Columns

This is a hard piece to write, but we as a committee felt that it needed to be written. We wanted to post a statement of support for all the victims of the war between Russia and Ukraine. But how do you write about a war that hits so close to home? How do we […]

I was ten years old when I first walked into an orchestra rehearsal from one of the orchestras at Hofstads Jeugdorkest. This is a youth orchestra association, with five symphony orchestras and a string ensemble, for people from the age of seven till the age of 25. The orchestras are all different levels and as

After a long, covid-related delay, it was finally time for a fun group activity with the website commission! Or, as I decided to call it, our ‘suitje’. We decided to go bowling in Utrecht, as you probably already guessed from the title. When we were all there we went inside and divided ourselves over two

Starting block three in Utrecht feels like coming home. After having all my lectures and seminars online (all but a few…) since march 2020 getting back to Utrecht feels like starting a new study. I feel very motivated to get started with this ‘new start’. After realizing that I am really getting back to Utrecht,

While the moon stares at me from my window, I’m thinking about what I want to write in this column. First of all, I want to wish you all the best wishes for 2022! Second of all, I finally decided to write about New Year’s resolutions. I never make those, because I think every day

I feel very honored to write this Christmas Column for the fourth time since I joined Hucbald. Whenever Christmas is nearing, I scroll all the way back to my previous Christmas-themed columns just to reminisce about the most wonderful time of the year. I believe that Christmastime has this magical thing that can’t be explained.

A new year means a new website committee! In this first column, the group of enthusiasts will introduce themselves. Caya van Toorn (she/her) – Chairwoman Caya is the chairwoman/-person of this committee. She’s a 22 years old swiftie (idk about you…) and cannot make decisions, so she usually chooses everything. Besides musicology, she studies Dutch