Choir
Foto: Erik van Huisstede - photo)n, Rotterdam - Paris
Corps d'Esprit is a Rotterdam chamber choir led by conductor Sanda Audere. Our repertoire ranges from Early Music to contemporary classic compositions. We continuously work on our development: in vocal technique, choral sound, intonation, and musical experience. The choir has 32 members — eight singers per voice part — and gives several concerts annually in Rotterdam and beyond.
Join Corps d'Esprit?
Would you like to sing in an ambitious Rotterdam chamber choir? You are very welcome to join a rehearsal to get a feel for the atmosphere. If it clicks on both sides and there is a spot available, we will schedule an audition. No immediate vacancy? Then we will put you on the waiting list.
Rehearsals: every Wednesday evening 20–22h
Location: Toneelschool Rotterdam, Schans 6, Delfshaven
Language: English
Membership fee: €40 per month
Sound and vision
Upcoming concert
Love, Loss and Longing
That is the passionate theme of our new program, this time entirely secular. We will sing works by Monteverdi, Lauridsen, Vaughan Williams, Holst, and Jetse Bremer.
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 2:00 PM — Opstandingskerk, Lisplein 1, Rotterdam. Afterwards: drinks in the TorenTuin for choir and audience.
Friday, July 3, 2026, 7:30 PM — Nieuwe Kerk aan de Markt, Delftt, where William of Orange is buried; Night of Light walk-in concert.
Music of the future
Luminocity (working title)
Vrijdag 11 december 2026, avond (tbd)
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 2:30 PM, Grote Kerk, Overschiese Dorpsstraat 95, Rotterdam, followed by drinks for choir and audience.
About dreams in the night, light, and finding peace. Music by Byrd, Palestrina, Reger, Holst, and Schubert, interspersed with poems by and read by Maureen Ghazal.
Conductor
Foto: Erik van Huisstede - photo)n, Rotterdam - Paris
Sanda Audere has led Corps d'Esprit since 2024. She trained in Riga, London, and Amsterdam and sings as a soprano with Cappella Amsterdam and the Netherlands Chamber Choir.
