today’s music by today’s artists 2014... · Tigran Hamasyan | Slagwerk Den Haag ‘Steve Reichs’ Drumming’ and many others ... Tigran, Marc Ribot a.o.) Words & Beyond II (Seung-Ah

Kronos Quartet | The Bad Plus ft. Anton Goudsmit |

Amsterdam Sinfonietta & Sofia Goebaidoelina | Anouar

Brahem Quartet | Jörg Widmann | ZAPP4 ft. Marc Ribot |

Saskia Lankhoorn & Kate Moore | Rozalie Hirs | Micha

Hamel | Colin Stetson | philharmonie zuidnederland ft.

Valgeir Sigurdsson | Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser |

Arditti Quartet | Wu Wei | Simon Steen-Andersen |

Tigran Hamasyan | Slagwerk Den Haag ‘Steve Reichs’

Drumming’ and many others…

today’s music by today’s artists

www.novembermusic.net

’s-Hertogenbosch

5 through 9

november 2014

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Photo credits

a.o. Przemek Wozny | Krijn van Noordwijk | Louis Haagman | Alex de Groot |

Danijel Mihajlovic | Elisabeth Melchior | Michel Meeuwissen | Smantha West

| Myungrae Park | Reinard Haex | Marco Borggreve | Jay Blakesberg | Emelie

Schafer | Sarah Wijzenbeek | Maarten Mooijman

There is something for everyone at November Music 2014. Those who love

string quartets can feast on Kronos, Arditti, Brodsky, Bozzini, Ragazze,

DoelenKwartet, and Zapp4. These ensembles often feature in extraordinary

programmes or as part of special combinations. Slagwerk Den Haag is our

ensemble in residence. Every day it will be possible to admire its diversity and

talents. This year will see the second edition of Colours of Improvisation with

an exciting triptych of international and Dutch jazz highlights. It promises to be

as thrilling as the first. Naturally, we are very proud to present the 83-year old

Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. She will attend the Dutch premiere of

her latest work. Oud player Anouar Brahem, who rarely visits the Netherlands,

will also be at November Music 2014. In addition, the South Netherlands

Philharmonic plays four premieres. Not to mention the Kunstmuziekroute (art

music trail) and the Premiere Day. The programme is full to overflowing. Come

to the hospitable city of ’s-Hertogenbosch in November and take your pick from

the varied offerings. Memorable musical experiences are guaranteed!

Bert Palinckx and Theo van Dooremalen

Concert schedule 4

Wednesday’s Concerts 10

Thursday’s Concerts 12

Friday’s Concerts 13

Saturday’s Concerts 16

Sunday’s Concerts: 25

Sunday’s Concerts: Other 33

Installation expedition: Wed through Sat 35

Installations: Wed through Sun 36

Map and locations 38

Practical information 40

Subsidizers and partners 42

Staff Heleen Moors festival manager

Koen Graat communication |

jazz programming

Bernard Jussen technical

coordination

Board Lucas Vis chairman

Aleida Hamel secretary

Gerton Heyne treasurer

Ans Buys members

Edo Dijksterhuis members

Preface November Music 2014 Contents

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woensdag 5 novemberProgrammes Wednesday through Friday

Kruithuis

Willem II Fabriek

Verkadefabriek Kleine Zaal

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal

Locations

Locations

16 17 18 19 20 21 22.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

16 17 18 19 20 21 22.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

17 18 19 20 21 22 23.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

Kruithuis

Willem II Fabriek

Willem II Fabriek Benedenruimte


Kruithuis

Willem II Fabriek

De Toonzaal

Verkadefabriek Clubzaal


Verkadefabriek KleineZaal

Kruithuis (1 AM )


Locations

Thursday 6 november

Installatie Expeditie - Kruithuis

Installatie Expeditie - Willem II Fabriek

Synaethesia Suite (Kate Moore, page 37)

philharmonie zuidnederland (Valgeir Sigurdsson a.o.)

Friday 7 november



Ragazze Kwartet & Jörg Widmann

Franz von Chossy Quintet ft. Wu Wei

The Rite of Spring (The Bad Plus)

Buenos Aires (Simon Steen-Andersen)

Plug (SchnAAk a.o.)

Steve Reich’s Drumming (Slagwerk Den Haag)

wednesday november 5th



Half the Horizon (Jorrit Tamminga / De Nooijers)

Anouar Brahem Quartet

*Every day it’s possible to visit several (sound)installations.More information on page 36 & 37.

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woensdag 5 novemberProgramme Saturday 8 november

De Toonzaal

Verkadefabriek Matzer

Kruithuis

Willem II Fabriek

Pand 18

Noordbrabants Museum Statenzaal

De Muzerije Pleitzaal

W2 Poppodium


Bank van Leening

De Muzerije Atrium


Grote Kerk

De Toonzaal


Theater aan de Parade Pleinzaal


Locations

Locations

12 13 14 15 16 17 18.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

19 20 21 22 23 24.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

Saturday 8 november afternoon

Arditi Quartet (John Zorn, James Dillon a.o.)

Delirium Still (David Dramm, Big House)



Susie, tell me a story! (Susanna Borsch)

Nous Deux (DoelenKwartet, Micha Hamel)

The End of Desire (Ties Mellema, Ian Wilson)

Marc Ribot Trio

Brodsky Quartet (Robin de Raaff a.o.)

HEX (Dyane Donck)

Aan Barrels (NAP, Reza Namavar a.o.)

Saturday 8 november evening

Soselo in Siberia (Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser)

Luther (Cappella Amsterdam, Boudewijn Tarenskeen)

Bozzini Quartet (Rozalie Hirs a.o.)

