4 through 13 - November Music

today’s music
by today’s makers
4 through 13
PHILHARMONIE
ZUIDNEDERLAND
NEDERLANDS
KAMERKOOR
& RASCHÈR
SAXOPHONE QUARTET
CAPPELLA AMSTERDAM
DETLEV GLANERT
DICK VERDULT
ASKO|SCHÖNBERG
DUDOK KWARTET
& VINCENT VAN
AMSTERDAM
GIRLS IN AIRPORTS
MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO
B’ROCK
ERIC VLOEIMANS
& MARINIERSKAPEL
DER KONINKLIJKE
MARINE
I SOLISTI DEL VENTO
SLAGWERK DEN HAAG
THEO LOEVENDIE
RALPH VAN RAAT
ENSEMBLE KLANG XL
HOLLAND BAROQUE &
ERIK BOSGRAAF
VANDRYVER
BOW HAMMER
CONNECTION
JENNIFER WALSHE &
ARDITTI QUARTET
IVES ENSEMBLE
PIET-JAN VAN ROSSUM
MUZIEKTHEATER
HOLLANDS DIEP
PETER-JAN WAGEMANS
REMBRANDT
FRERICHS TRIO
& LIZA FERSCHTMAN
BOUKJE SCHWEIGMAN
& ARNOUD
NOORDEGRAAF
AART STROOTMAN
AND
MANY
OTHERS
www.novembermusic.net
november 2016
’s-Hertogenbosch
HUELGAS ENSEMBLE
STEVE COLEMAN
HOSSEIN ALIZADEH
YURI HONING QUARTET
FT. MATHIAS EICK
AMSTERDAM SINFONIETTA
& ISABELLE VAN KEULEN
JACOBTV
RABIH ABOU-KHALIL
LOUIS ANDRIESSEN
WILLEM JETHS
NIK BÄRTSCH MOBILE
EXTENDED
JAMESZOO QUINTET
LAVINIA MEIJER
ATLAS ENSEMBLE &
JEAN-GUIHEN
QUEYRAS
www.novembermusic.net
NOVEMBER MUSIC 2016
CONTENT
November Music is entering a new era. The festival will last 10 days
from this year onwards, starting with a Bosch Requiem on the first
Friday in November. It ends on the second Sunday of the month with
an extraordinary closing concert (as per the tradition) where Dutch
and international musicians meet. That the festival opens with the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (the very best symphony orchestra
in the world according to many) and closes with pianist Rembrandt
Frerichs’ trio alongside Cello8ctet Amsterdam and the renowned
Iranian Tar player Hossein Alizadeh says a lot about our philosophy
and the scope of our ambitions. And there will be 75 different concerts
throughout the festival including premieres, special collaborations,
international top musicians as well as a focus on fresh talent.
Various leitmotivs run through the programme. We are marking the
500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch with several
new productions including an opera. A large number of early music
ensembles will play contemporary works at the festival. This goes
to show that early and modern music are closer in spirit than people
tend to think. Plus, virtually all major Dutch new music ensembles will
make an appearance and are no less than four composers in focus.
November Music 2016 will be memorable – and festive!
We look forward to meeting you at the festival’s 24th edition!
Bert Palinckx and Theo van Dooremalen
STAFF
BOARD
Heleen Moors festival director
Koen Graat communication |
programmer jazz &
world
Bernard Jussen technical coordinator
Lucas Vis Aleida Hamel Gerton Heyne
Ans Buys
Edo Dijksterhuis
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SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
p 4
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER
p 14
SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER
p 15
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER
p 19
MONDAY 7 & TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
p 22
WEDNESDAY 9 & THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER
p 26
FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER
p 32
SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER p 39
SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER p 51
KUNSTMUZIEKROUTE – HOW DOES IT WORK?
p 56
KUNSTMUZIEKROUTE – CONCERTS
p 58
COMPOSERS IN FOCUS
p 72
MAP AND LOCATIONS
p 74
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
p 76
SUBSIDIZERS AND PARTNERS
p 78
PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGES
chair
secretary
treasurer
member
member
Alidoor Dellafaille, Anne Bonthuis, Ben Spijker, Bluebell, Bob Bongers, Emanuel Florakis,
Emelie Schäfer, EricD, Francesca Patella, Frederic Bodin, F. Reinhold, Hans Gerritsen, Jasper
Grijpink, Jérémie Mazenq, Jorg Steinmetz, Jochem Jurgens, Liny Mutsaers, Maarten Mooijman,
MacArthur, Manu Theobald, Marco Borggreve, Maurice Haak & Jenny Auding, Melissa Verhoeven,
Michel Marang, Mirjam Devriendt, Museu Nacional del Prado, Mohamed Badarne, Renske Vrolijk,
Ronald Knapp, Sofie Knijff, Simon van Boxtel, Sylvain Gripoix, Tine Marguiller, Wenjun Miakoda,
Wouter Jansen en anderen.
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FRIDAY
4 NOV
Locations
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
2
PM
3
.30
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
7
.30
Locations
9
.30
.30
12
AM
1
PM
.30
.30
2
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
7
.30
8
.30
Atrium
Clubzaal
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal 4
.30
Atlas Ensemble
& Jean-Guihen
Queyras p 18
Grote Kerk Verkadefabriek
9
B’Rock Baroque 360
p 17
De Toonzaal
Theater aan de Parade
.30
Asko|Schönberg
CONNECT
p 16
De Muzerije
Locations
.30
Dudok Kwartet
& Vincent van
Amsterdam
p 15
Azijnfabriek
SUNDAY
6 NOV
10
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
Detlev Glanert - Bosch Requiem
p 14
Sint-Janskathedraal
SATURDAY
5 NOV
8
.30
2
PM
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
7
.30
8
.30
9
.30
10
.30
Eric Vloeimans & Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine
p 20
Jameszoo Quintet
p 19
Freedom (o)r Speech
among others Louis Andriessen
De Staat p 21
5
MONDAY
7 NOV
Locations
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
2
PM
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
7
.30
8
2
PM
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
Verkadefabriek
7
.30
8
.30
9
.30
Grote Zaal
2
PM
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
7
.30
8
.30
9
.30
.30
10
.30
Installatie Expeditie
p 22
Theater aan de Parade
Asko|Schönberg
Vasco Mendonça Bosch Beach
p 27
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal Nik Bärtsch Mobile Extended
TEMKO ft. Nik Bärtsch p 26
6
10
Boukje Schweigman &
Arnoud Noordegraaf Huid
p 24
Verkadefabriek
Kruithuis
.30
JacobTV The News
p 25
Kleine Zaal
Locations
10
Installatie Expeditie
p 22
Kruithuis
WEDNESDAY
9 NOV
.30
Boukje Schweigman &
Arnoud Noordegraaf Huid
p 24
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
Locations
9
Installatie Expeditie
p 22
Kruithuis
TUESDAY
8 NOV
.30
7
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
THURSDAY 10 NOV
12
AM
Locations
.30
1
PM
2
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
.30
6
7
.30
.30
8
.30
9
.30
10
.30
Ralph van Raat interview
Theo Loevendie Theo
Loevendie
p 28
De Toonzaal
Installatie
Expeditie
p 22
Kruithuis
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Grote Kerk
Lera Auerbach
72 Angels p 29
Ensemble Klang XL
Professor Bad Trip
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
p 30
Asko|Schönberg
Vasco Mendonça
Bosch Beach p 27
Theater aan de Parade
Stargaze &
Nora Fischer
p 31
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
FRIDAY 11 NOV
Locations
De Toonzaal
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
Grote Kerk
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
Kruithuis
Jheronimus Bosch
Art Centre
8
12
AM
.30
1
PM
Rembrandt
Frerichs Trio &
Liza Ferschtman
p 32
.30
2
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
7
.30
8
.30
9
.30
10
.30
11
.30
Holland Baroque
Perfect Strings
p 33
Dick Verdult
Philips
de Tweede
p 34
Huelgas
Ensemble
Wolfgang Rihm
Et Lux p 36
Dick Verdult
Philips
de Tweede
p 34
Colours of Improvisation
Yuri Honing, Mathias Eick, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Jeroen van Viet and others
p 35
Plug
p 38
Cappella Amsterdam
Arvo Pärt
Kanon Pokajanen
p 37
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 12 NOV
12
AM
Locations
.30
1
PM
.30
Kruithuis
Installatie
Expeditie
De Toonzaal
Quatuor Diotima
p 39
2
.30
3
.30
Installatie
Expeditie
p 22
Nicoline
Soeter p 40
Verkadefabriek
Jacqueline
Oskamp p 45
5
.30
6
.30
7
8
.30
9
.30
10
.30
.30
p 22
Nicoline
Soeter p 40
Merlijn
Twaalfhoven
p 41
Bij Katrien
.30
Arditti Quartet &
Jennifer Walshe
p 48
Pand 18
Filmzaal 4
4
Alles wat klinkt
Theo Loevendie
p 45
interview Evelien van
A.R.
