Concert
Enjoy performances of four reed quintets during the finale of the Alba Rosa Viëtor/Calefax Composers Competition: Akropolis Reed Quintet, Dianto Reed Quintet, Kalamos Reed Quintet and Calefax will all perform. Each quintet will perform one of the finalists’ compositions from the competition, as well as a highlight from their own repertoire. For this competition, composers under the age of 40 from all over the world were invited to write an original piece for reed quintet. The winning composer will receive a prize of €3,500, and the audience will also select a winner!
First prize: €3,500
Second prize: €2,500
Audience prize: €1,000
Jury: Maurits Haenen (Chair), Willem Jeths, Carola Bauckholt, Mayke Nas, Joey Roukens and Reinild Mees (Artistic Director).
This composition competition is a collaboration of the Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition, the Calefax Composers Competition and Muziekgebouw Amsterdam.
Programme a.o.
Calefax: Carola Bauckholt Zugvögel
Dianto Reed Quintet: Primo Ish-Hurwitz 3 Preludes to El Amor Brujo
Kalamos Reed Quintet: Juraj Marko Žerovnik Zoo
Akropolis Reed Quintet: Merc Mellits Splinter