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Platform for reed quintets is live!

Platform for reed quintets is live!

What started in 1985 as an idea by five students has now grown into a musical genre, known all over the world. Over 70 reed quintets have followed in Calefax’s footsteps, and to celebrate this growth, Calefax has launched reedquintet.net—the official platform for the International Reed Quintet Network.

Alba Rosa Viëtor / Calefax Composers Competition 2025

Alba Rosa Viëtor / Calefax Composers Competition 2025

Calefax & Alba Rosa Viëtor and join forces for a unique collaboration and invite young composers of all nationalities to participate in their competition for Reed Quintet.

Winner Calefax Composers Competition 2024

Winner Calefax Composers Competition 2024

And the winner of the 2025 Calefax Composers Competition is Michael Phillips (1993)! He won the first price for his composition Chorale and Groove. Phillips won the sum of €2500,-.   

Calefax Composers Competition 2024

Calefax Composers Competition 2024

Participate in the annual Calefax Composers Competition for reed quintet! The theme this year is to write an overture. The winning composer will be awarded a prize of 2.500 EUR and their piece will be performed or recorded by Calefax.

Winner Calefax Composers Competition

Winner Calefax Composers Competition

The winner of the sixteenth edition of the Calefax' Composers Competition for reed quintet is the Swedish composer Erik Valdemar Sköld (1991)! He won the first prize for his composition Óðinn.

Winners Calefax Composers Competition 2020

Winners Calefax Composers Competition 2020

Patrick Jones and Nina Shekhar are the winners of Calefax' international composers competition for reed quintet.

new album Bach’s Musical Offerings

new album Bach’s Musical Offerings

Bach's Musical Offerings is our newest album, with which we celebrate our 35th anniversary.

Let us take you by the hand: Aj Ki Raat by Raaf

Let us take you by the hand: Aj Ki Raat by Raaf

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – Gershwin An American in Paris by Raaf

Let us take you by the hand – Gershwin An American in Paris by Raaf

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – De Meij Un Momento Dado by Alban

Let us take you by the hand – De Meij Un Momento Dado by Alban

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Raaf

Let us take you by the hand – Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Raaf

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – Rameau Les Boréades by Jelte

Let us take you by the hand – Rameau Les Boréades by Jelte

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – Abing Er Quan Ying Yue by Oliver

Let us take you by the hand – Abing Er Quan Ying Yue by Oliver

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.

Let us take you by the hand – Arnoud Noordegraaf Verzonken by Raaf

Let us take you by the hand – Arnoud Noordegraaf Verzonken by Raaf

A new video collection, enhanced with a personal touch by the Calefax musicians. This collection of existing as well as brand new clips of Concert Registrations and Tour Impressions offers a unique way to explore Calefax’s history of no less than 35 years. A new dimension to your experience is added by anecdotes, personal remarks and explanations on the creation of projects and arrangements.