The five musicians of Calefax are the inventors of the Reed Quintet, a completely new genre in music history.
Calefax shares its repertoire with reed quintets, gives workhops and masterclasses and inspires musicians, artists and new professional reed quintets. All over the world new reed quintets are popping up, following Calefax’ example; from Argentine to New-Zealand and from the United States to Europe.
25th Ave Reed Quintet (2023)
USA
5ilience Reed Quintet (2021) Canada
Aeris Reed Quintet (2024)
Poland
Akropolis Reed Quintet (2009)
USA
Arcane Reed Quintet (2022)
USA
Ars Nova Reed Quintet (2023)
Japan
Arundo Kwintet (2007)
The Netherlands
Atlantic Reed Consort (2010)
USA
Barcelona Reed Quintet (2010)
Spain
Blattwerk (2016)
Switzerland
Breathe (2018)
Belgium
Caïre Reed Quintet (2021)
The Netherlands
Calefax Reed Quintet (1985)
The Netherlands
Cascadia Reed Quintet (2017)
Canada
Category Five Reed Quintet (2011)
New Zealand
Civitasolis Reed Quintet (2017)
USA
Coloratura Reed Quintet (2023)
USA
Dianto Reed Quintet (2020)
The Netherlands
Eastwind Reed Quintet (2006)
USA
Ekklésia Reed Quintet (2019)
USA
Ensemble Aaru (2023)
New Zealand
Equinox Reed Quintet (2017)
USA
Fivemind Reed Quintet (2021)
USA
Intonga Reed Quintet (2018)
South Africa
Ironbark Ensemble (2021)
Australia
Joyeux Reed Ensemble (2021)
South Korea
Kairos Reed Quintet (2016)
France
Kalamos Kwintet (2014)
Croatia
Kalliope Reed Quintet (2019)
USA
Kassia Reed Quintet (2021)
Australia
Mezcolanza Reed Quintet (2013)
USA
Mixoreedian (2019)
Netherlands
Nexus Reed Quintet (2010)
Switzerland
Northern Reeds (2019)
England
Opus Reed Quintet (2017)
Australia
Oreka Reed Quintet (2019)
Spain
Panacea Reed Quintet (2023)
USA
Pistache Rietkwintet (2020)
The Netherlands
Prisma Quintet (2021)
Portugal
Quinteto Madera Libre (2019)
Costa Rica
Quinteto Slap (2007)
Argentina
Quintette Eko (2021)
France
Reedbeat Quintet (2018)
Poland
Reeds in Motion (2018)
Switzerland
Reedsonance (2017)
Hong Kong
Sequoia Reed Quintet (2018)
USA
Solstice Reed Quintet (2024)
USA
Sonus Quintett (2021)
Germany
Splinter Reed Quintet (2013)
USA
Split Reeds Quintet (2024)
England
Syrinx Reed Quintet (2018)
USA
Tokyo Reed Quintet (2018)
Japan
Torre7 Ensemble (2019)
Argentina
Vanguard Reed Quintet (2017)
USA
Vector Reed Quintet (2022)
Netherlands
Vienna Reed Quintet
Austria
Voyager Reed Quintet (2022)
USA
Weldwinds Reed Quintet (2017)
USA
Woodwork Reed Quintet (2019)
Belgium
Zenith Reed Quintet (2019)
USA
In 2015 six reed quintets suprised us on our 30 year anniversary with this video: