Psychology & Technology student Inge van Grinsven is a violinist with student music society Quadrivium, and this year she is also the lustrum commissioner. She tells Cursor that the festival is unique in the student world. “Nowhere in the Netherlands is there an event like Classical on Campus (Klassiek op de Campus). Whenever we meet students from our sister associations, it's clear to us that they're looking forward to the first Sunday in June on the TU/e campus. It's like a reunion.”

This year the festival is being held for the fourth time and the orchestras of Leiden University and the VU Amsterdam are coming to perform. The closing act, designed to leave the audience on a high, will be courtesy of University of Twente, which is sending its big band UTmost. Auletes, Ensuite and Vokollage, all sections of Quadrivium, will also be showcasing what they can do. The sixth orchestra is the Brabant Youth Project Orchestra. At the end of the day, members of all six orchestras will join together to play three pieces, by Dvořák, Brahms and Beethoven.

On the outdoor stage (see main photo) there will be music all afternoon, played by various ensembles and the winners of the Brabant On Stage soloist competition.

Workshops

La Tuniña will be holding its Spanish music workshop twice and Mark Boonstra, who chose Mr. pBone as his stage name, is keen to teach as many people as possible to play the trombone. Van Grinsven knows from personal experience how much fun this is. “I've taken that workshop and I felt like a kid all over again. Playing a plastic trombone, in a large group, it's great. I just thought why not try something completely new.”

The lustrum commissioner is confident the festival will be a success. “We've got a really dedicated committee made up of students who all have different tasks. Last weekend we went out to dinner and the stress levels were okay.” She is intrigued to know how many visitors will come along. “ We know that Footloose, the student dance association, is putting on a dance show in De Schalm on the same day. That will appeal to some of our visitors and, in fact, some students are members of both Footloose and Quadrivium. They'll have to choose.” Because the festival is free of charge and open to everyone, Quadrivium doesn't have any information about visitor numbers. “I'm more nervous about that than I am about the weather. Bad weather we can deal with.”