving a royal salute on a busy street with limited space. The tambour-maître of Harmonie Sainte Cécile from Eijsden is waiting for a heavy task during King’s Day.
“We don’t have a lot of room to move, but it must of course look excellent on King’s Day. It is of course a great honor,” says Nico Dassen, the tambour matre of the harmony.
Excellent
On April 27, they march together with the Royal Harmony Star of Maastricht and the Harmonie of Sint Petrus & Paulus from Wolder across the Sint Servaasbrug towards the royal couple.
Watch the rehearsal here:
Famous music
The parties that the harmony will play during King’s Day are known to all musicians. But a healthy tension remains a draft, says horn player Julie Feron: “It would be crazy if you weren’t a little nervous. I’m in it from the first bar when we start. We also have many new members in the harmony but we have We are all very excited and looking forward to playing for the King and Queen.”
Busy days
After a long musical silence due to corona, it is suddenly busy for one of the two harmonies in Eijsden. There is also hard rehearsal for the Whitsun concert on June 4, recently Sainte Cécile serenaded Willem-Alexander and Maxima and then there is also the performance on King’s Day.
bit nervous
“Goosebumps, of course,” says chairman Anton Janssen. “We haven’t been able to play for so long and then this is very special.” In Cultural Center Eijsden, conductor Jan Cober is working on the big concert during Whitsun.