Peter Tchaikovsky Overture From The Nutcracker - Music

Peter Tchaikovsky Overture From The Nutcracker by Calefax Reed Quintet

Calefax Reed Quintet

Artist Biography For Calefax Reed Quintet

CALEFAX Reed Quintet CALEFAX IS NOMINATED FOR THE AMSTERDAM AWARD 2009 Having Played Over 600 Concerts In 20 Countries Reed Quintet CALEFAX Are In Great Demand All Over The World. The Quintet Performs Standing Up Plays Some Pieces From Memory And Always Introduces Itself And The Programme To The Audience. Most Importantly The Five Musicians Arrange Recompose And Interpret Music From Eight Centuries To Suit Their Unique Constellation From Early Music To Classical And Jazz To World Premières In The Hands Of CALEFAX It All Sounds Fresh And New. CALEFAX Has Won A Number Of Prizes And In Recent Years Has Collaborated With Artists Such As The Zapp String Quartet NL Pianist Ivo Janssen Mezzo-Soprano Cora Burggraaf And Jazz Singer Denise Jannah. Their Discs Published By MDG Have Met With Consistently Enthusiastic Reactions "A Sublime Sense Of Timing ... . In Short Here Are Five Souls Playing As One. These Are … Masters!" CALEFAX Has Recently Explored Many New Territories Outside Their Native Netherlands Sweden Norway Estonia Italy Russia Many Festivals In The UK And Even Has Travelled As Far As China And The USA. In Addition To Concerts CALEFAX Offer Master Classes And Workshops For Young Amateur Musicians And Conservatory Students. In Cooperation With The Amsterdam Concertgebouw CALEFAX Developed Two New Shows A Musical Gameshow For Three Or Four Classes Of School Children Presentation By Jeannie Charlene And A Family Concert Staged By Jetse Batelaan. In 2004 CALEFAX Started Publishing Its Best Arrangements In The CalefaxEDITION. Scores And Parts Can Be Ordered Here. CALEFAX On MySpace
CALEFAX On Twitter Website Www.Calefax.Com Calefax Reed Quintet Oliver Boekhoorn - Oboe English Horn
Ivar Berix - Clarinet
Raaf Hekkema - Saxophone
Jelte Althuis - Bass Clarinet
Alban Wesly - Bassoon For More Information Info@calefax.Nl