Colours of Improvisation (The Bad Plus, Tigran, Marc Ribot a.o.)

Words & Beyond II (Seung-Ah Oh, Slagwerk Den Haag)

Dances & Canons (Kate Moore, Saskia Lankhoorn)

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woensdag 5 novemberProgramme Sunday 9 november



Azijnfabriek


ZuiderZinkerk

Stadsbibliotheek

Pand 18

De Muzerije Pleitzaal

Museum Slager

De Muzerije Hofzaal

De Toonzaal

Kapel Reinier van Arkel

Kapel Reinier van Arkel


MC De Toonzaal

Bank van Leening

Grote Kerk

SM’s

Kruithuis

Willem II Benedenruimte

Kroonluchters Gallery

Willem II Benedenruimte

Willem II Bovenruimte

Verkadefabriek Matzer


W2 Poppodium

Locations

Locations

19 20 21 22 23 23.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

songs route

old & new route

sax route

slagwerk den haag

route

installation route

perfomance route

eastern route

Sunday 9 november

Amsterdam Sinfonietta (Sofia Goebaidoelina, Dimitri Shostakovich)

Kronos Quartet ft. Nora Fischer

1211 13 14 15 16 17.30.30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30

Sun*Sun*Sun orkestra ft. Roosbeef

Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser

Bram Stadhouders Trio

Mijke Sekhuis / Micha Hamel

Susie, tell me... (Susanna Borsch)

Nordic Affect

Vincent van Amsterdam

Michiel Stekelenburg trio

Mark Feldman / Sylvie Courvoisier

Wu Wei

Colin Stetson

Joris Roelofs / Mats Eilertsen

Evan Parker / Sten Sandell

HEX (Dyane Donck)

Peter Schats’ ‘To You’ (fc Jongbloed)

Batdetection (Marc Alberto a.o.)

Kruithuis Collectief

Bone China (Kate Moore)

H20 (Dyane Donck)

Jochem van Tol

Ronald van der Meijs

Hammer Music (Ralph van Raat)

Lunatree & guests

Club Guy & Roni / Kytopia

Sunday 9 november

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Anouar Brahem QuartetThe Astounding Eyes of Ritanew world music / jazz

‘Albums as perfect as this appear rarely’, wrote The Independent about

Anouar Brahem’s The Astounding Eyes of Rita. The Tunisian oud player’s

improvisations are exhilarating. Modern world music that brings inner peace

and demonstrates masterly control of the instrument. Brahem fuses jazz,

folk, and ethnical sources into a precious amalgam. With Khaled Yassine

(darbouka, bendir), Björn Meyer (bass), and Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet).

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal / 8.30 – 9.45 PM (€ 25 / € 22)

A poetic sound voyage that encompasses birth as well as death.

Visual artists Paul and Menno de Nooijer have created an intimate

performance on the subject of pain and the miracle of life. Accompanied

by composer Jorrit Tamminga, recorder player Erik Bosgraaf, and guitarist

Izhar Elias, the duo courageously plumbs the depths.

Verkadefabriek Kleine Zaal / 8 – 9 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

Jorrit Tamminga / Paul and Menno de NooijerHalf the Horizonvisual music / composed / electronics

Sound artist and inspired storyteller Horst Rickels takes you around the

historic rooms of the Kruithuis and Willem II Factory for a reconnaissance of

unique sound sculptures created by various artists. Paper instruments, the

sounds produced by a smouldering cigar, musical art works; expedition leader

Horst Rickels is your guide in a fascinating landscape of sound installations.

*The expedition also takes places on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

See page 35 for more information.

Departs from: Kruithuis / 5 – 7 PM (€ 8 / € 5)

Willem II Fabriek / 6.30 – 7.30 PM (€ 8 / € 5)

Installation expedition Kruithuis & Willem II Fabriek

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woensdag 5 november

Verkadefabriek Kleine Zaal / 9 – 10.15 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

Ragazze Kwartet & Jörg WidmannJörg Widmann / Wolfgang Rihmcomposed

philharmonie zuidnederland ft. Valgeir Sigurdsson & Stian Westerhusled by Bas WiegersRozalie Hirs / Stian Westerhus / Kate Moore / Valgeir Sigurdssoncomposed / soundscapes / electronics

thursday 6 november friday 7 november

An evening of orchestral crossovers. The South Netherlands Philharmonic

pulls out all the stops as it presents new compositions. There are special

guest appearances by Norwegian guitarist Stian Westerhus and the

Icelandic electronics master, Valgeir Sigurosson.

Among others, Sigurosson worked with Brian Eno, Feist, and Björk.

He uses dark (water) colours to paint No Nights Dark Enough. Stian

Westerhus – formerly Nils Petter Molvear’s guitarist – features prominently

in The Redundance 40, his composition for orchestra and guitar.

Tonight’s Dutch contribution is significant. Rozalie Hirs and Kate Moore –

‘composers in focus’ at November Music 2014 – have updated their

respective pieces Roseherte and Days and Nature.

At a previous edition of November Music, the German composer/clarinettist

Jörg Widmann met the Dutch Ragazze Quartet. He was smitten straight away.

The Ragazze perform Widmann’s fiendishly difficult yet scintillating Jagd

Quartett. It’s an invigorating piece of music that incorporates Beethoven’s

famous opening measures of the Seventh Symphony. Together, the five

musicians will play the emotional roller coaster Vier Studien zu einem

Klarinettenquintett composed by Widmann’s influential teacher, Wolfgang Rihm.

