A musical expedition through the natural history museum of Strandbeests.
Writer and lawyer Roxane van Iperen delves into the role of music in times of conflict, misfortune, and trauma in collaboration with Calefax. Van Iperen places current conflicts in a historical context and sheds light on the workings of traumas – and how to deal with them. The musical contributions of Calefax add a spiritual depth to her stories.
Johan de Meij, an international celebrity in the world of the symphonic wind orchestra, is currently one of the most performed Dutch composers. Calefax will perform as soloists in a grand composition de Meij has written especially for reed quintet and wind orchestra.
| April 2025 | ||||||
| Mon 21 Apr | 20.15 | Roxane van Iperen to Calefax-land | Theater aan de Parade | Den Bosch / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 24 Apr | 20.15 | Roxane van Iperen to Calefax-land | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Fri 25 Apr | 20.30 | Roxane van Iperen to Calefax-land | Parktheater | Eindhoven / NL | Info | Tickets |
| May 2025 | ||||||
| Fri 9 May | 20.00 | Roxane van Iperen to Calefax-land | Kunstmin | Dordrecht / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 11 May | 15.00 | Roxane van Iperen to Calefax-land | Carré | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| June 2025 | ||||||
| Sun 1 Jun | 14.30 | Un Momento Dado | with Harmonie Koningin Wilhelmina - Maldensteijn | Malden / NL | Info | Tickets |
| May 2025 | ||||||
| Wed 28 May | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Maaiveld Festival | Apeldoorn / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Wed 28 May | 19.30 | Strandbeest Zingt | Maaiveld Festival | Apeldoorn / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 29 May | 14.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Maaiveld Festival | Apeldoorn / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 29 May | 17.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Maaiveld Festival | Apeldoorn / NL | Info | Tickets |
| June 2025 | ||||||
| Mon 2 Jun | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival (try-out) | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Mon 2 Jun | 19.30 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Tue 3 Jun | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Tue 3 Jun | 19.30 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Wed 4 Jun | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Wed 4 Jun | 19.30 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 5 Jun | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 5 Jun | 19.30 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Fri 6 Jun | 16.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | Karavaan Festival | Hargen aan Zee / NL | Info | Tickets |
| September 2025 | ||||||
| Fri 26 Sep | 15.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | September Me Festival | Amersfoort / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Fri 26 Sep | 18.00 | Strandbeest Zingt | September Me Festival | Amersfoort / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 27 Sep | 12.15 | Strandbeest Zingt | September Me Festival | Amersfoort / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 27 Sep | 16.15 | Strandbeest Zingt | September Me Festival | Amersfoort / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Mon 29 Sep | 20.15 | Menu de saison 2025 | Concertstichting Hillegersberg - Hillegondakerk | Rotterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| October 2025 | ||||||
| Sat 18 Oct | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 23 Oct | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Theater aan de Parade | Den Bosch / NL | Info | |
| November 2025 | ||||||
| Sun 2 Nov | 15.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | PHIL | Haarlem / NL | Info | |
| Thu 6 Nov | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | Hanzehof | Zutphen / NL | Info | |
| Thu 20 Nov | 18.00 | Calefax museum | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | |
| Thu 20 Nov | 20.15 | Finale Alba Rosa Viëtor Calefax Composers Competition | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Fri 21 Nov | 10.00 | Masterclasses | Conservatorium van Amsterdam | Amsterdam / NL | Info | |
| Fri 21 Nov | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz with Eric Vloeimans | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Fri 21 Nov | 22.30 | CaféLax | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | |
| Sat 22 Nov | 12.30 | Un Momento Dado by Johan de Meij | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 14.30 | Valeria Curti (bassoon) – Bon Voyage | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 15.45 | Kalamos Reed Quintet + Thorwald Jørgensen | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 16.45 | Nicolas Arsenijevic (saxophone) – Transatlantic Echoes | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 18.00 | Akropolis Reed Quintet | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 19.00 | Shirley Brill (clarinet) | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 22 Nov | 20.15 | Anniversary concert: 40 years of the reed quintet | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 23 Nov | 11.00 | The Music Factory | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 23 Nov | 12.30 | Workshops by Calefax | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 23 Nov | 14.00 | Dianto Reed Quintet – DNA (premiere) | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 23 Nov | 15.15 | Play-in concert | Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ | Amsterdam / NL | Info | |
| Sat 29 Nov | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie | Leeuwarden / NL | Info | |
| December 2025 | ||||||
| Tue 9 Dec | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Goudse Schouwburg | Gouda / NL | Info | |
| Thu 11 Dec | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | ATLAS Theater | Emmen / NL | Info | |
| Thu 18 Dec | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Theater de Veste | Delft / NL | Info | |
| January 2026 | ||||||
| Sun 25 Jan | 15.00 | Menu de saison 2025 | De Mozart(k)ring Gelre-Niederrhein | Beek / NL | Info | |
| February 2026 | ||||||
| Sun 8 Feb | 15.00 | Menu de saison 2025 | Kolonieconcerten | Wilhelminaoord / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sun 15 Feb | 11.30 | Menu de saison 2025 | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | Info | Tickets |
| March 2026 | ||||||
| Tue 17 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Wed 18 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | SPOT/Stadsschouwburg | Groningen / NL | Info | |
| Fri 20 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Sat 21 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Theater Junushoff | Wageningen / NL | Info | |
| Tue 24 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Concertgebouw | Amsterdam / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Wed 25 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Muziekgebouw | Eindhoven / NL | Info | Tickets |
| Thu 26 Mar | 20.15 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Theater de Veste | Delft / NL | Info | |
| Sun 29 Mar | 20.30 | Ramsey Nasr to Calefaxland | Schouwburg Concertzaal | Tilburg / NL | Info | |