Day of the Premieres Sunday 9 November (afternoon) Sat 8 November 'XULQJ1RYHPEHU0XVLF·V.XQVW0X]LHN5RXWH $UW0XVLF5RXWH a single ticket provides access to over 20 brief concerts. You can ¶FRPSRVH·\RXURZQSURJUDPPH7KHFRQFHUWVDUHVWDJHGDWYDULRXV Kate Moore / Saskia Lankhoorn Arditti Quartet ft. Sarah Sun VXUSULVLQJORFDWLRQVLQWKHLQQHUFLW\RI¶V+HUWRJHQERVFK7KHUHLV WRGD\·VPXVLF ¶'DQFHV &DQRQV· John Zorn | James Dillon | huge variation – from contemporary classical music, jazz, and In Dances & Canons, composer Kate Moore Georg Friedrich Haas minimal music to music theatre, visual music, and sound art. E\WRGD\·VPDNHUV engages in an extraordinary and minimalist duet For its 40th jubilee, the famous quartet heads ZLWKSLDQLVW6DVNLD/DQNKRRUQ5HÀQHGDQGOD\HUHG for November Music with a programme that ·V+HUWRJHQERVFK piano explorations. The piece has already been consists exclusively of works of the highest VLJQHGE\WKHUHQRZQHG*HUPDQ(&0ODEHO TXDOLW\LQFOXGLQJ-RKQ=RUQ·VODWHVWFRPSRVLWLRQ The Netherlands 3DQGRUD·V%R[for string quartet and soprano. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant lavished praise 5 - 9 November 2014 RQKLP¶«=RUQPD\EHDEOHWRWXUQKLVKDQGDW everything but this intriguing piece shows that KHLVDVHULRXVFRPSRVHUDVZHOO· Bozzini Quartet Rozalie Hirs | Frederic Neyrinck | Marc Sabat The purity of the string quartet has inspired many composers to write their best works. 5R]DOLH+LUV·VODWHVWSLHFH¶:HJHQHQZDWHU· is a dance suite in seven movements. Ties Mellema / Ian Wilson / Jos van Kan ¶7KH(QGRI'HVLUH· &ROLQ6WHWVRQ_Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje De Visser | Together, saxophonist Ties Mellema, Irish composer Ian Wilson, and director Jos van Kan Ensemble Sun*Sun*Sun ft. Roosbeef | Wu Wei | Kronos Quartet | The Bad Plus ft. Anton Goudsmit | go in search of the truth. The End of Desire is a performance for saxophone solo and electronics. 6ODJZHUN'HQ+DDJ .\WRSLDIW*X\ 5RQL_ $PVWHUGDP6LQIRQLHWWD 6RILD*RHEDLGRHOLQD | Anouar It shows that, without exception, mortal beings – and even the gods – are vulnerable. /XQDWUHH 5DOSK9DQ5DDW | Brahem Quartet | Jörg Widmann | ZAPP4 ft. Marc Ribot 0DUN)HOGPDQ 6\OYLH&RXUYRLVLHU ¶%RRN | 6DVNLD/DQNKRRUQ .DWH0RRUH | Rozalie Hirs | Micha Other premieres In addition, RI$QJHOV·_0LFKLHO6WHNHOHQEXUJ Hamel_&ROLQ6WHWVRQ_philharmonie zuidnederland ft. among others Susanna Borsch¶6XVLHWHOOPHDVWRU\· Ragazze Kwartet ft. Jörg Widmann <RUDP/DFKLVK &OHPHQVYDQGHU)HHQ | Valgeir Sigurosson | Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje de Visser | Nieuw Amsterdams Peil¶$DQ%DUUHOV· Marc Ribot Trio 'DYLG'UDPP %LJ+RXVH¶'HOLULXP6WLOO· -RULV5RHORIV 0DWV(LOHUWVHQ (YDQ3DUNHU 6WHQ6DQGHOOO Kate Arditti Quartet | Wu Wei | Simon Steen-Andersen | Tigran Micha Hamel | DoelenKwartet¶1RXV'HX[· %UDP6WDGKRXGHUV 'DYLG+RRJHUKHLGH %URGVN\4XDUWHW 5RELQGH5DDII Sebastian Brouwer Moore _$DUW6WURRWPDQ IF-RQJEORHG Hamasyan | 6ODJZHUN'HQ+DDJ¶6WHYH5HLFKV· Nordic Affect Photo credits: Danijel Mihajlovic | Przemek Wozny | and various sound installations. ¶3HWHU6FKDW·V7R<RX·and many others... 