De Toonzaal / 7 – 8 PM (€ 13 / € 10)

A wondrous musical showcase brimming with dramatic absurdities and

compositional finds. Danish composer Simon Steen-Andersen’s music theatre

throws reality out of kilter as the listeners are wrong-footed, time and again.

Live video images play a key part in this chamber opera (without vocals).

Ephemeral, surrealistic, and unforgettable.

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal / 8 – 10.30 PM (€ 18 / € 15)

Simon Steen-Andersen / Neue Vocalsolisten / Asamisimasa Buenos Airesvisual music / music theatre / composed

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woensdag 5 novemberfriday 7 november friday 7 november

Pianist Franz von Chossy combines jazz with chamber music and

contemporary world music. ‘Hauntingly beautiful,’ is how AllaboutJazz

described his music. The quintet features violinist Jeffrey Bruinsma, cellist

Jörg Brinkmann, clarinettist Alex Simu, and drummer Yonga Sun. Add to

this the world-renowned Wu Wei who plays the sheng, a traditional Chinese

mouth organ. A concert that promises to be beautiful and cosmopolitan.

Verkadefabriek Clubzaal / 7.15 PM – 8.15 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

Daredevil rhythms and compelling pulses fill the room. Tonight’s great minimal

classic Drumming allowed Steve Reich to leave his musical mark for all times.

An astounding work in four sections. The instruments include eight bongo

drums, three marimbas, and three glockenspiels to which Reich added subtle

vocal lines. The musical patterns merge and fan out almost imperceptibly,

resulting in a hypnotic sound tapestry.

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal / 10 – 11 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

American jazz trio The Bad Plus has astounded the audience as well as the

critics with a unique version of Le Sacre du Printemps. At November Music, it can

be heard live in The Netherlands for the very first time. Prominent jazz magazine

Downbeat awarded the eponymous album no fewer than five stars. ‘It’s about

as badass as highbrow gets,’ exclaimed Rolling Stone. Although it is possible to

descry elements of Stravinsky’s original work, The Bad Plus ‘owns’ the explosive

material in an unprecedented manner. Infernal rhythms, gripping melodies,

brilliant instrumental inventions, and magical abdominal harmonies. *Tomorrow,

8 November, Dutch guitarist Anton Goudsmit joins The Bad Plus on stage

An evening of inventive installations and innovative music; Plug is as versatile

as they come. It mixes experimental music, rock, dance, broken buckets,

improvisation, and bouncing washing machines as musicians, artists, and DJs

engage in intense interaction. Expect an eclectic and exciting programme.

*Plug is collaboration between FAQ Festival and November Music,

initiated by Horst Rickels

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal / 8.45 – 9.30 PM (€ 15 / € 12) Kruithuis / 9 PM – 1 AM (€ 11 / € 8)

The Bad Plus The Rite of Springjazz / impro / contemporary classic

Franz von Chossy Quintet ft. Wu Weijazz / new world music

Slagwerk Den HaagSteve Reich’s Drummingminimal music / contemporary classic

Plug SchnAAK / Xavier van Wersch / Jochem van Tol / Robert Pravda / Ibelisse Guardia / Mirko Lazovic / Daan Johan / Neon & Landa / Miss Milivoltperformance / electronics

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afternoon of premieres saturday 8 november afternoon of premieres saturday 8 november

De Muzerije Pleitzaal / 2 – 3 PM & 5 – 6 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

For 40 years, the Arditti Quartet has championed the contemporary string

quartet repertoire. In collaboration with soprano Sarah Sun, Irvine Arditti and

his men perform Pandora’s Box, composed by New York all-rounder John

Zorn. ‘…Zorn may be a jack-of-all-trades but this intriguing work shows that he

should be taken seriously as a composer,’ exulted Dutch national newspaper

De Volkskrant. The programme features work by Georg Friedrich Haas as

well as the premiere of a piece by eccentric Scotsman James Dillon, who

manages to mine pure gold from intricately complex sound textures.

De Toonzaal / 12.30 – 1.30 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

A roaring hurricane of sound! The Dutch-American composer David Dramm

has created a spectacular piece for accordion quartet plus 396 accordions on

tape. Delirium Still is a tour de force. It was composed for the new accordion

quartet Big House, consisting of Marieke Grotenhuis, Renée Bekkers,

Pieternel Berkers, and Ellen Zijm.

Verkadefabriek Matzer / 12.30 – 1.30 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

A musical theatre performance

about setbacks and resilience,

based on a key event in Ties

Mellema’s personal life. Some

years ago, he lost the ability to

play the saxophone with two

hands, due to an accident. Since

then he has rebuilt his strength

and abilities. Mellema portrays

his experiences with candour

and unfailing musicality in

The End of Desire, composed

by Ian Wilson and directed by

Jos van Kan.

Arditti Quartet & Sarah Sun John Zorn / James Dillon / Georg Friedrich Haascomposed

David Dramm / Big HouseDelirium Stillcomposed / music theatre

Susanna Borsch / David DrammSusie, tell me a story!composed / music theatre / electronics

Ties Mellema / Ian Wilson / Jos van KanThe End of Desirevisual music / composed / music theatre

The recorder virtuoso and globetrotting

troubadour ‘Susie’, aka Susanna

Borsch, tells her own story through

seven brand-new compositions written

specifically for her. Each piece is an

independent part of an adventurous

odyssey. She was accompanied

on this journey by the composers

David Dramm, Felipe Waller, Oscar

Bettison, Kate Moore, Michiel

Mensingh, Guus Janssen, and

Akiko Ushijima.

Pand 18 / 2 – 3 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

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afternoon of premieres saturday 8 november afternoon of premieres saturday 8 november

A female trinity: virgin, mother, and witch. Ethereal beauty as well as

enigmatic allure. Dyane Donck’s Hex is a multimedia experience for

three percussionists and the passionate mezzo-soprano Els Mondelaers

(Silbersee).

