Cantatekaravaan musicians during a concert in a Zeeland church

Press

Where Cantatekaravaan
has travelled.

Cantatekaravaan travels through Zeeland, and sometimes the story travels further. Here are features, listings and newspaper mentions.

Media overview

On radio, in newspapers and listings

Cantatas outside the major halls, in Zeeland villages and churches, with young and experienced musicians close to the audience.

NPO Klassiek

Toonzetter: Cantate Karavaan

Feature about cantatas in small Zeeland villages, including places where schools, shops and cafés have disappeared.

NPO Klassiek

Omroep Zeeland

TV, culture and province

Omroep Zeeland followed rehearsals in Goes and mentioned Cantatekaravaan among new cultural initiatives with provincial support.

TV clip Culture news

Uit in Zeeland

Villages, towns and an enthusiastic audience

Uit in Zeeland wrote about young musicians, concerts in Zeeland village centres and audiences responding positively.

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PZC · AD · BN DeStem

Zeeland press

Regional newspapers wrote about Easter, Pentecost, concerts in village churches, Marga van Praag and music in unexpected places.

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Zeeland.com

Regional listings

Tourist and cultural listings included the concerts, from Pentecost to summer concerts in special places.

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Organisation

Cultural public-benefit foundation

Cantatekaravaan is an initiative of Stichting Maria Magdalena Cantorij | Goes. Board, staff, volunteers, friends and donors carry the work.

ANBI & contact

Artistic director

Rutger Valentijn
Mauritz

Rutger Valentijn Mauritz began with violin, but soon found his path in choral conducting and church music. He studied at the conservatoires of Utrecht and Maastricht and sang during and after his studies in choirs including the Domcantorij of Utrecht and the Kölner Kammerchor.

As a conductor he has worked with a wide range of ensembles, including Ensemble Vocal de Luxembourg, and led projects with students and musicians from Codarts Rotterdam, the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag and the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen.

After his master's degree in choral and orchestral conducting in Maastricht, he also completed Arts and Culture Studies at Universiteit Maastricht. From 2016 to 2024 he was cantor of the Grote of Maria Magdalenakerk in Goes.

Alongside his work as a conductor, Rutger is active as an artistic adviser, including for Fonds Podiumkunsten, the Raad voor Cultuur and the culture department of the City of Rotterdam. Within CANTATEKⱯRAVAAN he brings historical music to life with craft, imagination and Zeeland proximity.

Newspapers & listings

In the Zeeland media

A selection from the Zeeland press.

PZC - Cantatekaravaan brengt muziek naar Zeeuwse dorpen PZC - Concerten in kerken in Zeeland tijdens Pasen AD - Cantatekaravaan tijdens Pasen BN DeStem - Cantatekaravaan tijdens Pasen PZC - Pinksterconcerten in Wemeldinge, Burgh-Haamstede, Brouwershaven en Goes PZC - Marga van Praag in Zeeuwse kerken PZC - Bach tussen de alpaca's BN DeStem - Vier concerten op soms onverwachte plekken

For editors

Cantatekaravaan in brief

CANTATEKⱯRAVAAN is a travelling music company of Stichting Maria Magdalena Cantorij | Goes. Led by Rutger Valentijn Mauritz, the ensemble brings cantatas and related vocal music to churches, villages and special places in Zeeland. Early music, close by: polyphonic, hospitable and rooted in the place where it sounds.

Carried together

Partners, funds and places

Alongside the media, there is the network that helps Cantatekaravaan on its way: funds, municipalities, churches, cultural partners and places that open their doors.