'UXPPLQJ·and many others... www.novembermusic.net Myungrae Park | Emelie Schäfer | Michael Slobodian New world music Strings &RQWHPSRUDU\ &RORXUV 9LVXDO0XVLF 0XVLF7KHDWUH &ODVVLFV of improvisation Fri 7 November Sat 8 November Anouar Brahem Quartet 7KH%DG3OXV_,JRU6WUDYLQVN\·V The musical spectrum of modern jazz and Simon Steen-Andersen | ¶7KH$VWRXQGLQJ(\HVRI5LWD· ¶7KH5LWHRI6SULQJ· improvised music is staggering. The triptych Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart | Wed 5 nov, opening concert American jazz trio The Bad Plus amazed everyone ¶&RORXUVRI,PSURYLVDWLRQ·DW1RYHPEHU0XVLF Ensemble asamisimasa Eclectic improvisation music that is serene while ZLWKWKHLUXQLTXHLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRI6WUDYLQVN\·V gives a foretaste of this versatility. Not least ¶%XHQRV$LUHV· demonstrating a masterly control. The Tunisian oud The Rite of Spring. Recently, the prominent US because of two very special collaboration projects. Fri 7 nov player Anouar Brahem fuses jazz, folk, and ethnical jazz magazine Downbeat awarded the album no Danish composer Simon Steen-Andersen is sources into a balanced whole. “Albums as perfect fewer than five stars. At November Music you can ZAPP4 ft. Marc Ribot regarded as one of the most relevant young, as this appear rarely”, to quote The Independent hear this stunning reinterpretation for the first time A string spectacle, which promises to turn into European makers of today. In his music theatre about his most recent album The Astounding Eyes OLYHLQWKH1HWKHUODQGV an amicable clash between New York guitar piece he turns reality on its head. A pinch of of Rita. philharmonie zuidnederland ft. giant Marc Ribot (John Zorn, Tom Waits) Dadaism and a weird sense of humour play Valgeir Sigurosson DQGWKH¶KDUGHVWJURRYLQJVWULQJTXDUWHWRI pivotal parts in this chamber opera with video 6WLDQ:HVWHUKXV WKH1HWKHUODQGV·=$33 but virtually without vocals. Thurs 6 nov The Icelandic composer/producer Valgeir Rosa Ensemble ft. Eefje Sigurosson has worked with Brian Eno, Björk, de Visser ¶6RVHORLQ6LEHULD· Sigur Rós, and the Kronos Quartet. philharmonie 6DW 6XQQRY zuidnederland performs his latest pictorial Singer Eefje de Visser is not afraid of narrative soundscapes as Sigurosson himself Slagwerk Den Haag | experiments. On the contrary. In other words, plays live electronics. The Norwegian guitarist 6WHYH5HLFK·V¶'UXPPLQJ· she is an excellent guest for the crossover Stian Westerhus (formerly with the Nils Petter A major piece of minimal music. In Drumming specialists of Rosa Ensemble. Together they Molvaer trio) joins the orchestra, which also (for percussion group) Steve Reich explores create a soundtrack for the intriguing video SUHVHQWVZRUNVE\¶FRPSRVHUVLQIRFXV· the principle of phasing in a sublime way. images created by the 33 1/3 Collective. Seung-Ah Oh / Slagwerk Kate Moore and Rozalie Hirs. Musical patterns converge before fanning out The Bad Plus ft. Anton Goudsmit Den Haag ¶:RUGV %H\RQG,,· Kronos Quartet