PCC Presents: Musical portraits for Westerbork Memorial

Explore how music can create meaningful ways of remembrance.This ongoing installation and presentation of musical portraits was created by the jazz master ensemble in light of the collaboration between Prins Claus Conservatorium, Research Centre Art & Society and Westerbork Memorial.

Meaningful ways of remembrance

The Prins Claus Conservatorium, Research Centre Art & Society and Westerbork Memorial have been developing and researching artistic and contemporary forms of remembrance in their collaboration, specifically looking at how the arts may play a role in this.

Musical portaits

From September 2025 until February 2026, the jazz master ensemble has been creating musical portraits, inspired by the lives and stories of people who have been internated at the former camp Westerbork. Their work will be part of the portait gallery which can be visited on the website of Westerbork Memorial (westerborkportretten.nl).

In the portrait gallery, a small memorial has been set up for these people using visual material and a description of their life story. The musical material of the jazz master ensemble is added to this. During PCC Presents, the material created by the Jazz students is being exhibited on the first floor of the Prins Claus Conservatorium. Will you come and listen to their compositions?

Free entry without reservation.

PCC Presents (May 18th-22nd)

Prins Claus Conservatorium Presents: 5 days of music all over the place. Conservatoire students will present five days of performances, final presentations, and surprises at various locations in and outside of Groningen from Monday May 18th until Friday May 22nd. PCC Presents is a vibrant showcase where you can enjoy projects and concerts by musicians in training. Expect a unique opportunity to discover the new generation of musicians: fresh talent ready to shape tomorrow’s sound.

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60th Anniversary

This second edition of PCC Presents is part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Prins Claus Conservatorium. We celebrate this milestone with a series of special events. Are you joining the celebrations?

Learn more about 60 years of PCC
 

Programme may be subject to change.