The International Song Festival Zeist Foundation was established on 5 June 2015. The organisation is set up as a foundation with a board. The foundation subscribes to the Culture Governance Code, the Fair Practice Code and the Diversity and Inclusion Code and applies these or has included actions in its policy to implement the principles and recommendations of these codes.
The board secures all functions in programming, education, marketing, organisation and finance. In addition, the festival works with several freelance staff (programming, publicity, photography, fundraising, ticket sales, accounting) and several dozen volunteers.
Composition board
Jef Oomen, chairman
Wim Bekkers, secretary
Frans Eggink, treasurer
Lucie Spreij, coordination of volunteers, education and participation
vacancy, board member PR/marketing
Artistic direction
Henk Neven, bass-baritone
Hans Eijsackers, pianist
Business leadership
Yara Deuss
Producer
Satu Hoogeveen (Festival)
Tyche Jacobs (Education)
Staff
Wilgehof+Sodaar / publicity, programme book and website
Susan Dorrenboom / programme notes
Robert Andriessen / programme notes
Mel Boas / photography
Patroness / patron / honorary chairman
Elly Ameling, patroness
Robert Holl, patron
Steven Matthijsen, honorary chairman
Committee of Recommendation
Huub van Dael, former director of De Doelen Concert Hall
Koos Janssen, former mayor of Zeist
Maurice Lammerts van Bueren, pianist
Jard van Nes, singer
Alexander Rinnooy Kan, vm. Member of the Upper House D66 and Professor at the University of Amsterdam
Jos Schillings, director HKU Utrechts Conservatorium of Music
Paul Schnabel, former D66 Upper House member and former crown member of the Social and Economic Council
Ed Spanjaard, conductor and pianist.
The International Song Festival Zeist does not employ any staff members. All persons performing at the festival or working in the organisation are hired on a contract basis. The International Song Festival Zeist aims to remunerate all performers and employees in accordance with a (related) collective agreement or guideline. Of the total fees in the budget, 65% of the remuneration is currently Fair Pay. The aim is for 100% of remuneration to be Fair Pay by 2028.
This is detailed below for the various functions on stage and behind the scenes.
Soloist recitals
The starting point is the 2023 rate list of the Ntb Vakbond for musicians, in this case the rate for Day Performance Musicians Chamber Music (concert of up to 2 x 60 minutes). These rates are averages and do not represent a prescription. The average fee of the performers at the International Song Festival Zeist is (considerably) higher than the Ntb rate because of the high (inter)national level of the soloists.
Performers Education & Participation (teacher, conductor, pianist, composer, poet)
The starting point is the 2023 rate list of the Ntb trade union for musicians, in this case the hourly rate for music education projects. These rates are averages and do not represent a prescription. The hourly fee of the performers Education & Participation in the festival is slightly lower than the Ntb rate. We will raise this in steps to the Ntb level in the period 2025 - 2028.
Composer required work Young Artist Platform
The starting point is the GeNeCo (Genootschap Nederlandse Componisten) fee table.
Our remuneration is in line with this table.
Teacher Masterclass professional song duos/Speaker/Juror member Young Artist Platform/Writer Programme notes/Photographer
For these positions, we are not aware of any collective agreement or guideline. It is therefore difficult to determine what constitutes Fair Pay. The average fee of these performers in the festival is the result of consultation/negotiation. The average hourly rate is in line with the market.
Artistic direction/business direction/production management/marketing and communication
For these positions in the festival organisation, the collective labour agreement for Music Ensembles (ME) is an adjoining collective labour agreement. We apply this collective labour agreement. The hourly rate for freelance employees (ZZP) is determined by increasing the cao hourly rate of the relevant salaried position by 50% surcharge.
For a number of positions (business management, production management), remuneration is already in line with the collective labour agreement ME, and for the remaining positions (artistic management, communication and marketing) we want to raise remuneration to the level of the collective labour agreement ME in steps during the period 2025 - 2028.
Volunteers
Festival volunteers receive no remuneration.
Board members
Festival board members receive no remuneration.
policy plan
ILFZ 2024 content plan
activity report
ILFZ 2024 content report
ILFZ annual accounts
ILFZ annual accounts and balance sheet 2023
Chamber of Commerce number
63509660
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NL03 SNSB 0925 0975 43
NL18 RABO 0317 1327 92
Contact details
Cor Ruyslaan 12
3584 GD Utrecht
06 - 53 13 13 34
info@ilfz.nl
The International Song Festival Zeist Foundation has the status of a cultural ANBI.
This includes:
ANBI Information
RSIN number: 8552 67 318
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