ft Nora Fischer almost imperceptibly, resulting in a mesmerizing Guitarist Anton Goudsmit is an outstanding Dutch Jorrit Tamminga / Sat 8 nov Sun 9 nov, closing concert sound tapestry. Trance music before the term was jazz musician. At November Music, he meets up Paul en Menno de Nooijer East and West meet each other halfway in the $YR\DJHDURXQGWKHZRUOGZLWKWRGD\·VPRVW ever invented performed by Slagwerk Den Haag, with The Bad Plus. In the words of national daily ¶+DOIWKH+RUL]RQ· oeuvre of the Dutch/Korean composer Seung-Ah UHQRZQHGVWULQJTXDUWHW.URQRV4XDUWHW·V WKHIHVWLYDO·VHQVHPEOHLQUHVLGHQFH QHZVSDSHU15&+DQGHOVEODGWKHWULRSOD\V´-D]] Wed 5 nov Oh. Magical music, which includes sound poetry, SURJUDPPHKDVEHHQFRPSRVHGVSHFLÀFDOO\IRU with a sense of humour and the vigour of a rock A poetic sound voyage through birth and death. silence, and mystical drama with addictive November Music. The emphasis is on modern music band”. Visual artists Paul and Menno de Nooijer present qualities. This work is a sequel to an earlier from the (Middle) East. The Dutch prominent vocal a very personal performance about the pain and (and successful) piece. Featured are the singer talent Nora Fischer is featured as guest singer. Tigran Hamasyan Quintet wonderment of life, in collaboration with their MinHee Park (famous in South Korea), a single ¶6KDGRZ7KHDWHU· musical companions, composer Jorrit Tamminga, keomungo player, three percussionists, two Pianist Tigran Hamasyan is a new sensation recorder player Erik Bosgraaf, and guitarist dancers, and accordionist Marieke Grotenhuis. in global jazz. He weaves Armenian folk music, Izhar Elias. Expect a spectacle. Amsterdam Sinfonietta American jazz, progmetal, and post-rock into an Sofia Goebaidoelina exciting mix. Since Hamasyan won the prestigious Boudewijn Tarenskeen / Dyane Donck / Slagwerk (Dutch premiere) )UDQ]YRQ&KRVV\4XLQWHW 7KHORQLRXV0RQN&RPSHWLWLRQDJHGKHKDV &DSSHOOD$PVWHUGDP Den Haag ¶+(;· Sun 9 nov ft. Wu Wei mastered an unsurpassed musical idiom. Titus Muizelaar ¶/XWKHU· 6DW 7KXUQRY 6RILD*RHEDLGRHOLQDLVRQHRIWKHZRUOG·VPRVW Fri 7 nov Sat 8 nov Total composition by Dyane Donck for singer/ important living composers. Listeners are drawn *HUPDQ'XWFKSLDQLVW)UDQ]YRQ&KRVV\FRPELQHV A brilliant and deeply religious thinker who wrestles performer, three percussionists, and video images into her ethereal and mystic sound universe. jazz with chamber music and new world music. with feelings of despair and mortal fear. As the on the subject of Woman in her mysterious The 83-year old composer wrote new work for For the occasion his adventurous group - with oratory progresses, an intense and heart-rending manifestations of virgin, mother, and witch. Amsterdam Sinfonietta. She will attend the strings, clarinet and drums - will be joined by dialogue evolves between a tormented Martin The inspired mezzo soprano Els Mondelaers Dutch premiere during November Music 2014. WKH&KLQHVHVKHQJSOD\HU:X:HL Luther and the choir. Directed by Paul Koek. embodies all these aspects. .