reflecting on 2021

Looking back I can say that 2021 was a good year for me. Despite the pandemic I was blessed with many possibilities. The most meaningful achievement was the development and album release of Sjaella’s new programme Origins. We have organised our own festival, Sjael La Vie, in Leipzig and have performed at Musikfest ION, in Hungary, at Musica Divina in Belgium, and at the Tolosa Choral Festival. Furthermore I sang with Collegium Vocale Gent at La Folle Journée (Nantes) and with Vox Luminis at Oude Muziek Festival (Utrecht). As soloist I sang with the Netherlands Bach Society at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam for the first time, I recorded the solo parts of Handel’s Messiah with Felix Koch and the Neumeyer Consort, and I recorded some Bach songs for the well known platform All of Bach. As a highlight to end the year I performed Bach’s Christmas Oratory with Vlaams Radiokoor and Il Gardellino.
I’m grateful for all the musical moments and encounters with people that I’ve experienced.