The orchestra wants to start this national holiday with ‘a grand and positive gesture of togetherness in this difficult period’.
National anthem from the window
The musicians of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra hope that as many people as possible will sing or play the national anthem from the balcony, from the window or in the garden. On the orchestra’s website stands of the Wilhelmus, arranged by the double bass player.
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Via the hashtag # Wilhelmus2020, people can share the call on social media and also post a video on King’s Day.
The time was chosen to be 10 a.m., because music associations throughout the Netherlands usually start King’s Day with Wilhelmus.
The Wilhelmus appears to be more difficult than expected for many Dutch people
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