Hopwood den Broek p 42
Bow Hammer
Connection p 43
Theater Artemis
Bank van
Leening
Reinier van Houdt
p 45
Artuarium
Verkadefabriek
Jesse Passenier
p 43
Verkadefabriek
Claudio Baroni
p 44
Cabaretfirma
Kleine Zaal
Verkadefabriek
Vincent Peirani
p 46
Lavinia Meijer
Bryce Dessner etc
p 47
Clubzaal
W2 Poppodium
Lavinia Meijer
JacobTV Harper
Songs p 47
philharmonie
zuidnederland p 49
Steve Coleman and
The Council of Balance
Synovial Joints p 50
Grote Kerk
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
SUNDAY 13 NOV
Locations
De Toonzaal
Diverse locaties
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
Orangerie
Grote Kerk
10
11
AM
.30
12
.30
1
PM
.30
2
3
.30
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
.30
7
.30
8
.30
9
.30
10
.30
Arditti Quartet
p 51
KunstmuziekRoute (programme schedule on page 12/13)
p 56 -71
Ives Ensemble & Toon Tellegen
Piet-Jan van Rossum De Optocht
Rembrandt Frerichs Trio
& Hossein Alizadeh &
Cello8ctet p 55
p 52
Hollands Diep
Peter-Jan Wagemans
Beeldenstorm p 53
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
& Isabelle van Keulen
p 54
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
SUNDAY KUNST
13 NOV MUZIEK
ROUTE
NORTHERN Nils Økland Band
JAZZ
ROUTE Girls in Airports
p 58
Michael Wollny Trio
DANCE T.r.a.s.h. / DAAU
MUSIC
ROUTE Jelena Kostić / Dyane Donck
p 60
Ana Morales / Enrique Tomás
Locations
VF Clubzaal
yes
W2 Poppodium
yes
VF Clubzaal
yes
Artemis Bovenzaal
no
Bank van Leening
no
VF Cabaretfirma
no
HIERONYMUS Cappella Pratensis & Paul van Kemenade Groot Gasthuis
BOSCH
ROUTE Storioni Trio / Aart Strootman / Marco Mlynek De Toonzaal
p 62
Aart Strootman & Nora Fischer
WORLD Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest
ROUTE
p 64
p 70
yes
no
Nizar Rohana
Museum Slager
yes
Artemis Benedenzaal
no
Stadsbibliotheek
yes
Reinier van Houdt / Robert Ashley
VF Cabaretfirma
yes
Will Holder & Alex Waterman
SM’s
no
Instrument Inventors Initiative
Kruithuis
yes
De Muzerije Hofzaal
no
Janco Verduin / orkest de ereprijs
VF Kleine Zaal
no
Mayke Nas / SDH / Cello Biënnale Band
VF Kleine Zaal
no
Aspasia Nasopoulou / Horst Rickels
De Muzerije Atrium
no
Azijnfabriek
yes
Artuarium
yes
W2 Poppodium
yes
12
VanDryver
12
PM
.30
1
.30
2
.30
3
.30
4
.30
5
.30
6
no
Bij Katrien
NEW KIDS Rogier Telderman
ON THE
BLOCK
ROUTE Matteo Mijderwijk’s Polytrigger
.30
no
Noordbrabants
Museum Statenzaal
PREMIERE Ig Henneman
ROUTE
p 68
De Toonzaal
11
AM
yes
Bombay Bazaar / JacobTV
PERFOR- Evelien van den Broek
MANCE
ROUTE Dyane Donck & Els Mondelaers
p 66
Visitors can
enter at
any time
until 8 PM
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BOSCH REQUIEM
DETLEV GLANERT
DUDOK KWARTET
& VINCENT VAN AMSTERDAM
Concertgebouw Orkest & Groot Omroepkoor led by Markus Stenz
Sofia Goebaidoelina / Wolfgang Rihm / Bernard van Beurden
Fri 4 Nov
The versatile Dudok Quartet throws in its lot with accordionist
Vincent van Amsterdam at November Music. Together they present
a varied programme of works for string quartet and accordion,
including A4 by the Dutch composer Bernard van Beurden who died
recently and parts of Fetzen by German composer Wolfgang Rihm.
The finale is Sofia Goebaidoelina’s Silenzio for accordion, violin,
and cello. She is capable like no other of creating a tranquil sound
meditation.
St-Janskathedraal
7 - 9 PM
€ 50 (no discount)
(Tickets go on sale
from 1 October via
Theater aan de
Parade)
composed /
modern vocal
The year 2016 was the year of Hieronymus Bosch and its musical
pinnacle is the Bosch Requiem, which has been newly written by the
prominent German composer Detlev Glanert and performed by the
illustrious Concertgebouw Orkest with the Groot Omroepkoor as well
as top soloists, such as David Wilson-Johnson (baritone, voice), Aga
Mikolaj (soprano) and Gerhard Siegel (tenor).
Composer Detlev Glanert is fascinated by the ominous and animalistic
aspects of human nature. His new work plumbs the depths of painter
Hieronymus Bosch’s dark soul. He derived inspiration from classical
requiem texts and the manuscript collection of the intoxicating Carmina
Burana. The carillon of the Church of St. John (Sint-Janskathedraal) will
play composer Anthony Fiumara’s Souling prior to the concert.
Sat 5 Nov
Azijnfabriek
12.30 - 1.30 PM
€ 12 / € 9 / € 6
composed
This concert is part of November Music 2016 with the kind cooperation
of the Jheronimus Bosch 500 Foundation.
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15
ASKO|SCHÖNBERG LED BY MANOJ KAMPS
CONNECT
B’ROCK
BAROQUE 360°
Christian Mason / Huang Ruo
Reza Namavar / Matt Wright / Wim Henderickx / Louis Andriessen
Sat 5 Nov
Baroque musicians engaging in a passionate flirt with musical
innovators? Everything is possible in the universe that the Belgian
B’Rock orchestra inhabits. Past and present merge effortlessly
and with all respect due. Three composers wrote a new concerto
for the ensemble’s Baroque 360° programme. Saliently, these
contemporary baroque concertos are in a tiny format. The five
strings and the basso continuo meet three extraordinary solo
instrumentalists one by one: Naomi Sato (Japanese sho), Matt
Wright (live electronics), and Deborah York (vocals).
De Muzerije Atrium
2 - 3 PM
no cover charge
Asko|Schönberg has been invited, with three other European
ensembles for new music, to participate in the CONNECT project,
which facilitates dialogues between the public, performers, and
makers. The performances can take place in any social context; from
concert hall to festival site.
composed
This first edition sees Christian Mason and Huang Ruo, two young
up-and-coming composers. They have been commissioned to write
new work. Each has opted, in his own inimitable way, to let the
audience interact with the Asko|Schönberg musicians. Theun Mosk
is the scenographer.
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Sat 5 Nov
De Toonzaal
4.30 - 5.45 PM
€ 15 / € 12 /
€ 7,50
composed
The contemporary composers who put their best baroque foot
forward are Wim Henderickx (B), Matt Wright (UK), and Reza
Namavar. Louis Andriessen’s exceptionally beautiful Miserere
winds up this unique programme.
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NOMADEN
JOËL BONS
JAMESZOO QUINTET
Atlas Ensemble & Jean-Guihen Queyras led by Ed Spanjaard
Sat 5 Nov
Grote Kerk
8.30 - 9.30 PM
€ 18 / € 15 / € 9
composed / world
music
Various eminent musicians from the Far East, Central Asia,
Europe, and the Middle East have put their heads together in
order to undertake an unparalleled journey around the world.
Atlas Ensemble does not play very often. Therefore, this concert
of Nomaden, composed by Joël Bons, is not to be missed. All the
more so as famous French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras will join the
amazing collective.
The Atlas Ensemble play string instruments from all corners of the
world such as the sarangi (Dhruba Ghosh), kemençe (Neva Özgen)
and the erhu (Yang Xue). Various wind and plucked instruments lend
the composition even richer hues. Raphaela Danksagmülle plays
the duduk; both Naomi Sato and Wu Wei – from Japan and China,
respectively – are mouth organ specialists.
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Jazz from another planet. Or perhaps ‘naive computer jazz’ as
Mitchel van Dinther aka Jameszoo describes the genre. His debut
album Fool was released on Flying Lotus’ internationally renowned
Brainfeeder label and created a real buzz for the Dutch DJ/producer.
Jameszoo was working with a variegated cast of leading musical
characters including jazz pianist Steve Kuhn (John Coltrane, Stan
Getz) and bassist Stephen Bruner (Thundercat). The resulting
album is brimming with catchy mixed-genre jazz explorations that
break new ground.
Sun 6 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Clubzaal
3 - 4.30 PM
€ 14 / € 11 / € 7
jazz / electronics /
pop
Jameszoo will introduce his latest quintet to ‘s Hertogenbosch (his
home city) for the first time at November Music 2016. He brings
along keyboard player Niels Broos, drummer Julian Sartorius,
bassist Frans Petter Eldh (Marius Neset Quartet), and saxophonist
John Dikeman.
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ERIC VLOEIMANS & MARINIERSKAPEL
DER KONINKLIJKE MARINE
LED BY PETER KLEINE SCHAARS
FREEDOM (O)R SPEECH
LOUIS ANDRIESSEN / MAURICIO KAGEL /
JOHN DE SIMONE / DIMITRI VERHULST
Presentation Noord-Brabant Music Award (Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds)
I Solisti del Vento, Jan Decleir, Red Note Ensemble, Song Circus
led by Etienne Siebens
Sun 6 Nov
Can music change political hearts and minds (for the better)?
In Freedom (o)r Speech the Belgian ensemble I Soloisti del Vento
will play three political compositions. The Belgian writer and poet
Dimitri Verhulst wrote a text that is read by actor Jan Decleir.
Theater aan
de Parade
3 - 4.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds will hand the prestigious NoordBrabant Music Award to trumpet player Eric Vloeimans at November
Music 2016. ‘Eric Vloeimans thinks about music rather than genres.
He constantly enters into collaborations that push back frontiers
without compromising his individuality. Vloeimans has reinvented
himself time and again,’ according to the jury.
jazz
Vloeimans was born and bred in ‘s Hertogenbosch. He plays
with long-standing collaborators the Marinierskapel (Band of the
Netherlands Royal Marines) at the presentation ceremony. Together
they perform sections of their joint concert programme Around the
World in 90 Minutes. In addition, the VIB (Very Important Brassband)
under conductor Marc van Kessel will play pieces from Vloeimans’
play-along sheet music book Horn of Plenty.