Bank van Leening / 3.30 – 4.15 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

Nieuw Amsterdams Peil throws in its lot with a street organ! The young Dutch

composer Reza Namavar has a mature command of technique and a slightly

absurdist sense of humour. Together with composer Janco Verduin, he

explores the possibilities of the barrel organ when played in combination with

live musicians. In addition, a premiere of a work by Arthur van der Kuip,

who won his spurs as dance company T.r.a.s.h’s house composer.

De Muzerije Atrium / 3.30 – 4.30 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

Composer/poet Micha Hamel has multiple talents. His song cycle Nous

Deux gracefully combines poetry, music, and the human voice. Hamel asked

composer Aspasia Nasopoulou to set some of his poems to music. In turn,

he himself used the work of French surrealist poet Paul Éluard as a source

of inspiration.

Noordbrabants Museum Statenzaal / 2 – 3 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

Both Elvis Costello and Björk asked it to lend a musical hand. This is no

great surprise as the British Brodsky Quartet excels in versatility and aims

for perfection. The close-knit ensemble has been performing with style and

panache for over 40 years. At November Music, it plays the world premiere

of a quartet by Robin de Raaff. Plus Dmitri Sjostakovitsj’s String quartet No. 5

and work by Gesualdo.

Noordbrabants Museum Statenzaal / 3.30 – 4.30 PM (€ 11 / € 8)

DoelenKwartet ft. Renate Arends & Micha HamelNous Deuxcomposed

Brodsky QuartetRobin de Raaff / Gesualdo /Dimitri Sjostakovitsj composed

Dyane Donck / Slagwerk Den Haag / Els Mondelaers HEXvisual music / composed

Nieuw Amsterdams PeilAan Barrelscomposed

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Marc Ribot is a top class musician. Big names such as Tom Waits, John Zorn,

and Elvis Costello have requested his guitar services. Meanwhile, the trio

resembles a high-level summit between three generations of improvisers.

Elder statesman is legendary bassist Henry Grimes, who has played with

Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Drummer Chad Taylor is equally at

home in the world of jazz as in the realm of post-rock. De Volkskrant wrote

this about their recently released live album: ‘An ode to the past but without

nostalgia. Musicianship that goes all out ****’.

*Tonight, Marc Ribot joins string quartet ZAPP4 on stage

W2 Poppodium / 3 – 4 PM (€ 13 / € 10)

Wegen en Water, a dance suite in seven movements, is composed by

Rozalie Hirs who used 200 electronic sounds in quadraphonic projections

that surround the audience. In addition, the Canadian Bozzini Quartet plays

Marc Sabat’s Euler Lattice Spirals Scenery, in praise of the composers

Claude Vivier and Ben Johnston. Lastly, a premiere of a work by the Belgian

composer Frederik Neyrinck.

De Toonzaal / 7 – 8 PM (€ 13 / € 10)

Marc Ribot Triojazz / impro / rock

Composer Boudewijn Tarenskeen describes the reformer Martin Luther as

a man with a free and incisive mind, who gradually gets entangled in his own

ideas. A brilliant and deeply religious thinker, struggling with despair and

dread. The oratorio features an intense and agonizing dialogue between the

tormented Luther and the grandiose choir (Cappella Amsterdam) that takes

on various roles: audience, well-meaning bystanders, a suspicious world.

With an extraordinary epilogue written by Gerardjan Rijnders. Baritone

Michel Poels is Luther and the actor Titus Muizelaar is the interpreter.

Directed by Paul Koek. De Volkskrant extolled Tarenskeen’s Luther as

‘Theatrical, dramatic, and fascinating.’

*A reading of Marc Versteeg before the concert introduces the era of Luther

and Jheronimous Bosch

Grote Kerk / 7 – 8.30 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

Boudewijn Tarenskeen / Cappella Amsterdam / Paul KoekLuthermusic theatre / modern vocal music

Bozzini QuartetRozalie Hirs /Frederik Neyrinck / Marc Sabatcomposed / electronics

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saturday 8 november saturday 8 november

‘A feast for the eye and ear,’ wrote the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad

about the amazing and terrifying liminal world where singer-songwriter Eefje

de Visser dares to venture. 331/3 Collective’s fascinating video images show

a gradual blurring of boundaries between reality and projections. Psychedelic

rock mixes with the contemporary sound of Rosa Ensemble in Soselo in

Siberia.

Verkadefabriek Kleine Zaal / 7 – 8 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

East and West meet in the oeuvre of composer Seung-Ah Oh. Her music is

addictive and magical; it embraces sound poetry, silence, and mystical drama.

Words and Beyond II, directed by Ria Marks, contains traditional Korean

chanting, geomungo, percussion, dance, and accordion. Oh’s work has a

strong physical impact when performed live: musical gestures and sonic rituals

merge in a mesmerizing setting.

Theater aan de Parade Pleinzaal / 9 – 10.15 PM (€ 15 / € 12)

Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser / 331/3 CollectiveSoselo in Siberiavisual music / music theatre / psychedelic rock

Seung-Ah Oh / Slagwerk Den HaagWords & Beyond IIvisual music / new world music / composed

The musical spectrum of contemporary jazz and impro is vast. Colours of

Improvisation (which consists of three parts) puts the spotlight on these

variegated colours. It consists of two unique collaborations between Dutch

and American stars. Plus the newest global jazz sensation.

