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Keys of Light

  • 18/12
  • 04/01

Celebrate 150 years of HKU Utrechts Conservatorium with Keys of Light, a unique interactive artwork featuring music and light projections in Utrecht.

  • 18 Dec 2025 - 04 Jan 2026
  • Janskerkhof

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of HKU Utrecht Conservatory with this interactive light and music artwork at Janskerkhof.

In honour of the 150th anniversary of HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, you can enjoy the interactive light and music artwork Keys of Light at Janskerkhof from 18 December to 4 January (everyday from 5 until 10 p.m.). Take a seat at the piano and see how what you play is transformed into the most spectacular light projections on the facades of the HKU and Utrecht University buildings at Janskerkhof.

Keys of Light is the successor to Colour the City, for which the Dom Tower was illuminated with light projections during the darkest days of the year. For Keys of Light, Image & Media Technology* students create interactive light projections under the professional guidance of Mr Beam, founded by HKU alumni Bucko Arends and Mo Assem. Each note transforms the city into colour, visible live and accessible to everyone at Janskerkhof.

Would you like to perform?
Would you like to perform and let your music shine in light and colour? Register before 1 November by sending an email to klankenvankleur@mrbeam.com. Please state who you are, what you would like to perform, and who knows, you may soon be shining at Janskerkhof.

* IMT student who contributed to Keys of Light are: Aron Bockting, Duuk Cohen, Noëlla Dilber, Ha Diên, Xena Gijzen and Soraya Mansur.

Keys of Light is a work of art by Mr. Beam commissioned by Centrum Management Utrecht. The work is financially supported by entrepreneurs and property owners in the centre of Utrecht.