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Louis Andriessen designed his 20th century composition for large
ensemble, De Staat, which was partly based on Plato’s The State,
as a protest against totalitarianism through energetic rhythms
and refractory chords. Mauricio Kagel makes political populism
look foolish in Der Tribun, using military brass and libertine music.
Dimitri Verhulst’s topical text, featuring Jan Decleir as contemporary
demagogue, hails the dawn of a new political era. I Soloisti del
Vento, the Scottish Red Note Ensemble, and the Norwegian vocal
ensemble Song Circus juxtapose both political statements with
a piece created by Irish composer John de Simone.
Sun 6 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
8 - 9.30 PM
€ 22 / € 19 / € 11
contemporary
classic / music
theatre
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INSTALLATIE EXPEDITIE
SOUNDTRACKS
STIJN DEMEULENAERE
Mon 7 through
Thurs 10 Nov
The subject of this poetic installation is remembered sound or
the lack thereof. What sounds are associated with the important
moments in our lives? Soundtracks is the brainchild of Belgian
sound artist Stijn Demeulenaere who has assembled personal
memories in a very special sound archive. Visitors are invited to
open preserving jars to discover – and add to – the captured sound
recollections.
6.30 - 7.30 PM
Sat 12 nov
12.30 - 1.30 &
3.30 - 4.30 PM
Kruithuis
€8/€5/€4
installation /
performance /
electronics
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Deep down in Kruithuis’ labyrinth vaults, any adventurous festival
visitors can again go on an expedition. Artists from several countries
present sound installations that are customized for the atmospheric
historic space. The curator of this year’s expedition is the Italian/
Dutch sound artist Matteo Marangoni who is also a member
of Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii). This years participating
soundartists are Jo Cailmo, Pierre Bastien, Gabey TJon a Tham,
Yolanda Uriz and Alex Andropolous. Sound art pioneer Horst
Rickels will supervise the explorative journey. Once it has been
completed, Kruithuis will remain open for an extra hour so visitors
can experience the individual installations at their leisure.
Mon 5 Nov through
Sun 13 Nov
Willem II Fabriek
Spiegelzaal
9 AM - 6 PM
No cover charge
installation
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HUID
BOUKJE SCHWEIGMAN / ARNOUD NOORDEGRAAF
THE NEWS
JACOBTV
Schweigman&, Slagwerk Den Haag
f.c. Jongbloed led by Aart Strootman
Mon 7 &
Tue 8 Nov
The US elections will be reaching boiling point on this night and
there is no doubt that these moments will enter the history books
whatever the outcome. Will good old Hillary make the grade or will
the unpredictable demagogue Trump manage to win? The US media
titans go all out. Composer Jacob ter Veldhuis (JacobTV) loves the
bustling frenzy of the US media. His reality opera The News gives
voice to everyday madness. All of the actors make an appearance at
an unstoppable pace – from horny politicians to televangelists, OTT
movie stars to self-important TV journalists. JacobTV’s The News is
as topical as it gets. Just the thing for Fontys student ensemble f.c.
Jongbloed under musical director Aart Strootman.
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
8.30 - 10 PM
€ 20 / € 17 / € 10
music theatre /
composed
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A performance which gets under your skin – almost literally. A form
of music theatre that provokes and bewitches the senses is right up
theatre maker Boukje Schweigman’s ally. This time Schweigman&
collaborates with composer Arnoud Noordegraaf and Slagwerk Den
Haag. Huid (Skin) is about touch. What does being touched involve
at a physical or emotional level? The audience can explore and
rediscover the visceral pleasures of touching and feeling.
Arnoud Noordegraaf’s multimedia performances have been staged
during earlier editions of November Music and at the Holland
Festival. Slagwerk Den Haag was the resident ensemble at
November Music 2014. And Schweigman would not be Schweigman
if the audience was prohibited from playing a spectacular leading
part at the end of the performance.
Tue 8 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
6.45 - 8 PM
€8/€5/€4
music theatre /
composed / pop
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NIK BÄRTSCH MOBILE EXTENDED
TEMKO ft. Nik Bärtsch
BOSCH BEACH
VASCO MENDONÇA / DIMITRI VERHULST
Music theatre LOD, Asko|Schönberg led by Etienne Siebens
Wed 9 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
8.30 - 10.30 PM
€ 18 / € 15 / € 9
jazz / composed /
minimal
A special programme dedicated to Nik Bärtsch, the Swiss composer
and pianist who has created an idiosyncratic sound universe in
recent decades through a combination of grooving rhythms and
minimal music. His music starts off slowly and intensifies as time
goes by. Tonight is Bärtsch’s first performance in the Netherlands
with Mobile Extended, his regular quartet plus strings.
‘Continuum is a sonic sculpture; the contour and form are always
paramount. You can relax to the album’s low-key, subliminal music,
but best keep your eyes wide open, as this is an album of edgy
beauty’ (****) Downbeat
The concert starts with a unique ad hoc ensemble as Bärtsch
shares the stage with TEMKO, a Dutch group with among others
guitarist Aart Strootman, that first saw the light of day at November
Music a few years ago. The quartet plays a maverick mix of chamber
music, minimal music, and polyrhythmic rock.
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Hell on Earth … Does it exist? The answer is obvious for those who
watch the news and current affairs programmes. Prophet of doom
Hieronymus Bosch would have had tons of inspiration in this day
and age. The Dutch premiere of music theatre production Bosch
Beach sees Portuguese composer Vasco Mendonça, Belgian writer
Dimitri Verhulst, and ensemble Asko|Schönberg searching for a
‘False Paradise’ (i.e. the translated title of a novel about Bosch) on
the planet Earth.
The subject is right up popular author Verhulst’s street. His
mesmerizing libretto turns a holiday beach on the ‘refugee island’
of Lampedusa into a hellish place where moral doubts abound.
Director Kris Verdonck gives shape to this hidden modern Inferno.
Marion Tassou (soprano), Rodrigo Ferreira (countertenor) and
Damien Pass (baritone) are the soloists.
Wed 9 Nov &
Thurs 10 Nov
Theater aan
de Parade
8.30 - 10 PM
€ 35 / € 32 /
€ 17,50
music theatre /
composed / opera
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THEO LOEVENDIE - COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC
RALPH VAN RAAT
72 ANGELS
LERA AUERBACH
Nederlands Kamerkoor & Raschèr Saxophone Quartet led by Peter Dijkstra
Thurs 10 Nov
De Toonzaal
12.30 PM - 1.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed
Ralph van Raat throws himself into the little heard piano repertory of
the doyen of Dutch composers, Theo Loevendie. The piano pieces
that he has written down the years offer unique insights into how he
developed as a composer. Toccata, an early work, shows a passion
for rhythm and there are echoes of Ravel and Stravinsky. Strides
marks the start of Loevendie’s distinctive symbiosis between jazz
and composed music, influenced by the ‘stride piano’ (an early jazz
style that evolved in Harlem in the 1920s). Subsequently, Loevendie
opted for a freer palette that is brimming with virtuoso ideas and
accessible playfulness. Loevendie is unparalleled when it comes to
integrating aspects of jazz and world music.
*A public interview with composer Theo Loevendie will take place after
the concert.
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US composer and pianist Lera Auerbach (1973) is one of the fastest
rising stars in the field of composition. Her expressive music fuses
the classical tradition with modern sensibilities. She has been
working on her dream project 72 Angels for years. Nederlands
Kamerkoor and the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet will join forces
at November Music to play the world premiere of this monumental
work.
Thurs 10 Nov
Grote Kerk
6.45 - 8 PM
€ 18 / € 15 / € 9
composed /
modern vocal
72 Angels takes its inspiration from the Kabbalah. The mystic and
ancient Judaic teachings refer to the 72 angels that links the finite
universe with eternity. 72 Angels consists of 72 preludes lasting
a single minute, which each represent a single entity. Auerbach
combines popular melodies with a classic composing style and
makes it look deceptively easy.
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PROFESSOR BAD TRIP
FAUSTO ROMITELLI
STARGAZE & NORA FISCHER
LED BY ANDRÉ DE RIDDER
Ensemble Klang XL led by Christian Karlsen
Greg Saunier / Aart Strootman / Morris Kliphuis
Thurs 10 Nov
Writing music for the Academy Award-winning film The Revenant
and a tête-à-tête with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood? It is
perhaps not wholly surprising that Stargaze is regarded as one of
the most adventurous European outfits as two very talented Dutch
musicians are permanent members of the ensemble. Namely,
guitarist Aart Strootman and horn player Morris Kliphuis. November
Music commissioned both to compose new work for this special
Stargaze programme.
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
7 - 8 PM
€ 12 / € 9 / € 6
music theatre /
composed
A crazy trip through exciting rock music and ground-breaking
modern sound magic. Professor Bad Trip was written by the Italian
composer Fausto Romitelli (1963-2004). It counts as a musical
milestone of the early 21st century. ‘The Doors meet Pierre Boulez’,
as the LA Times described it. Romitelli’s piece has never before
been seen and heard in its entirety in the Netherlands; something
which Ensemble Klang XL is about to change. Professor Bad Trip
evokes the effects of a bad LSD trip. Psychedelic rock as well as
the books written by surrealist Henri Michaux inspired Romitelli to
create this work.
‘Professor Bad Trip is delightfully extreme’ (****) NRC Handelsblad
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Thurs 10 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
9 - 10.15 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed / pop
Aart Strootman wrote the song cycle Songs From a Dark Past.