Zapp4 ft. Marc Ribot

A review in NRC Handelsblad describes ZAPP4 as ‘The hardest grooving string

quartet of the Netherlands’. The group mixes genres and styles at will. This time

– for the first time – in collaboration with guitarist Marc Ribot, who has played

with Tom Waits, John Zorn, McCoy Tyner, Robert Plant, and many others.

The Bad Plus ft. Anton Goudsmit

The American piano trio The Bad Plus is one of the most original and unique

jazz bands of the past 15 years. With their no-nonsense rock attitude, the trio

seems an ideal partner for the maverick Dutch jazz improvisator, guitarist Anton

Goudsmit.

Tigran Hamasyan Trio

The Armenian-American pianist Tigran Hamasyan is a sensational new addition

to improvised music. From jazz and folk to postrock and progmetal; Hamasyan’s

musical (jazz) universe stirs audiences.

Verkadefabriek Grote Zaal / 7.30 – 11.30 PM (€ 30 / € 27)

Colours of ImprovisationZAPP4 ft. Marc RibotThe Bad Plus ft. Anton GoudsmitTigran Hamasyan Triojazz / new world music

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Using minimal resources, composer Kate Moore unleashes grand emotional

soundscapes. Her music comprises vast panoramas of slowly moving patterns

and hypnotic vistas. Her latest piano cycle Dances & Canons is released by

the renowned German label ECM Records. One of her contemporaries, the

pianist Saskia Lankhoorn, performs Moore’s compelling work.

Live on stage, Dances & Canons is an unforgettable experience. The audience

is seated around Lankhoorn; loudspeakers encapsulate the listeners in a web

of whirling piano sounds. A designated light design adds a special touch.

Verkadefabriek Clubzaal / 9 – 10 PM (€ 13 / € 10)

Kate Moore / Saskia LankhoornDances & Canonsminimal music

On Sunday the Kunstmuziekroute, brimming with musical pleasures,

spans an entire afternoon. It’s a grandiose tradition on the last festival day.

Visit downtown Den Bosch and enjoy a plethora of succinct concerts in

extraordinary locations. Buying one ticket (which can be exchanged for

a wristband on the day) offers a choice between approximately 20 concerts.

Compose your own programme! Conveniently, each concert can be heard

several times in the course of the afternoon. There are various signposted

routes with individual themes (purely meant as suggestions).

Various locations / 11.30 AM – 6 PM (€ 18 / € 15)

Colin Stetsonjazz / minimal music

Wu Weinew world music / minimal music

How does it work?

The Canadian saxophonist Colin

Stetson is sensational. He uses a

massive bass saxophone as well as

his vocal chords to create enthralling

sound tapestries, built of various layers

that scour, mix, fuse, and intermingle.

‘Whack smack bang, in your face’,

exclaimed De Volkskrant in a five star

review about Stetson. He regularly joins

forces with artists such as Arcade Fire,

The National, Tom Waits, and Feist.

Kapel Reinier v Arkel / 3.30, 4.30 & 5.30 PM

Guardian of the Chinese tradition

and contemporary sound innovator,

Wu Wei is one of the most important

sheng players of today. (The sheng

is an antique Chinese mouth organ,

sometimes referred to as the oldest

harmonica on the planet). Wu Wei

plays traditional Chinese music but

was also involved in world premieres

by various composers including John

Cage, Tan Dun, and Unsuk Chin.

Kapel Reinier v Arkel / 12, 1 & 2 PM

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The Belgian Sun*Sun*Sun orkestra brings a special guest to November

Music: singer-songwriter Roosbeef, who will play a mix of contemporary

composed music and pop. he programme features work by Roosbeef and

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

Azijnfabriek / 1, 2, 4 & 5 PM

Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser / 331/3 CollectiveSoselo in Siberiavisual music / music theatre / psychedelic rock

Sun*Sun*Sun orkestraft. Roosbeefsongs / composed

‘A feast for the eye and ear,’ wrote the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad

about the amazing and terrifying liminal world where singer-songwriter

Eefje de Visser dares to venture. 331/3 Collective’s fascinating video images

show a gradual blurring of boundaries between reality and projections.

Psychedelic rock mixes with the contemporary sound of Rosa Ensemble

in Soselo in Siberia.

*The performance is executed in two parts, which can be enjoyed separately.

First part: 12 and 3 PM

Second part: 1 & 4 PM

Verkadefabriek Kleine Zaal / 12 & 1 PM and 3 & 4 PM

Bram Stadhouders / Sebastian Brouwer / David HoogerheideFilgametmodern vocal music / impro / electronics

Mijke Sekhuis / Shuann Chai / Micha HamelMicha Hamel / Willem Jethscomposed / vocal music / spoken word

Susanna Borsch / David DrammSusie, tell me a story!composed / music theatre / electronics

Guitarist Bram Stadhouders explores the border regions between modern

composed, improvised, and ambient music with tenor Sebastian Brouwer

and electronics wizard David Hoogerheide.

ZuiderZinkerk / 1, 2 & 3 PM

Soprano Mijke Sekhuis and pianist Shuann Chai unlock the sound poetry of

composers Micha Hamel and Willem Jeths. Multi-talented Micha Hamel will

recite his own poems – the song cycle Triptyque and Wiegelied – as part of the

programme. For Les Chats, Willem Jeths found inspiration in the poems

of the French writer Charles Baudelaire.

Stadsbibliotheek (City library) / 2, 3 & 4 PM

The recorder virtuoso and globetrotting troubadour ‘Susie’, aka Susanna

Borsch, tells her own story through seven brand-new compositions written

specifically for her. Each piece is an independent part of an adventurous

odyssey. She was accompanied on this journey by the composers David

Dramm, Juan Felipe Waller, Oscar Bettison, Kate Moore, Michiel

Mensingh, Guus Janssen, and Akiko Ushijima.

