Scratch Leiden - Messiah
Scratch music - starting from scratch. For the participants in the Scratch Music Days Leiden it means taking part in a musical event that annually draws people from all over the Netherlands. In the first year, 1988, the choir and orchestra totalled some 160 participants. By 1998 the numbers had risen to 2800 and in 2008 Scratch Leiden welcomed more than 3500 singers and musicians to take part. In 2010 a special Messiah Scratch for youth up till 25 was introduced.