Morris Kliphuis (Kapok, formerly Kyteman Orchestra) bounces the
sound of analogue synthesizers against an ensemble of strings,
woodwind, brass, drums, and singing. Also on the programme are
a performance of new work by composer Greg Saunier as well as
Deerhoof Chamber Variations that was included in the eponymous
album that Stargaze released last year, with a leading role for
vocalist Nora Fischer.
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REMBRANDT FRERICHS TRIO & LIZA FERSCHTMAN
PERFECT STRINGS
WILLEM JETHS / ARVO PÄRT / THEO LOEVENDIE /
J.S. BACH
Holland Baroque & Erik Bosgraaf
Fri 11 Nov
De Toonzaal
12.30 - 1.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
jazz / composed
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Jazz pianist Rembrandt Frerichs goes exploring with the brilliant
violinist Liza Ferschtman. She is a classical juggernaut who
collaborated with conductors such as Jaap van Zweden and
Leonard Slatkin. Frerichs and Ferschtman share an intense
interest in improvisational techniques and the mathematic beauty
found in Bach’s music. Together with bassist Tony Overwater and
percussionist Vinsent Planjer, Ferschtman and Frerichs merge
the worlds of improvisation and composition in an entirely natural
manner. They use their own compositions as well as Bach’s
indestructible work.
Contemporary composers are influenced more than ever by the
luminous sounds of the baroque period. Holland Baroque knows
that baroque music is a goldmine for composers, avant-gardists,
adventurers, and realists. Recordist Erik Bosgraaf and Holland
Baroque invited composer Theo Loevendie to write a concerto
for recorder and baroque ensemble as part of the Perfect Strings
programme.
Fri 11 Nov
De Toonzaal
4 - 5 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed
As well as a premiere of Loevendie’s new piece the ensemble plays
the much-loved Fratres by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and Bach’s
Third Brandenburg Concert. Erik Bosgraaf will also perform the
succinct and wonderful The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis by Willem
Jeths, the Dutch Composer Laureate.
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COLOURS OF IMPROVISATION
The full-length Colours of Improvisation programme has been put together by
November Music. It features special collaborations and musicians who operate
in areas where jazz meets world music.
PHILIPS DE TWEEDE
DICK VERDULT
Jeroen van Vliet & Colin Vallon
Two leading European pianists will take off together for the first
time. Dutchman Jeroen van Vliet and his Swiss colleague Colin
Vallon are both lauded for their adventurous lyricism.
Ekaterina Levental, Pedro Buschi, Dick Verdult
Fri 11 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
7 - 7.45 PM &
9 - 9.45 PM
€ 12 / € 9 / € 6
music theatre
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Hieronymus Bosch and Philip II go all out in this latest performance
by multidisciplinary artist, theatre maker, and universalist Dick
Verdult. He calls the Spanish king to account for removing many
magnificent works by Bosch from the Dutch Province of Brabant
where they were created. As far as Verdult is concerned, the music
theatre production Philips de Tweede will provide the Royal with
the opportunity to redeem himself. “He will hopefully begin to
understand what Brabant means in the secular domain of modern
sorcery,” argues Verdult. There is even an electronics giant in
Eindhoven (Brabant) which has been named after the damnable
Philip the Second ….
Dick Verdult is a man of numerous disciplines: TV, films, pirate
radio, performance, novellas, sculpture, drawings. An earlier edition
of November Music premiered his Dahlia performance about
Hieronymus Bosch.
Yuri Honing Trio ft. Mathias Eick
Tenor saxophonist Yuri Honing plays an idiosyncratic role in Dutch
jazz with his deep sound and gradually evolving dark melodies. The
Norwegian trumpet player Mathias Eick is a prominent European
jazz musician on ECM Records. His extended melodic lines seem
predestined for the Yuri Honing Quartet with Wolfert Brederode
(piano), Joost Lijbaart (drums), and Guli Gudmundsson (bass).
Fri 11 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
7.30 - 11.45 PM
€ 28 / € 25 / € 14
jazz / world music
Rabih Abou-Khalil Trio
The Lebanese oud player Abou-Khalil fuses different musical
traditions with masterly skill ranging from European classical music
to refined and lyrical Arabic styles. The drive of modern jazz and
rock is never far away from his energetic improvisations. AbouKhalil plays with accordionist Luciano Biondini and percussionist
Jarrod Cagwin.
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ET LUX
WOLFGANG RIHM
KANON POKAJANEN
ARVO PÄRT
Huelgas Ensemble & Minguet Quartett led by Paul van Nevel
Cappella Amsterdam led by Daniel Reuss
Fri 11 Nov
A contemplative choral ritual that needs to be experienced live.
The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt uses the monumental choral
work Kanon Pokajanen to immerse his listeners in a serene, archaic
sound universe inspired by the penitential psalms found in early
Slavic-Christian manuscripts. Pärt is really moved by the texts of this
canon. The words are allocated their own sounds and melodic line.
A unique meditative pit stop just before the busy festival weekend.
Grote Kerk
7.30 - 8.30 PM
€ 22 / € 19 / € 11
composed /
modern vocal
A Requiem for the Dead by Germany’s most famous composer,
Wolfgang Rihm. His imposing hour-long piece Et Lux for vocal
ensemble and string quartet plunges listeners into an ocean of
sweet memories, mild reflections, and hot-blooded desire. The
composition focuses on the eternal light.
The Belgian Huelgas Ensemble under passionate conductor
Paul van Nevel will play Et Lux together with the German Minguet
Quartett. Their recording of Et Lux for the renowned ECM label has
earned plaudits around the world. This will be their first performance
of the work in the Netherlands.
Fri 11 Nov
Jheronimus Bosch
Art Center
9.30 - 10.45 PM
€ 22 / € 19 / € 11
composed /
modern vocal
‘Rihm took the title Et Lux from the line ‘et lux perpetua luceat eis’
(‘may everlasting light shine upon them’). To Rihm these words
are a consolation but also deeply disquieting. He has forged
a masterpiece from those tensions’ (*****) de Volkskrant
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PLUG
QUATUOR DIOTIMA
Thomas Ankersmit / Slumberland / Jo Cailmo / Pierre Bastien
Enno Poppe / Annelies van Parys / Pierre Boulez
Fri 11 Nov
Last year’s astonishing November Music performances by Quatuor
Diotima were very moreish. Now the French ensemble is back
with new quartet pieces by Enno Poppe and Annelies van Parys,
two European top composers. November Music was one of the
organizations to commission the German composer Enno Poppe to
write Buch in memory of French composer Pierre Boulez who died
earlier this year.
Kruithuis
9 PM - 1 AM
€ 12 / € 9 / € 6
electronics /
installations /
performances
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A chance to experience dynamic sound experiments, liberating walls
of noise, astute improvisations, and breath-taking installations. With
its intimate, solemn atmosphere and small hidden rooms Kruithuis
is an ideal environment for the Plug fans among us. Sound artist
Thomas Ankersmit pays homage to Dick Raaijmakers, the Dutch
pioneer of electronic music. Ankersmit, an alto saxophonist by trade,
has become an expert at creating wondrous sound universes on
the Serge Analogue Modular Synthesizer. Earlier, he collaborated
with drone composer Phill Niblock, Valerio Tricoli, and Kevin Drumm.
The programme also features the Belgian musician, guitarist, and
film maker Jochem Baelus aka Slumberland, who presents his solo
project, which is brimming with (extra) ordinary sound objects –
from hair driers and musical sewing machines to mouth organs and
kalimbas made out of knitting needles. The evening kicks off with
an expedition that takes the audience around all of the installations,
plus performances by Jo Cailmo and Pierre Bastien.
Sat 12 Nov
De Toonzaal
12.30 - 1.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed
Poppe’s quartet is an ode to Boulez’s ‘fantastic and overwhelming’
Livre Pour Quatuor (1948/1960). Just before Boulez’ death, the
Quatuor Diotima had worked on a revision of this classical quartet.
It will play several movements of the pioneering work. The quartet
also premieres a piece by Annelies Van Parys. She is from Belgium
where she is one of today’s most successful composers.
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WUNDERKAMMER
NICOLINE SOETER
A POSTCARD FROM ALEPPO
MERLIJN TWAALFHOVEN / ABDELKADER BENALI
Vonk
Brigitte van Hagen, Arman Isleker Gharib, Modar Salameh,
Judith van Driel, Lucas Dols and others
Sat 12 Nov
Pand 18
2 - 2.45 PM &
5 - 5.45 PM
€8/€5/€4
composed / music
theatre
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Please enter composer Nicoline Soeter’s Wunderkammer (Cabinet
of Curiosities). She took her inspiration from the wondrous
collections assembled by the 17th-century Dutch botanist,
anatomist, and zoologist Frederik Ruysch. The result is a new music
theatre performance for ensemble Vonk. The multifaceted soprano
Rianne Wilbers, who sings Soeter’s mesmerizing texts, plays a
leading part. Saxophonist Tom Sanderman, clarinettist Erwin Muller,
plus percussionists Reggy van Bakel and special guest Mei-Yi Lee
accompany her. Theatre maker Marc van Vliet came up with a really
strong image – the musicians are safely tucked away in glass display
cases like exhibits in a museum.
Aleppo... the Syrian metropolis that goes back thousands of years
does barely exist any longer. Together with musicians who fled
Syria, Merlijn Twaalfhoven (composer) and Abdelkader Benali
(author) have created a mini-opera based on postcards from Aleppo
that were written by the people who remain there. A poetic and
intense tale of everyday events in a war-stricken city that suffers
devastating hardships.
Sat 12 Nov
Bij Katrien
2 - 2.45 PM
€8/€5/€4
composed / world
music / music
theatre
‘It was touching to witness this honest and naive project.
