The Calefax Reed Quintet turns 40 this year! In this anniversary year, the musicians look back on a number of highlights. An absolute milestone was Dido & Aeneazz, a special collaboration between trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and Calefax.
The musicians present a swinging new version of Purcell’s famous baroque opera Dido and Aeneas. Virgil’s classical tragedy is given an entirely new spin in Dido & Aeneazz, a recomposition of the opera by Raaf Hekkema (saxophonist of Calefax) with a cycle of new songs by Eric Vloeimans. It invites the listener on a musical journey that virtuously flows from the baroque original to jazz, calypso and klezmer, and back.
During the concert, beautiful illustrations by artist Hedy Tjin depict and accompany the colorful music.
Music by
Henry Purcell
Raaf Hekkema
Eric Vloeimans
This project is supported by Fonds 21, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Alida Wilhelmina Fonds and Friends of Calefax.
Album
The album showcases our congenial collaboration with renowned trumpet player Eric Vloeimans. Dido & Aeneazz invites the listener to join a musical journey that virtuously flows from the baroque original to jazz, calypso and klezmer, and back.
| Sat 18 Oct | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | Tickets |
| Thu 14 Jun '18 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Beauforthuis | Austerlitz / NL | ||
| Tue 19 Jun '18 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Sint Agathakerk | Eys / NL | ||
| Sun 7 Apr '19 | 14.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Muziekpodium Eemland (Try-out) | Soestduinen / NL | ||
| Thu 11 Apr '19 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Isala Theater (Try-out) | Capelle aan den IJssel / NL | ||
| Sun 14 Apr '19 | 14.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | De Doelen (Premiere) | Rotterdam / NL | ||
| Tue 16 Apr '19 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Theater Junushoff | Wageningen / NL | ||
| Wed 17 Apr '19 | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | De Grote Kerk | Enschede / NL | ||
| Thu 18 Apr '19 | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Theaters Tilburg | Tilburg / NL | ||
| Sat 20 Apr '19 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Leidse Schouwburg | Leiden / NL | ||
| Thu 25 Apr '19 | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | Theater de Nieuwe Kolk | Assen / NL | ||
| Fri 26 Apr '19 | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht / NL | ||
| Sun 28 Apr '19 | 20.15 | Dido & Aeneazz | Flint | Amersfoort / NL | ||
| Wed 1 May '19 | 20.00 | Dido & Aeneazz | Schouwburg Amstelveen | Amstelveen / NL | ||
| Sun 12 May '19 | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Schouwburg Odeon | Zwolle / NL | ||
| Sun 2 Jun '19 | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Caprera Openluchttheater | Bloemendaal / NL | ||
| Fri 14 Jun '19 | 20.30 | Dido & Aeneazz | Paradiso | Amsterdam / NL |