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NMBB & 4FUN rehearsing Lady Marmalade

8 November 2016

On 7 November, the ladies of 4FUN to our rehearsal room to rehearse all the songs. A new song tonight was Lady Marmalade we rehearsed together for the first time and then went quite well; watch the video on the MEDIA page.

What now after all these gigs?

25 October 2016

All gigs in September and October are now behind us. It is really high time to proceed with the preparations for the show with the Amersfoort project choir Kerstmis aan de Eem (KadE - Christmas at the river Eem) in Theater de Flint on December 23rd. Last night (24/10), we …

New Website Online

20 October 2016

FINALLY. Our new website is finally online. It was about time, because the old site, designed in 2005 with a cosmetic make up in 2010/2011) was not suitable for mobile phones and tablets. That was also the main requirement that the new site had to meet. Early July the first …

A Sentimental Journey with the NMBB

17 October 2016

After very successful appearances in 2014 and 2015 we again offer the Sentimental Journey with NMBB in 2017. What is it about?

It is a nostalgic music afternoon or evening for residents of elderly care institutions and elderly housing in the Amersfoort region. Following our performance in Woonzorgcentrum 't Hamersveld …

New series of Open Rehearsels

27 September 2016

Like the last 2 years, together with Café De Noot in Hoogland (NL), we again organize a series of Open Rehearsals. Last season we proudly presented 4 pupils of the Amersfoort School of Music; two bass guitar players, an altosax player and a singer. As foreseen now, that will not …

Photo's Diana Beekvelt on 033Fotostad

15 September 2016

Photos of Diana BeekVelt (trumpet in NMBB) are shown during 033Fotostad. These impressive pictures she made earlier this year during a three months stay in Africa. Visit the next two months (16/9 - 20/11) the Mariënhof in Amersfoort and experience the beautiful nature up close. But also see the beautiful …

NMBB present on Day of the Amateur Art

13 September 2016

On Saturday, September 10th, 2016 more than 40 amateur clubs presented free performances in the center of Amersfoort. Also the NMBB was present again this year and closed the series of performances that Saturday at the Groenmarkt, Amersfoort.

Amateurart is a binding factor in maintaining and strengthening the local identity …

24 years NMBB

9 September 2016

On September 11, 1992, the NMBB officially became a big band. Two years earlier, the first steps were taken by Erik van Weelden, Wim Nagtegaal en Johan Winter in the canteen of Intradal - a toothpaste factory in Amersfoort - to create a new big band. At that time, this …