Music at its best is a means to connect.’ Trouw
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BOW HAMMER CONNECTION
Brendan Faegre / David Lang / David Dramm / Sonic Youth and others
From a Sonic Youth cover to David Lang latest work. Violinist Isa
Goldschmeding, composer/drummer Brendan Faegre, and sound
director Micha de Kanter present a diverse and dynamic programme
entitled Bow Hammer Connection, which features works that are
created by living US composers. November Music commissioned artistic
leader Brendan Faegre to write Dance Suite in G with dubstep, drum ‘n
bass, and acid house acting as inspiration.
Sat 12 Nov
Bank van Leening
3.30 - 4.30 PM
€8/€5/€4
composed /
electronics
FALSE MEMORIES
EVELIEN VAN DEN BROEK
Tony Roe, Koen Kaptijn, Richard van Kruysdijk, Evelien van den Broek
Sat 12 Nov
Theater Artemis
3.30 - 4.30 PM
€8/€5/€4
electronics /
composed / pop /
visuals
False Memories is a performance with vocal components at the
interface of experimental rock, electronics, and contemporary
music. It finds itself somewhere between Björk and Portishead’s
experimental pop and the composed folk fantasies created
by Luciano Berio and Kurt Weill. British artist A.R. Hopwood’s
variegated collection of texts in The False Memory Archive acted as
a source of inspiration for composer/singer Evelien van den Broek.
The archive consists of anonymously sent memories of events that
never took place. Artist Marcel Wierckx has visualised the memories.
*At 3 pm there will be a public interview A.R. Hopwood.
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LIT SCENES JESSE PASSENIER
The Fluid Orchestra
The talented composer Jesse Passenier has developed an innovative
style that straddles the boundaries between classical music and
jazz. He launches The Fluid Orchestra at November Music 2016.
The eight-strong ensemble comprises, among others, Dudok
Quartet. The suite Lit Scenes is overflowing with lyrical melodies that
are embedded in colourful harmonies and moods. Anne Gentenaar
will create live visuals. Jesse Passenier has worked as an arranger
for Metropole Orchestra, the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, and
Noordpool Orkest.
Sat 12 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Cabaretfirma
5 - 6 PM
€8/€5/€4
jazz / composed /
visuals
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MANEUVERS FOR SMALL HANDS
ROBERT ASHLEY
Reinier van Houdt
Robert Ashley is regarded as one of the most important US
composers of the past decades, Reinier van Houdt, one of the
Netherlands’ most adventurous pianists, dives into the rarely
performed work Maneuvers For Small Hands (1961) a type of
philosophical puzzle box with 110 cards on which the actions that a
pianist can carry out have been printed in novel notation. “Performing
Maneuvers is like visiting a film set or match. It is a philosophical
thriller with a mysterious denouement”, Van Houdt states.
Sat 12 Nov
Artuarium
3.30 - 4.30 PM
€8/€5/€4
composed /
improvisation /
performance
EEN BEHOORLIJK KABAAL
Jacqueline Oskamp
URSAE MINORIS
CLAUDIO BARONI
Dario Calderone, Claudio Baroni, Joost Rekveld
Sat 12 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
5 - 5.45 PM
€8/€5/€4
composed /
electronics /
visuals
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Ursae Minoris for contrabass and live electronics takes its cues
from the Little Dipper constellation map. “I used transcriptions of
star patterns to produce the musical information for this piece such
as pitch and register. The final score provides the musician with
the opportunity to play around with form and time,” says composer
Claudio Baroni. He will roam the starry night sky together with
virtuoso contrabassist Dario Calderone. A brand-new live video by
artist Joost Rekveld accompanies them on their journey.
Jacqueline Oskamp presents a reading (in Dutch) that shines a light
on her book Een behoorlijk kabaal - Een cultuurgeschiedenis van
Nederland in the 20e eeuw (Ambo|Anthos). Never before have musical
ideas been directly connected to social developments, historic events,
and the ever-changing spirit of the times.
Sat 12 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Filmzaal 4
2 - 3 PM
no cover charge
lecture
ALLES WAT KLINKT
Theo Loevendie / Marieke Rodenburg
Documentary by Marieke Rodenburg on the Dutch composer and
jazzartist Theo Loevendie. In 2014 his opera The Rise of Spinoza
premiered in the Concertgebouw.
Sat 12 Nov
VF Filmzaal 4
3 - 4 PM
no cover charge
film
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LAVINIA MEIJER
Bryce Dessner / Philip Glass / Ellis Ludwig-Leone
VINCENT PEIRANI LIVING BEING QUINTET
Sat 12 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Clubzaal
7 - 8.15 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
jazz / world music
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In the hands of Vincent Peirani the accordions tends to transform
explosively. ‘A legend in the marking,’ as the Süddeutsche Zeitung
wrote after seeing him play. The Frenchman has been declared jazz
musician of the year in his own country as well as Germany. It is
clear that he has given the old instrument a new lease of life. Peirani
has been influenced by many genres – rock, blues, folk music – but
he knows how to bend music to his will. The results range from
atmospheric, almost classical compositions to pieces that are
bursting with condensed rock energy. The future of jazz has just
acquired an additional hue. With Emile Parisien (saxophone), Tony
Paeleman (Fender Rhodes), Julien Herné (bass) and Yoann Serra
(drums).
Composer Bryce Dessner, guitarist of the well-known American rock
band The National, has written a solo piece for Lavinia Meijer. The
brand-new harp composition will receive its baptism at November
Music. In addition, work by the up-and-coming New York composer
Ellis Ludwig-Leone will be premiered. Ludwig-Leone took the world
by storm with his adventurous indie rock band San Fermin. During
this first Saturday night concert Meijer will also play a selection from
Etudes by Philip Glass, who personally helped her to fine-tune the
virtuoso harp arrangements over a number of hours.
Sat 12 Nov
W2 Poppodium
7 - 8 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed /
minimal music
HARPER SONGS
JACOBTV
Lavinia Meijer, Nora Fischer, Niek KleinJan, Christiaan Saris
The second evening concert features harpist Lavinia Meijer as she
plays works by Dutch composer JacobTV. Harper Songs is about
life and death. About a devastating earthquake in China, Hillary
Clinton’s bleating laughter, crack-addicted prostitutes in New York,
and ancient Egyptian funeral texts. Harper Songs contains new
work and older compositions that JacobTV wrote for Lavinia Meijer,
including the controversial Cities Change the Songs of Birds and the
pleasant Pastorale. Singer Nora Fischer and percussionists Niek
KleinJan and Christiaan Saris also participate in the programme.
Sat 12 Nov
W2 Poppodium
9.30 - 10.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed / pop
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EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT
JENNIFER WALSHE
PHILHARMONIE ZUIDNEDERLAND
LED BY JAMIE PHILLIPS
Arditti Quartet & Jennifer Walshe
Willem Jeths / Detlev Glanert / Wim Henderickx
Sat 12 Nov
Tonight November Music is a place where three countries meet.
The South Netherlands Philharmonic plays orchestral works from
Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The three contemporary
composers sought (and found) inspiration in the magical world of the
painter Hieronymus Bosch. Two of Willem Jeths’ works are included.
He used texts from poet Pé Hawinkels’ cycle Bosch & Bruegel
for Quale Coniugium. For Monument to a Universal Marriage he
made a new arrangement for the orchestra as well as for the vocal
soloists Francine Vis and Mijke Sekhuis. The Belgian composer
Wim Henderickx used Bosch’s hell as a source of inspiration for his
intense orchestral work Le Visioni Tue Paura. The programme also
features Detlev Glanert’s Fünfzehn Karikaturen, an incisive score
dripping with dark irony in the spirit of Bosch.
De Toonzaal
7 - 7.45 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed / music
theatre / modern
vocal
A challenging pact between the Arditti Quartet, one of the
most lauded contemporary string quartets in the world, and
the adventurous Irish composer Jennifer Walshe. Everything is
important is a declaration of love to life on Earth where everything is
interconnected. She was commissioned to write the composition by
various international festivals, including November Music, and will
do the vocal parts herself. Jennifer Walshe is known for her groundbreaking musical performances, which reveal unexpected links
between different art disciplines.
Sat 12 Nov
Grote Kerk
8.30 - 9.45 PM
€ 18 / € 15 / € 9
composed / modern
vocal
*A composer portrait of Willem Jeths, written by Joep Christenhusz
and initiated by November Music will be presented during the concert.
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SYNOVIAL JOINTS
STEVE COLEMAN
ARDITTI QUARTET
Willem Jeths / Detlev Glanert / Hans Werner Henze
Steve Coleman and The Council of Balance & DoelenEnsemble
Sat 12 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
9 - 10.15 PM
€ 22 / € 19 / € 11
jazz / composed /
world music
The grandly conceived Synovial Joints by US saxophonist Steve
Coleman is the realisation of an unparalleled pact between jazz,
minimal music, world music, and contemporary composed. Coleman
has been regarded as one of the most progressive American jazz
musicians for years and Synovial Joints is a temporary culmination
of his oeuvre. The suite was written for a large ensemble comprising
jazz as well as classical musicians. In addition to Coleman, the
Council of Balance consists of regular buddies such as trumpet
player Jonathan Finlayson and drummer Dan Weiss. The Americans
will share the stage with the Dutch DoelenEnsemble.
The famous British Arditti Quartet returns to November Music with a
recital that is adapted to the festival. They play pieces by composers
in focus Willem Jeths (String quartet No. 3) and Detlev Glanert
(String quartet No. 2). Glanert wrote the quartet to honour his then
80-year old teacher Hans Werner Henze. The latter’s elegiac String
quartet No. 5 (In Memoriam Benjamin Britten) in which Glanert gives
free reign to the full range of his lyrical expression, will also be on
the programme.