Pand 18 / 11.30 AM, 12.30, 2 & 3 PM

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Musical adventures are as plentiful as geysers in dazzling Iceland. In the

contemporary music scene, too, many groups are attracting attention. The

Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect plays modern music as well as baroque. It subtly

combines the two genres in a single concert. Nordic Affect premieres works by

Taylan Susam and Brendan Faegre (both commissioned by November Music),

Thurídur Jónsdóttir, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, and Thomas Smetryns.

De Muzerije Pleitzaal / 1.30, 2.30 & 4.30 PM

Nordic Affectcomposed / early music Michiel Stekelenburg / Yoram Lachish /

Clemens van der Feenjazz / new world music

Mark Feldman & Sylvie CourvoisierBook of Angelsjazz / new world music Joris Roelofs & Mats Eiler tsen

jazz

‘An unrivalled reed player,’ is how Dutch daily newspaper Trouw described

Joris Roelofs, one of the best saxophonists/bass clarinettists in the country.

An upstanding improvisator, technically sophisticated and emotionally

eloquent. He has shared a stage with pianist Brad Mehldau and was invited at

a young age to join the well-known Vienna Art Orchestra. At November Music,

Roelofs will enter the musical arena with Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen.

Noordbrabants Museum Statenzaal / 2, 3 & 4 PM

Evan Parker & Sten Sandelljazz / impro

At 70, saxophonist and free jazz pioneer Evan Parker embodies the brilliance

of the English improvisation scene. Parker is well-known for his fabulous

circular breathing technique. He has worked with stimulating sparring partners

such as Peter Brötzmann, John Zorn, and Fred Frith. Today, he meets up with

the Swedish organist Sten Sandell, a freethinker for whom improvisation,

experimenting, and composing are inextricably linked.

De Toonzaal / 11.30 AM & 1 PM

Jazz that knows no boundaries for guitar, oboe, and double bass.

November Music gave carte blanche to guitarist Michiel Stekelenburg,

who put together an extraordinary trio that enables him to indulge

a penchant for spicy improvisation, hot-blooded rock jazz, and world music.

De Muzerije Hofzaal / 2, 3 & 4 PM

John Zorn’s Book of Angels is a musical celebration that fuses influences of

Jewish traditional music, neoclassicism, and contemporary jazz. The cycle

was written for the golden couple of the New York improvisation scene:

violinist Mark Feldman and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier. At November Music,

the duo performs in the historic synagogue De Toonzaal, an apt location.

*During the third set (at 5 PM), Feldman and Courvoisier will play their own

compositions

De Toonzaal / 3, 4 & 5 PM


Accordion virtuoso Vincent van Amsterdam plays old and new work with equal

alacrity. De Profundis (1978) is the very first piece written for bayan (Russian

accordion) by the world famous composer Sofia Gubaidulina. The old man

and the sea (2014) by Aart Strootman is an ode to Ernest Hemingway’s

impressive eponymous novel. The sea, the battles with the fish, and the

sense of despair are evident in Strootman’s composition.

Museum Slager / 12.30, 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30 PM

Vincent van AmsterdamSofia Goebaidoelina / Aart Strootmancomposed

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Peter Adriaansz / Ralph van Raat / Slagwerk Den HaagHammer Musiccomposed / performance

f.c. Jongbloed / Aart StrootmanPeter Schats’ To Youcomposed / performance

One of the weirdest compositions in Dutch music history

is making a comeback. Peter Schat’s To You (1973) has

legendary status but is rarely played on a concert stage

as it requires an extravagant combination of soprano, six

guitars, three bass guitars, four pianos, two organs, and

the famous giant humming tops. Nevertheless, Ensemble

f.c. Jongbloed plus initiator (and guitarist) Aart Strootman

will rise to the challenge – alongside the reconstructed

humming tops.

Grote Kerk / 3, 4 & 5 PM

Perhaps surprisingly, piano and percussion have a lot in common. After all,

when someone plays the piano, small felt-padded hammers are striking

the strings. Slagwerk Den Haag and pianist Ralph van Raat approach the

percussive aspects of the piano from various angles in Peter Adriaansz’

composition Hammer Music.

Verkadefabriek Matzer / 2.30 & 3.30 PM

The music played by Ensemble Lunatree evolves in

close collaboration with kindred composers. New pieces

by Raphael Vanoli and Luc Houtkamp are part of the

programme, which was specifically put together for

November Music. Ensemble composers Piet-Jan van

Rossum and Arnold Marinissen are responsible for the

‘musical design’. Knalpot guitarist Raphael Vanoli and

percussionist Fedor Teunisse join Lunatree live on stage.

Verkadefabriek Clubzaal / 11.30 AM, 1 PM, 2 & 3 PM

It’s not a gadget owned by Bruce Wayne; a bat detector is a real piece of

equipment that shifts ultrasonic bat frequencies to the human hearing range.

The sounds that the detector produces are incorporated into a musical work,

vibrating with eerie melodies and seemingly synthetic rhythms.

SM’s / 2, 3 & 4 PM

Kytopia is a new collaboration between Slagwerk Den Haag and Club Guy &

Roni, for the first time live together on stage as part of the KunstmuziekRoute.

It’s both party and performance. With different types of music and acrobatic

dance.

