Topics on which Van Iperen did extensive research for her writing, such as the bestsellers The High Nest and Putting Yourself First (Eigen welzijn eerst). 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.

For Roxane Van Iperen, the duality of music is important: it can lift people to a different state of being, but it can also undermine them. Calefax performs music selected by Van Iperen with a broader narrative, including pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich, Henriëtte Bosmans, Olivier Messiaen, and Billie Holiday. Stories that Van Iperen shares in her characteristicly apt and inspiring manner.

“That which people cannot, may not, or dare not speak of finds its way out through the instrument as wordless breaths.” — Vrij Nederland, Roxane van Iperen