Sun 13 Nov
De Toonzaal
11 AM - 12 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed
‘It sounds fabulous. Themes emerge and disappear, overruled by
the strings or even the vocals. As you continue to listen, you slowly
forget any conceptual thoughts. The beautiful ensemble playing
sweeps you off your feet.’ (****) de Volkskrant
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DE OPTOCHT
PIET-JAN VAN ROSSUM / TOON TELLEGEN
BEELDENSTORM
PETER-JAN WAGEMANS / KEES VAN DER ZWAARD
Ives Ensemble, Toon Tellegen, Joop Keesmaat, Han Buhrs
Muziektheater Hollands Diep, Barokensemble Concerto d’Amsterdam,
Björk Nielsdottir, Marieke van Leeuwen, Kees van der Zwaard
Sun 13 Nov
The iconoclastic fury (= beeldenstorm) that started in the 16th
century rages on in refugee crises and religious struggles.
Composer Peter-Jan Wagemans courageously tackles such topical
issues in his musical drama Beeldenstorm, together with writer
Kees van der Zwaard. In this thrilling and brand-new music theatre
performance, an iconoclastic storm rises between a brother and
sister in an imaginary country. Tensions lead to conflict and spur
a search for new truths. Wagemans’s expressive sound theatre
is staged by Muziektheater Hollands Diep and directed by Cilia
Hogerzeil.
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
1 - 3.30 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed / music
theatre
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Toon Tellegen’s epic poetry collection De Optocht (The procession)
(2012) tells us that the end of days is nigh. Tellegen has joined
forces with composer Piet-Jan van Rossum and the Ives Ensemble
to stage this razor-sharp procession in the spirit of Bosch. The texts
are narrated by performer Han Buhrs, actor Joop Keesmaat, and
Tellegen himself.
Van Rossum says this about De Optocht: “I think that Tellegen’s
almost baroque text requires a serene musical counterpart.
Whereas the writing is fanciful and ornamental, the music will use
extended lines that can captivate the audience over a long period
of time.” Van Rossum’s work takes two-and-a-half hours to unfold.
It incorporates the musical and ritual aspects of the Japanese Noh
theatre. Petra van der Schoot directs the piece and provides the
visuals.
*The concert lasts for 2,5 hours without a break.
Sun 13 Nov
Orangerie
5 - 6 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed / music
theatre / modern
vocal
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AMSTERDAM SINFONIETTA & ISABELLE VAN KEULEN
Philip Glass / Jonny Greenwood / John Zorn
Sun 13 Nov
Grote Kerk
6.45 - 7.45 PM
€ 15 / € 12 / € 7,50
composed /
minimal music
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Master minimalist Philip Glass dedicated his second violin concerto
to the passing of the seasons. Violin Concerto no.2: The American
Four Seasons has rarely been performed in the Netherlands. Star
violinist Isabelle van Keulen and Amsterdam Sinfonietta devote
themselves to this late masterpiece.
In addition to Glass two other contemporary composers take
centre stage; both are blessed with a very distinctive musical
voice. Amsterdam Sinfonietta plays John Zorn’s Kol Nidre. The US
composer has set the Aramaic declaration to music in his inimitable
way. The result is an intense and melancholic work for strings. Also
included is the film score There Will be Blood, written by the British
composer Jonny Greenwood, a multi-instrumentalist with a ‘day job’
as guitarist with Radiohead.
REMBRANDT FRERICHS TRIO & CELLO8CTET
AMSTERDAM FT. HOSSEIN ALIZADEH
This year, too, musicians who move freely between genres are
in charge of the closing concert. November Music asked (jazz)
pianist Rembrandt Frerichs to write a special composition. He will
be undertaking a cross-border globetrotting trip with guests from
different musical worlds. The permanent members of his jazz trio
(contrabassist Tony Overwater and percussionist Vinsent Planjer)
accompany him and the renowned Cello8ctet Amterdam is also
invited. For good reason; the eight cellists play contemporary as well
as classical music and composers such as Arvo Pärt and Terry Riley
are fans.
Sun 13 Nov
Verkadefabriek
Grote Zaal
8.30 - 9.45 PM
€ 20 / € 17 / € 10
composed / jazz /
world music
Hossein Alizadeh, too, is a very welcome guest. The music website
Allmusic descibed him as one of Iran’s leading classical composers
and musicians. Alizadeh is a virtuoso on Persian lutes (both tar and
setar) who has collaborated with Djivan Gasparyan and the Masters
of Persian Music. Frerichs’ journey promises to be a deep, spiritual,
and magnificent sound adventure.
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KUNST
MUZIEK
ROUTE
HOW
DOES IT
WORK?
SUN 13 NOV
NORTHERN JAZZ ROUTE
DANCE MUSIC ROUTE
HIERONYMUS BOSCH ROUTE
WORLD ROUTE
PERFORMANCE ROUTE
PREMIERE ROUTE
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ROUTE
Sun 13 Nov
Various locations
11.30 AM - 6 PM
€ 18 / € 15 / € 9
composed / jazz /
world music /
electronics / pop /
music theatre /
installations
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Walking or cycling? It is just one of many dilemmas that you will face
during the ‘traditional’ KunstmuziekRoute that is part of November
Music every last Sunday of the festival. Wonderful venues in downtown
‘s Hertogenbosch will open their doors between 11.30 AM and 6 PM to
host the KunstmuziekRoute concerts. A single ticket gives access to
approximately 25 different concerts and performances. You can ‘curate’
your own programme. Even though routes have been mapped out,
none of these suggestions are obligatory.
Access
Tickets for the KunstmuziekRoute
give access to all concerts and can be
exchanged for a wristband at one of the
concert locations on the day. Visitor are
free to compose their own route. Most
concerts are performed multiple times to
make the choice easier. During some of
the concerts you can come and go as you
like. Although a ticket (or wristband) is valid
for all of the concerts that are part of the
KunstmuziekRoute only a limited number
of visitors can be accommodated so make
sure you arrive on time. Once the maximum
has been reached THAT’S IT. No one else
will be allowed in.
Thematic routes
The routes (for example the Performance
Route or Northern Jazz Route) are just
meant as thematic suggestions. Visitors can
opt for any concert from any route.
Can I buy a wristband on the door?
Yes, wristbands can be purchased at
the entrance to a concert location. If you
have bought a ticket in advance it can
be exchanged for a wristband at one the
locations.
Do I have to be on time?
t is not always possible to enter or leave a
concert that is in progress. If performances
are quiet or set in a small space it would be
disruptive if people come and go as they
please. The schedule (p. 12-13) shows
whether access/exiting is possible after the
start of the performance.
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NORTHERN
JAZZ
ROUTE
NORTHERN
JAZZ
ROUTE
NILS ØKLAND BAND
MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO
12 - 1.15 PM
‘… one of the European jazz scene’s most prolific and most
unpredictable performers’, said All About Jazz about the German
pianist Michael Wollny. His music is emotional, full of lyrical insights
and intensely virtuoso. He plays original compositions but also
comes up with surprising arrangements, influenced by sources of
inspiration such as Bob Dylan, Prince, Wolfgang Rihm, and Franz
Schubert. The eclectic Wollny is top of the bill in his own country. He
plays the grand piano during the KunstmuziekRoute with his new trio
which further consists of bassist Christian Weber and percussionist
Eric Shaefer.
Verkadefabriek
Clubzaal
Visitors can enter
at any time
jazz / chamber
music / folk
Norwegian folk music, baroque excesses, Balkan folk, Americana,
psychedelic rock, and free improvisation: violinist Nils Økland is
an open-minded improvisator and musical explorer. His album
Kjølvatn on ECM won great praise last year. The Norwegian virtuoso
musician has brewed a unique amalgam that spans centuries of
music. ‘A beautiful recording’, wrote The Guardian. The five-piece
Nils Økland Band, featuring Mats Eilertsen on double bass and
Sigbjørn Apeland on harmonium, is sensational live on stage.
NORTHERN
JAZZ
ROUTE
Verkadefabriek
Clubzaal
Visitors can enter
at any time
jazz
GIRLS IN AIRPORTS
4 - 3.15 PM
Girls in Airports skims over the contemporary jazz landscape in
freefall. The five Danish musicians are led by saxophonists Martin
Stender and Lars Greve. The group released its fourth album Fables
on Edition Records (UK) last year.
‘Since releasing its self-titled debut in 2010, the Danish group Girls
in Airports has managed to create their own expression, a unique
blend of Nordic jazz lyricism, indie-rock influences and sounds
from around the world, including the pentatonic scales of Ethiopian
music, dub sounds of Jamaica and Brazilian rhythms. This is truly a
globalized band if there ever was one.’ (*****) All About Jazz
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4 - 5.15 PM
W2 Poppodium
Visitors can enter
at any time
jazz /
electronics /
world
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DANCE
MUSIC
ROUTE
DANCE
MUSIC
ROUTE
THE BOLD, THE BOUND & THE BRITTLE
´ / DYANE DONCK
JELENA KOSTIC
MEIN LIEBLING – CHAPTER #1
T.R.A.S.H. / DAAU
1 - 1.45 PM &
5.15 - 6 PM
‘T.r.a.s.h. is hellish. It grabs you by the throat and touches the
depths of your soul’, wrote Brabants Dagblad. The dance company
latches on to the audience with unstoppable physical impact. Their
creations certainly leave a mark. T.r.a.s.h. offers a taste of its latest
performance at the KunstmuziekRoute; a duet for and with T.r.a.s.h.
dancers Lucie Petrusová and Eleni Ploumi which is part of the
Mein Liebling project. The two women dance impassionedly to the
atmospheric music of Antwerp band DAAU (Die Anarchistische
Abendunterhaltung). The choreography is by Kristel van Issum.