W2 Poppodium / 4.30 PM

Lunatree ft. Raphael Vanoli & Slagwerk Den HaagMicro Brutecomposed / electronics

Slagwerk Den Haag / Kytopia / Club Guy & Roniperformance

Marc Alberto / Daniel Daemen / Jesse Passenier / Marco MlynekBatdetectionelectro-acoustic / improvisation / soundscapes


A female trinity: virgin, mother, and witch. Ethereal beauty as well as

enigmatic allure. Dyane Donck’s Hex is a multimedia experience for

three percussionists and the passionate mezzo-soprano Els Mondelaers

(Silbersee).

Bank van Leening / 4.30 & 5.30 PM

Dyane Donck / Slagwerk Den Haag / Els MondelaersHEXvisual music / composed

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Sofia Gubaidulina is one of the most important living composers of the early

part of the 21st century. To her, music is a mystical sound ritual. As she pulls

listeners into a spiritual, almost sacral world Gubaidulina works magic with the

elements of space and time. The 83-year old composer will be in attendance

at November Music when the Amsterdam Sinfonietta performs the Dutch

premiere of her new composition for flute, clarinet, and strings, entitled Why?

In addition, a classic work by Dmitri Shostakovich, Ms. Gubaidulina’s

colleague and compatriot. Chamber-Symphony for strings op. 118a is

a signature piece for the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, which has earned them

plaudits all over the world. It is a renowned and very successful arrangement

of Shostakovich’s String Quartet no. 10 by the violinist Rudolf Barshai.

*At 6 PM, Elmer Schönberger interviews Sofia Gubaidulina in the Clubzaal

of Verkadefabriek (free entry)


Amsterdam Sinfonietta o.l.v. Candida ThompsonSofia Goebaidoelina / Dimitri Shostakovichcomposed / Dutch premiere / contemporary classic

Kruithuis Collectief Curator - Horst Rickelsinstallation / performance

Installations (continuous)installation / performance

Ronald van der MeijsPlay it one more time for me La Ville Fuméeinstallation / performance

Welcome to the world of sound

installations where visuals and

sound are a match for each other.

Performances are wide-ranging;

variety is key. Neon & Landa / Robert

Pravda / Miss Milivolt / Daan Johan /

Mirko Lazovic / Jochem van Tol

Kruithuis / 1.30, 2.30, 3.30 & 4.30 PM What is the musical impact of a sheet

of paper? Dutch composer and artist

Jochem van Tol has explored the

unthought-of sound panoramas of

gently rustling paper.

Willem II Fabriek downstairs

12, 1, 2, & 3 PM

Kate Moore Bone China

(Willem II Fabriek downstairs )

Strijbos & Van Rijswijk FuChair

(Verkadefabriek Serre)

Dyane Donck H2O

(Kroonluchters Gallery)

Rozalie Hirs Curvices

(Citadel)

*More information, page 36 & 37

11.30 AM – 5 PM

A cigar is the driving force behind this

sound installation. Burning cigars

heat up air that produces sound

in several recorders. The result is

an unpredictable composition. The

installation is located in the former

cigar factory Willem II.

Willem II Fabriek upstairs

12.30, 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30 PM

Jochem van Tol#10installation / performance

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sunday 9 november final concert wednesday 5 through saturday 8 november

The closing concert of November Music 2014 features the world’s most

famous string quartet. Kronos will play a selection of exotic quartets,

with a focus on modern music from the Middle East and a special guest

appearance by Dutch singer Nora Fischer.

The Kronos Quartet (from San Francisco) has performed world premieres

of works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Sofia Gubaidulina and played on

the soundtrack of various films, including Requiem for a Dream and The Great

Gatsby. Nora Fischer is one of the Netherlands’ major vocal talents. Last year,

she sang at November Music in a piece by Osvaldo Golijov, an Argentinean

composer whose work is in the Kronos Quartet repertoire.


Kronos Quartet ft. Nora Fischernew world music / composed

installation expeditions

Sound artist and inspired storyteller Horst Rickels takes you around the

historic rooms of the Kruithuis and Willem II Factory for a reconnaissance of

unique sound sculptures created by various artists. Paper instruments, the

sounds produced by a smouldering cigar, musical art works; expedition leader

Horst Rickels is your guide in a fascinating landscape of installations. He runs

two different expeditions, from Wednesday through Saturday. Explore a range

of wondrous sound installations.

Installation expedition - Willem II FabriekRonald van der Meijs / Jochem van Tol / Kate MooreIt is no accident that the expedition in

the former cigar factory Willem II visits,

among others, Ronald van der Meijs’

installation, which uses cigar smoke.

In installation #10, Jochem van Tol

explores the sound of paper in many

different ways whilst Kate Moore’s Bone

China is about the timbres produced

by chinaware.

wednesday 6.30 – 7.30 PM

thursday 5 – 6 PM

friday 6 – 7 PM

saturday 12.30 – 1.30 PM & 4 – 5 PM

Willem II Fabriek (€ 8 / € 5)

Installation expedition - KruithuisNeon & Landa / Robert Pravda / Miss Millivolt / Daan Johan / Mirko Lazovic / Jochem van TolThe historic Kruithuis (= gunpowder

depot) comes alive with various

installations plus associated

performances. Visual arts and

sound art complement each other.

So much is clear as you experience

these varied works.

wednesday 5 – 6 PM

thursday 6.30 – 7.30 PM

friday 4.30 – 5.30 PM

saturday 2.30 – 3.30 PM

& 5.30 – 6.30 PM

Kruithuis (€ 8 / € 5)

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installations wednesday 5 through saturday 8 installations wednesday 5 through saturday 8

Lucas de Man / Marc Alberto / JanJoost VerhoefOOG

Jochem van Tol#10The sound of paper is artist Jochem van Tol’s speciality. His stunning paper

instruments create idiosyncratic soundscapes.

