Calefax celebrates its 40th anniversary with a big reed (quintet) party: Calefax Reed Festival!
A jam-packed weekend of music. A trip down to memory lane for some, a surprise party for others. Come to a concert or (free) activity of your choice. The Calefax Reed Festival is four days of concerts, workshops, meetings and experiences.
Perform with and learn from renowned reed players
There are activities for musicians of all ages and levels to play along with renowned reed players and learn from them. Attend recitals by Calefax’s favourite, groundbreaking top soloists, participate in a workshop by the musicians of Calefax, and play along in the free Play-In concert. For this concert, the Composer Laureate of the Netherlands, Anne-Maartje Lemereis, is composing a new work! The (side) programme will continue to be filled in over the next few months.
All You Can Reed
For those who can’t get enough: attend all evening shows for €40 per concert. Or choose the All You Can Reed package and get the best possible discount for the entire festival!
The Calefax Reed Festival is supported by Stichting Reinbert de Leeuw, Dioraphte, Cultuurfonds, Van den Berch van Heemstede Stichting, Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Sociéte Gavigniës, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire.
A humorous performance without words, but with lots and lots of music of classical composers such as Bach, Debussy and Prokofiev.
Always wanted to play together with professional musicians? This is your chance! Come to a workshop with one of the musicians from Calefax.
The five musicians of Dianto underwent a DNA test to trace their own origins and find out which (new) families they belong to. The results were surprising! DNA musically expresses the very diverse composition of the group’s DNA and is an ode to global citizenship.
Bring your own reed instrument and play along! Or come listen to this free concert. Renowned artists, including Calefax and other reed quintets, share the stage with reed players of all levels. For this concert, Composer of the Netherlands Anne-Maartje Lemereis will write a new work.