Bank van Leening
No entrance during
the performance
dance /
electronics
Meet Virginia: rigid, tough, reticent. Viviane: sarcastic and spastic
and not afraid of anyone. And V. who will remain anonymous:
silent, charged like a ticking time bomb. They indulge in personal,
destructive and erotic moments until made redundant in
choreographer Jelena Kostíć’s unbridled new dance performance set
to composer Dyane Donck’s pervasive electronic music. With cellist
Jacqueline Hamelink and dancers Judit Ruiz Onandi and Noëmi
Wagner.
DANCE
MUSIC
ROUTE
1 - 1.30 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM
Theater Artemis
Bovenzaal
No entrance during
the performance
dance /
performance / pop
BAGATELLES
ANA MORALES / ENRIQUE TOMÁS
Robots and sound objects engage in a blistering duet with a
flamenco dancer. Bagatelles is flamenco dancing but not as anyone
knows it. Dancer and choreographer Ana Morales and sound artist
Enrique Tomás’ unique flamenco event created a sensation at the
Flamenco Biennale 2015. It combines impromptu flamenco with
live electronics and extraordinary sound objects. Ana Morales from
Barcelona performs a dance of life; her fiery movements act as a
trigger to various instruments.
12 - 12.30 PM &
1.30 - 2 PM &
3 - 3.30 PM
Verkadefabriek
Cabaretfirma
No entrance during
the performance
dance / flamenco /
electronics
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HIERONYMUS
BOSCH
ROUTE
HIERONYMUS
BOSCH
ROUTE
CAPPELLA PRATENSIS & PAUL VAN KEMENADE
DE HEMELSE HEL VAN JEROEN BOSCH
AART STROOTMAN / MARCO MLYNEK
Storini Trio, Aart Strootman, Marco Mlynek
11.30 -12 AM &
2 - 2.30 PM &
3.30 - 4 PM
Groot Gasthuis
Visitors can enter
at any time
jazz / vocal /
composed
A high-spirited courtship between contemporary improvised
music and a polyphonic renaissance choir. Alto saxophonist Paul
van Kemenade used a timeless sound palette in his earlier work,
Fantasy Colours. Now the renaissance choir Cappella Pratensis and
Van Kemenade are back with an equally successful sequel. Jazz and
medieval polyphony enter into a revolutionary duologue. Together
with Wiro Mahieu on bass Van Kemenade joins Cappella Pratensis’
four vocalists who are led by Stratton Bull.
HIERONYMUS
BOSCH
ROUTE
How would a musician’s hell sound if pictured by Hieronymus Bosch?
Composers Aart Strootman and Marco Mlynek wrote new work for the
classical Storioni Trio and two homemade fantasy instruments like the
ones portrayed in the hell section of Bosch’ painting The Garden of
Earthly Delights. Strootman plays a kind of ‘lute harp’ in his composition
Tenebrae and Mlynek has built a colossal hardy-gurdy to use in his
drone composition Tremors. In addition the Storioni Trio – Wouter
Vossen (violin), Marc Vossen (cello), and Bart van de Roer (piano) –
performs pieces by other Dutch composers.
De Toonzaal
No entrance during
the performance
composed
GIUDECCA
AART STROOTMAN
Aart Strootman & Nora Fischer
A brand-new collaboration between composer/guitarist Aart
Strootman and soprano Nora Fischer. Strootman’s composition
Giudecca was commissioned by November Music. The title is
derived from the name of the lowest circle of hell in Dante’s Inferno.
The composition describes a descent into those gruesome depths.
“The text is built from sentences that provide insights into the
environment. Owing to the absence of characters and interaction
Giudecca is pared down to an orchestrated staging that is both
alienating and oppressive,” reveals the composer.
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1 - 1.30 PM &
2.30 - 3 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM
1.45 - 2.15 PM &
3.15 - 3.45 PM &
4.45 - 5.15 PM
De Toonzaal
No entrance during
the performance
composed
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WORLD
ROUTE
WORLD
ROUTE
BOMBAY BAZAAR
JACOBTV
AMSTERDAMS ANDALUSISCH ORKEST
12 - 12.30 PM &
1 - 1.30 PM &
2 - 2.30 PM
The Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest is an extraordinary association
of musicians whose main point of focus is the continuation of
Moorish-Andalusian musical traditions. The orchestra has played
with big names such as Zainab Afailal, Marouane Hajji, and Samira
Kadiri in recent years. This is AAO’s ode to Ziryab, father of the oud.
His musical innovations have provided a strong impulse to the tarab
andalusi (a deeply emotional and passionate response). Ziryab has
had a lasting impact on Europe’s cultural and musical landscape.
Noordbrabants
Museum Statenzaal
No entrance during
the performance
world / composed
A marriage made in heaven between classical, improvised, and
Indian music. Bombay Bazaar from the Netherlands is a crossover
ensemble in the purest sense of the word. Composer JacobTV’s
ideas are pushing the boundaries as ever. They are the springboard
for this fascinating ensemble consisting of violinist Lenneke van
Staalen, Indian music specialist, tabla player Heiko Dijker, and the
Matangi String Quartet. There is a wide range of influences – from
the master of minimalism Terry Riley and classical ragas to the
lyricism of modern rock – which merge into an intense, melancholic
musical experience that will leave no one untouched.
WORLD
ROUTE
2.30 - 3 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM &
5.30 - 6 PM
Bij Katrien
Visitors can enter
at any time
world / composed
NIZAR ROHANA
Composer Nizar Rohana was born in Palestine. He mixes
contemporary music with the ancient tradition of the oud, a beautiful
string instrument that is often heard in Arabic music. After studying
musicology, oud, and composition Rohana has been performing all
over the world. As part of the KunstmuziekRoute he plays intense
solo pieces that borrow from eastern as well as western music.
1.30 - 2 PM &
3 - 3.30 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM
Museum Slager
Visitors can enter
at any time
world
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PERFORMANCE
ROUTE
THE ENTRANCE
ROBERT ASHLEY
PERFORMANCE
ROUTE
Reinier van Houdt
Robert Ashley is seen as one of the most important US composers
of the past decades. Pianist Reinier van Houdt closely collaborated
with Ashley (who died in 2014) on The Entrance (1966), a clever
game that requires 400 coins in 36 stacks, heads or tails on the
black and white keys of two pianos.
FALSE MEMORIES (SHORT VERSION)
EVELIEN VAN DEN BROEK
5 - 8 PM
Verkadefabriek
Cabaretfirma
Visitors can enter
at any time
composed /
improvisation
Tony Roe, Koen Kaptijn, Richard van Kruysdijk, Evelien van den Broek
11.30 AM - 12 PM
& 2 - 2.30 PM &
3 - 3.30 PM
Theater Artemis
Benedenzaal
No entrance during
the performance
electronics /
composed / pop
False Memories is a musical performance with songs at the interface
of experimental rock, electronics, and contemporary classical. It falls
somewhere between Björk and Portishead’s quirky rock and Luciano
Berio and Kurt Weill’s composed folk fantasies. The False Memory
Archive, set up by British artist A.R. Hopwood, contains a variegated
collection of texts that was the source of inspiration for composer/
singer Evelien van den Broek.
PERFORMANCE
ROUTE
YES, BUT IS IT EDIBLE?
ROBERT ASHLEY
Will Holder / Alex Waterman
The operas that US composer Robert Ashley (1930-2014) created
are among the most innovative works of the 20th century. He could
be called the James Joyce of opera. The vocabulary that he devised
is brimming with anecdotal witticisms, stream of consciousness
poetry, and the vernacular. Artist/writer Will Holder and cellist/
composer Alex Waterman published a collection of Ashley’s poetry.
This ‘reading concert’ sees Holder and Waterman recite certain
fragments in Ashley’s spirit.
INSTRUMENT INVENTORS INITIATIVE
NYX DYANE DONCK & ELS MONDELAERS
3 - 3.30 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM
Stadsbibliotheek
Visitors can enter
at any time
electronics / pop /
modern vocal
Armed with headphones you immerse yourself in an adventurous
trip through the realms of sound. The Belgian mezzosoprano
Els Mondelaers and Dutch composer Dyane Donck present a
performance that revolves around an (obsessive) love for fashion,
horror, classical singing, psychedelic rock, pumping beats, and liveelectronics.
Deeply hidden in Kruithuis’ labyrinth vaults are sound installations,
homemade instruments, and idiosyncratic performances presented
by the members of the Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii). Composer/
sound artist Matteo Marangoni is the curator.
PERFORMANCE
ROUTE
1 - 2 PM &
3 - 4 PM
SM’s
No entrance during
the performance
music theatre
PERFORMANCE
ROUTE
12 - 12.30 PM &
1 - 1.30 PM &
2 - 2.30 PM &
3 - 3.30 PM&
4 - 4.30 PM
Kruithuis
Visitors can enter
at any time
installations /
electronics
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PREMIERE
ROUTE
PREMIERE
ROUTE
SOLO SONGS FOR INSTRUMENTS
IG HENNEMAN
JANCO VERDUIN / ORKEST DE EREPRIJS
12 - 12.30 PM &
1 - 1.30 PM &
2.30 - 3 PM &
4 - 4.30 PM
The visual arts and music are closely intertwined in composer Janco
Verduin’s new multimedia performance. He joins forces with orkest
de ereprijs, artist Florian de Visser, and Hammond organist Wilbert
Bulsink. Verduin explores our perception of images and sound.