*until 30 November

Willem II Fabriek downstairs wed through sat 11 AM – 8 PM, sun 11 AM – 5 PM (free entry)

A rare chance to view the city from a different – and very exciting – perspective.

Take a seat in an OOG (EYE), with a diameter of more than four metres.

After closing, it will take you high up in the sky surrounded by a multimedia

presentation. A unique and unforgettable experience!

*Please note, November Music does not sell tickets for OOG.

These can be bought at www.tickets.stichtingnieuwehelden.nl

De Heus / 1 – 7 PM (€ 10)

Dyane Donck’s multimedia installation/composition features mobile speakers

and a poem by Nick J. Swarth. With designer Iris Bouwmeester.

Kroonluchters Gallery / wed through sun 1 – 5 PM

Rozalie HirsCurvices

Rozalie Hirs is a composer as well as a poet. In Curvices, a virtual installation

for cell phones (plus light design), she has created a soundscape for her poetry.

You can take it for a walk along the embankments and grounds of the beautifully

situated Citadel. The location influences how the music and poetry develop.

The application CurvicesNM is gratis te downloaden voor Android en iPhone.

Citadel / 9 AM – 6 PM (free entrance)

Strijbos & Van RijswijkFuChairRocking chair 2.0. As soon as you sit down and move the rocker, the

composition starts. Different movements have different musical effects.

Verkadefabriek Serre / wed through sat 1 – 10 PM, sun 11.30 AM – 9 PM (free entry)

Arnold Marinissen / Slagwerk Den HaagFingerprintsPercussionist of Slagwerk Den Haag will appear at surprising moments

with short pieces written by Arnold Marinissen.

Kate Moore Bone ChinaKate Moore has sampled the subtle sounds produced by chinaware.

She weaves a hallucinating web of uncanny forms and structures.

*On Thursday the performance Syaethesia Suite will take place from 6.30 – 7.30

PM by ensemble Slagwerk Den Haag and guitarist Pete Harden (free entrance).

Willem II Fabriek downstairs wed through sat 11 AM – 8 PM, sun 11 AM – 5 PM (free entry)

Dyane Donck / Nick J. Swarth / Iris BouwmeesterH2O

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Willem II Fabriek Boschveldweg 471

W2 Poppodium Boschveldweg 473

De Heus Tramkade 24

Citadel Zuid Willemsvaart 2

Kruithuis Citadellaan 7

Grote Kerk Kerkstraat 20

Pand 18 Sint Josephstraat 18

Stadsbibliotheek Hinthamerstraat 72

De Muzerije Hinthamerstraat 74

Bank van Leening Schilderstraat 33

Kapel Reinier van Arkel Bethaniestraat 2

Azijnfabriek Bethaniestraat 4

Museum Slager Choorstraat 8

Kroonluchters Gallery Verwerstraat 29

Noordbrabants Museum Verwersstraat 41

ZuiderZinkerk Verwerstraat 49

Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch De Mortel 4

De Toonzaal Prins Bernhardstraat 4-6

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practical information

Tickets & discount

Locations & parking

Staying in ’s-Hertogenbosch

Contact

November Music 2014 takes place in various locations in ’s-Hertogenbosch.

The conservatory (serre) in Verkadefabriek is the central festival hub. Here,

you can have a bite to eat and a drink while lounging to our DJ’s music.

National radio station VPRO broadcasts from Verkadefabriek.

To order tickets from outside The Netherlands and Belgium,

please fill in the order form at our website (www.novembermusic.net/about)

and send it in an email to [email protected].

Make sure you include ‘Ordering November Music tickets’ in the header of

the email. You will then receive an email with a payment reference and an

international bank account number. Once you’ve made the payment, you’ll

receive the e-tickets by email. The order form also gives you the possibility to

order a digital festivalpass for 10 euro. This will give you a discount of 3 euro

on every concertticket you order without restrictions.

November Music takes place in various locations (see map). Verkadefabriek

is the central festival hub. It is within easy reach of the train station and there

is plenty of parking. The Wolvenhoek parking garage is ideally situated for

other concert locations in the city centre. It may be advisable to rent a (public)

bicycle (OV-fiets) when attending concerts in different locations.

It is well worth your while to spend a few days at November Music.

And not just because of the music. With its beautiful historic town centre,

’s-Hertogenbosch (also called Den Bosch) is ideal for a city break.

Various hotels and B&Bs offer comfortable accommodation.

November Music

Boschdijkstraat 45

5211 VD ’s-Hertogenbosch


[email protected]

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Funders and financiers

Contributing to November Music

is an excellent way to promote the

extraordinary works of many Dutch

composers. Buma supports and fosters

contemporary music and jazz produced

by composers and lyricists from the

Netherlands.

The Dioraphte foundation supports high-

quality art and cultural projects aimed at an

(inter)national audience. The November Music

festival can count on us to present (inter)

national music to the general public. Not in the

distant future but now. Because culture is a

treasure trove that should be widely shared.

Cooperation Partners

International Partners

Media Partners

Marc Ribot Trio | Sun*Sun*Sun orkestra ft. Roosbeef |

Paul en Menno de Nooijer & Jorrit Tamminga | Franz von

Chossy Quintet ft. Wu Wei | Ragazze Kwartet

The Bad Plus ‘The Rite of Spring’ | Ties Mellema |

Brodsky Quartet | Cappella Amsterdam & Boudewijn

Tarenskeen | Seung-Ah Oh | Evan Parker | Joris Roelofs

& Mats Eilertsen | Nordic Affect and many others…

today’s music by today’s makers


’s-Hertogenbosch

5 through 9

november 2014

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