Pennies from Heaven

At this special Splendor members’ concert, 'founding brother' Martin Fondse proudly introduces our newly welcomed ‘musical sister’ — Emine Bostançe!

What do Eric Clapton, Edith Piaf, 1930s jazz standards and The Talking Heads have in common?
They all sang about the sky — or something beyond it.

Ascension Day forms the symbolic starting point for this concert: a light-hearted yet profound departure from the everyday. Eastern resonances meet Western harmonies in a musical dialogue of longing, solace, and transcendence.

In this contemplative duo performance, Martin Fondse (piano) and Emine Bostançe (kemençe) explore the celestial realm — as idea, metaphor, and source of inspiration.

Drawing from songs in which “heaven” resounds, their repertoire floats between jazz, mysticism, and meditative lyricism.

Martin on Spotify.

Emily on Spotify.

Member concert
Splendor can only be the independent and free hub that it is, thanks to the members who support us. We pay them back with our specialty: music. Every year, all Splendor musicians play one concert that's free for this crucial group to whom Splendor owes its everyday existence. Combined with many other events, this means that our members have free entrance to over 50 concerts a year for €9,99 p/m (and €4,99 p/m for minima and students!) – and receive a discount for all other concerts. Pretty good deal, right?

The members enable Splendor to remain independent, which is the only way to secure real freedom in programming, experimentation, risk-taking and the promotion of young, upcoming artists. If you can think of another place without a central programming, where last-minute concerts can be planned any moment, where there is no backstage and artists and audience are constantly mingling and hanging out at the bar, where mysterious creative outbursts can be presented that are often labeled 'too risky' elsewhere, and that still guarantees high quality by unleashing the best of The Netherlands' music scene in this creative playground – you get a free membership!

Would you rather just visit this concert without becoming a member? You're more than welcome! Buy your ticket(s) below.