The Hammond organ is an ideal vehicle for Verduin thanks to its
evocative nature and broad sound spectrum. De Visser and Verduin
focus on the deceptive qualities of perception and our ability to
deploy human-made technologies to shape ourselves. The result is
a concert piece that uses images as groovy counterpoint.
De Muzerije Hofzaal
No entrance during
the performance
composed /
improvisation
Wilbert Bulsink
Composer Ig Henneman has created a cycle for solo instruments
that is loosely based on the poetry of Ingeborg Bachmann, Nanao
Sakaki, Anneke Brassinga, and Sarah Anne Lawson. The music
contains guided improvisations and specific vocal elements. The
concert features pieces that were written for violinist Diamanda
La Berge Dramm, violist Elisabeth Smalt, clarinettist Anna voor de
Wind, and bassoonist Dana Jessen plus improvisations for clarinet/
shakuhachi and viola by the Baars-Henneman Duo.
PREMIERE
ROUTE
TEN DIPOLES
ASPASIA NASOPOULOU / HORST RICKELS
Slagwerk Den Haag / Biënnale Cello Band
Seldom Sene
3.30 - 4 PM &
4.30 - 5 PM
Ten musical miniatures for 26 different recorders. Composer
Aspasia Nasopoulou wrote a composition for the recorder quintet
Seldom Sene plus customized wind instruments, which have been
specifically developed for this piece by sound artist Horst Rickels
and spatial designer Ernst Dullemond.
Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
No entrance during
the performance
composed
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Verkadefabriek
Kleine Zaal
No entrance during
the performance
composed / visuals
PREMIERE
ROUTE
MAYKE NAS
Sophisticated humour, anecdotal seriousness, and theatrical
absurdism alternate with well thought-out composed subtleties in
Dutch composer Mayke Nas’ oeuvre. As part of the Cello Biennale
she wrote new works for four cellists, percussion ensemble, and
(ad hoc) orchestra. There will also be some One Page Compositions
by well-known Dutch composers.
12.30 - 1 PM &
1.30 - 2 PM &
5.30- 6 PM
12.30 - 1 PM &
1.30 - 2 PM &
3 - 3.30 PM
De Muzerije Atrium
No entrance during
the performance
electronics /
composed
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NEW KIDS ON
THE BLOCK
ROUTE
NEW KIDS ON
THE BLOCK
ROUTE
ROGIER TELDERMAN
MATTEO MIJDERWIJK’S POLYTRIGGER
12.30 - 1 PM &
2 - 2.30 PM &
3.30 - 4 PM
The spanking new band Polytrigger, headed by pianist Matteo
Mijderwijk, lets rhythms somersault and tumble over each other.
Together with drummer Remco Menting (Kapok) and saxophonist
Marc Alberto (Jett Rebel, among others) he creates mesmerising
sound structures driven by rhythmical developments, which leave
the trio plenty of room for improvisation and sound searching.
Azijnfabriek
No entrance during
the performance
jazz / composed
Composition and improvisation seamlessly merge under Rogier
Telderman’s capable hands. ‘Music is a living organism,’ according
to the pianist/composer who was designated a Young VIP last
year by Dutch jazz programmers. November Music commissioned
Telderman to write a composition; he has assembled an ensemble
with an extraordinary wind section but within a chamber music
setting. The focus is on stratification; Telderman challenges the
traditional division of musical roles. With Alex Simu, (clarinets), Mark
Alban Lotz (flutes), and Efe Erdem (trombone).
NEW KIDS ON
THE BLOCK
ROUTE
Artuarium
Visitors can enter
at any time
jazz /electronics
VANDRYVER
Classical saxophonist Lotte Pen and singer/songwriter Arjen
van Wijk have clicked – in a big way! Live on stage, VanDryver
effortlessly fuses influences from dreamy indie rock, baroque pop,
minimal music, and electronic dance. Their ambitious cross-over
uses horn, flute, harp, vibraphone, and saxophone and revolves
around Arjen van Wijk’s melodious voice.
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1.30 - 2 PM &
2.30 - 3 PM &
3.30 - 4 PM
4.45 - 6 PM
W2 Poppodium
Visitors can enter
at any time
pop / composed
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COMPOSERS IN FOCUS
WILLEM JETHS
Concerts:
- -The Conspiracy
of Claudius Civilis
Fri 11 Nov | Erik
Bosgraaf (p 33)
--Quale Coniugium,
Monument to
a Universal Marriage
Sat 12 Nov | philharmonie
zuidnederland (p 49)
--String quartet No. 3
Sun 13 Nov | Arditti
Quartet (p 51)
DETLEV GLANERT
Willem Jeths (1959) has written numerous pieces for chamber
music and orchestra. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,
Asko Ensemble, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and
Kronos Quartet commissioned his pieces and he was declared
Holland’s very first Composer Laureate in 2014. Jeths is
prepared to go to extremes but he does not shy away from
aural beauty. As he himself says, “Precisely taking tradition
as your point of departure will make it possible to navigate
new paths”. A composer portrait of Willem Jeths, written by
Joep Christenhusz and initiated by November Music, will be
presented during the concert.
JACOBTV
Concerts:
- -The News
Tue 8 Nov | f.c.
Jongbloed led by Aart
Strootman (p 25)
- -Harper Songs
Sat 12 Nov | Lavinia
Meijer (p 47)
- -Serendipity
Sun 13 Nov | Bombay
Bazaar (p 64)
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Willem Jeths, JacobTV, Detlev Glanert and Aart Strootman are the composers
in focus at November Music 2016. Their existing as well as new works will be
performed throughout the festival.
Concerts:
--Bosch Requiem Fri 4 Nov
Concertgebouw Orkest &
Groot Omroepkoor (p14)
--Fünfzehn Karikaturen
Sat 12 Nov | philharmonie
zuidnederland (p 49)
--Tweede Strijkkwartet
Sun 13 Nov | Arditti Quartet
(p 51)
Detlev Glanert (1960) is Germany’s most frequently
performed opera composer. His operas, orchestral, and
chamber music works share a lyrical musical language.
Glanert is influenced by the romantic tradition but he
always approaches it from a contemporary perspective.
AART STROOTMAN
JacobTV (Jacob Ter Veldhuis, 1951) started out as a rock
musician before studying composition and electronics. He
received the Composition Award in 1980. His pieces come from
the heart, delight the ear, and are always designed to make
an impact. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
recently dedicated a three-day festival to his work. JacobTV
won the BUMA Classical Award 2015 as the best Dutch
classical export product of the year. His music synthesizes very
diverse influences ranging from classical, contemporary, jazz,
and rock to pop art.
Concerts:
--Wed 9 Nov | TEMKO
ft. Nik Bärtsch (p 26)
--Songs from a Dark Past
Thurs 10 Nov | Stargaze
(p 31)
--Tenebrae | Sun 13 Nov
Storioni Trio & Aart
Strootman (p 63)
--Giudecca | Sun 13 Nov
Nora Fischer & Aart
Strootman (p 63)
Composer/guitarist Aart Strootman (1987) is banging on
the doors of the contemporary music industry. Thanks to his
innovative take on musical genres and styles there is little
doubt that he is destined for greatness. Already, Strootman
has been a soloist with the Britten Sinfonia, played with
the radio orchestra of the Hessische Rundfunk, and the
New York Philharmonic. He also participates in the groups
Stargaze, TEMKO, and the Stadhouders & Strootman
Duo. Aart Strootman is supported by the New Makers
arrangement of the Performing Arts Fund via November
Music.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
November Music 2016 takes place at various locations in
’s-Hertogenbosch. The conservatory (serre) in Verkadefabriek is
the central festival hub. A place to meet up, drink, or lounge to the
soundtrack provided by our DJs. National radio station VPRO will
broadcast live from Verkadefabriek.
TICKETS
You can buy tickets for November Music 2016 (m.u.v. Bosch
Requiem) via www.novembermusic.net or at the box office in
Verkadefabriek (T: 00 31 73 681 81 60). Throughout the festival,
tickets can be bought at the concert venues unless they are sold out.
DISCOUNT PASSES:
MEDIUM & XL
Do you want to attend several concerts at November Music 2016 or
take a group to a particular concert? Opt for an appropriate discount
pass. With the Festival pass Medium (€ 12.50) you will get a
€ 3 discount on every ticket while it is possible to order multiple
tickets per concert. The Festival pass XL (€ 37.50) is personal
and not transferable. You will get a 50% discount per concert ticket.
Once you have purchased a discount pass you should wait for the
confirmation email before buying the tickets!
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ACCESS
& PARKING
November Music takes place at various locations in ’s-Hertogenbosch
(see street plan). Verkadefabriek, the central festival hub, is easily
accessible by train and car. There is plenty of parking space around
Verkadefabriek. The multi-storey car parks Wolvenhoek or St.-Jan are
convenient to the other concert venues in the city centre. Renting an
OV bicycle could be handy if you intend to visit various locations within
a short space of time.
ACCOMMODATION
IN ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH
Reserving a few days to visit November Music is worth it. And not
just because of the music. ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) has a
historic and hospitable city centre with plenty of things to see and
do. Accommodation is available in various hotels and B&Bs.
CONTACT
November Music
Boschdijkstraat 45
5211 VD ’s-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands
www.novembermusic.net
info@novembermusic.net
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SUBSIDIZERS AND PARTNERS
Stichting Dioraphte supports art and cultural
projects with a national or international impact.
This year, too, November Music can count on our
support for an international programme that aims
to reach a general audience, right here, right
now. Because culture is shared wealth.
COLLABORATORS AND PARTNERS
Our contribution to November Music
provides many Dutch composers with
extra opportunities. Buma supports
and promotes music and jazz created
by composers and lyricists from the
Netherlands.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
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