About
The Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Dutch: Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, NBE) is a wind ensemble composed of musicians from major Dutch symphony orchestras.
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The NBE performs concert series at Amsterdam’s major venues: the Concertgebouw, Paradiso and the new Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, and tours abroad twice per season. The artistic leader of the ensemble is oboist Bart Schneemann.
Members
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Frank van de Brink clarinet
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Kirsten Jeurissen horn
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Jeannette Landré flute
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Willem van Merwijk saxophone
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Jan Peeters French horn
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Steven Verhelst bass trombone
Discography
Albums
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Arrangements for Wind
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Ballet Mécanique / A Jazz Symphony / Violin Sonatas no. 1 & 2
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Rossini for Wind
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Music for Wind & Percussion
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Music for Wind Ensemble (complete) / Oboe Concerto
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Wind Serenades
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Bernstein: West Side Story / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
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Symphonies & Concertos
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Oiseaux exotiques / Sept haïkaï / Couleurs de la cité céleste / Un vitrail et des oiseaux / La Ville d'en-haut / Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
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John Adams: Grand Pianola Music / Short Ride in a Fast Machine / David Lang: Are You Experienced? / Under Orpheus
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Mládí / Říkadla / Concertino / Capriccio / Pochod modráčků
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Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments / This Is How It Is / Leaping Dance / Walking Song / Untitled
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Schumann / Hindemith
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Mozart
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Under the Green Time
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Bloed
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Ples Upírů (Dance of the Vampires)
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Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments / Octet
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De Schepping
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De Staat
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Quintets for Piano and Winds
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Geografías del silencio
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Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6
Live
Links
Official
Concerts
Artistic director
Also known as
Members of the Nederlands Wind Ensemble · NBE · Nederlands Blazersensemble · Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ff277a48-e10a-4e7e-89b0-e0e14493f322
- ISNI
- 0000000106688449
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.