Programme December 17, 2025

During a lunch concert on Wednesday, December 17, between 12:00 and 13:30, a total of 12 new songs from various countries were performed. Members of the Campus Carillon Circle also played several well-known Christmas carols on the bells of the Campus Carillon of the University of Twente.

The concert began and ended with centuries-old, monotonous, melancholic melodies played by the Vanekerblazers on the midwinter horn. This created a musical event with a beautiful mix of regional (midwinter horn), national (carillon), and international culture (suggested songs). It was an atmospheric lunch gathering that sounded both traditional and surprising.

Again, a number of songs were personally introduced to the audience by the residents of Enschede who suggested the song. The concert was announced in Huis-aan-Huis Enschede: “Lunchconcert op het carillonveld van de UT met drankjes en hapjes”.

Midwinter horns (Vanekerblazers)

Christmas music

  1. “Sa araw ng Pasko” – Philippines (Esther Schopman)
  2. “Twinkle, twinkle little star” – United Kingdom (Willem Jaap Zwart and Esther Schopman)
  3. "Silent Night" (Bas Thuijs)
  4. “Flappie” (Johan Verzijden)

Midwinter horns

International songs

  1. “Pūt, vējiņi” – Latvia (Johan Verzijden and Esther Schopman)
  2. “Dodo titite” – Haiti (Minka Geelen and Esther Schopman)
  3. “Goro moja” – Montenegro (Esther Schopman)
  4. “Sopa de Caracol” – Honduras (Esther Schopman and Hylke Banning)
  5. “Neria” – Zimbabwe (Esther Schopman)
  6. “Poletjela golubica” – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Hylke Banning and Esther Schopman)

Midwinter horns

International songs

  1. “Ој Девојче” (Oj devojce)” – North Macedonia (Hylke Banning)
  2. “Slunečný Hrob” – Czech Republic (Hylke Banning)
  3. “Yolele” – Congo (Hylke Banning)
  4. “Tiyende Pamodzi” – Zambia (Hylke Banning)
  5. “Cesarica” – Croatia (Hylke Banning)
  6. “God Bless Our Homeland” – Ghana (Jort Vooijs and Hylke Banning)

Midwinter horns

Christmas music

  1. “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Jort Vooijs and Hylke Banning)
  2. “In the Bleak Midwinter” (Tom Erik Pedersen)
  3. “The First Nowell” (Tom Erik Pedersen)
  4. “Carol of the Bells” (Bas Thuijs)

Midwinter horns