musictheater for the young and old (6+)
Premiere May 29, 2010, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
The five men of Calefax are working in a pipe factory. Every day they do the same work and it seems just fine. The panic is huge when one day no more orders are coming in anymore. The men decide to experiment with the pipes and create the strangest instruments, which also happen to sound very nice! The orders are pouring in again and the Music Factory is a fact.
In 2012 The Musicfactory won the Junge Ohren Preis. Since then this performance in which music is the only spoken language spoken travels around the world. From China to South America. From North America to Europe.
Photo © Ronald Knapp
Credits Cast & Crew
Calefax Reed Quintet
Oboe & Acting Oliver Boekhoorn
Clarinets & Acting Ivar Berix (till 2021) / Bart de Kater (from 2022)
Saxophone & Acting Raaf Hekkema
Baseclarinet & Acting Jelte Althuis
Bassoon & Acting Alban Wesly
Stage direction & Script Annechien Koerselman
Coach acting Oda Buijs
Costumedesign Zita Winnubst
Set Joris Speelman
Lightdesign Desirée van Gelderen
Technics Guido Hagen
Producer Oorkaan productions in coproduction with Calefax Reed Quintet, Amsterdam
CALENDER
2026
Kronberg (DE) Casals Forum February 22, 2026 14.00 & 16.00h
Kronberg (DE) Casals Forum February 23, 2026 10.00 & 12.00h
Isanboel (TR) CRR Concerthall April 12, 2026
2025
Amersfoort (NL) De Veensmederij February 28, 2025 15.00h
Amsterdam (NL) Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ March 28, 2025 10.30h school performance
Amsterdam (NL) Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ March 28, 2025 12.30h school performance
Amsterdam (NL) Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ April 06, 2025 13.30h
Amsterdam (NL) Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ November 23, 2025 11.00h Calefax Reed Festival
2024
Assen (NL) De Nieuwe Kolk October 20, 2024 15.00h
Heist-op-den-Berg (BE) Hnita Jazz Club October 26, 2024
2023
Utrecht (NL) TivoliVredenburg October 08, 2023 14.30h
Utrecht (NL) TivoliVredenburg October 10, 2024 10.00 & 12.30h
Amersfoort De Veensmederij October 20, 2023 15.00h
Leiden (NL) Stadsgehoorzaal November 19, 2023 14.30h
2022
Viersen (DE) Festhalle October 16, 2022 15.00h
2021
Grafenegg (AT) June 19, 2021 cancelled due to Covid 19
Grafenegg (AT) June 20, 2021 cancelled due to Covid 19
2020
Leiden Stadsgehoorzaal January 05, 2020 14.30h
2019
Glarus (CH) Kantonsschule January 13, 2019 15.00h
Utrecht TivoliVredenburg March 31, 2019 15.00h
Utrecht TivoliVredenburg April 01, 2019 10.00 & 13.00h
2018
Ludwigshafen (D) BASF Gesellschafthaus February 24, 2018 14.30, 16.30h
Winterthur (CH) Stadthaus February 25, 2018 11.00h
Bilkent (TUR) Bilkent Concert Hall April 07, 2018 20.00h
Bilkent (TUR) Bilkent Concert Hall April 08, 2018 20.00h
2017
Hong Kong (Chin) Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre July 22, 2017 15.00 & 19.30h
Hong Kong (Chin) North District Town Hall July 23, 2017 15.00h
Luxembourg (L) Philharmonie October 20, 2017 10.00h
Luxembourg (L) Philharmonie October 21, 2017 11.00, 15.00 & 17.00h
2016
Antwerp (B) De Singel January 31, 2016
2015
Den Bosch De Toonzaal April 12, 2015 11.00h
2014
Amsterdam Concertgebouw March 01, 2014 13.30 & 15.30h
Thüringer (D) Bachtage April 28, 2014
Brussels (B) Flagey June 28, 2014
Sao Paolo (Brasil) November 25, 2014
2013
Leusden Valleiconcerten January 06, 2013 14.00h
London (UK) Wigmore Hall February 01, 2013 11.00h
London (UK) Wigmore Hall February 02, 2013 11.00h
China Tour 2013:
Fujian (China) May 01, 2013
Xiamen (China) May 03, 2013
Bejing (China) May 04 2013
Shanghai (China) May 05 2013
Hangzhou (China) May 09, 2013
Shenzhen (China) May 10, 2013
Guangzhou (China) May 11, 2013
Guangzhou (China) May 12, 2013
Brugge (B) Concertgebouw, September 15, 2013 15.00h
Cork (I) Everyman Palace Theatre, November 16, 2013, 16.00h
Vienna (Au) Konzerthaus, Beriosaal, November 22, 2013 15.00h
Vienna (Au) Konzerthaus, Beriosaal November 22, 2013 17.00h
Vienna (Au) Konzerthaus, Beriosaal, November 23, 2013 12.55h
Vienna (Au) Konzerthaus, Beriosaal November 23, 2013 17.00h
2012
Luxembourg (L) Philharmonie January 14, 2012 11.00, 15.00, 17.00h
Luxembourg (L) Philharmonie January 15, 2012, 11.00, 15.00, 17.00h
Luxembourg (L) Philharmonie January 16, 2012, 08.45, 10.15h
Oakham (UK) Oakham School March 16, 2012
Warwick (UK) Bridge House Theatre March 18, 2012
Cambridge (UK) July 20, 2012
Leiden Stadspodia October 20, 2012 14.30h
Brummen Andreaskerk October 28, 2012 14.30h
2011
Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters January 02, 2011
Den Bosch De Toonzaal January 09, 2011
Groningen De Oosterpoort January 30, 2011
Hengelo Rabotheater February 06, 2011
Utrecht Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh Kerk February 20, 2011
Middelburg Zeeuwse Concertzaal March 06, 2011
Maastricht Theater a/h Vrijthof March 20, 2011
Amsterdam Muziekgebouw a/h IJ March 27, 2011
Keulen (D) Philharmonie April 10, 2011
Schiedam Theater November 20, 2011
2010
Amsterdam Concertgebouw May 29, 2010 premiere
Amsterdam Concertgebouw May 30, 2010
Harlem Philharmonie November 21, 2010
Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Frits Philips November 28, 2010
Leiden Stadsgehoorzaal December 11, 2010
Rotterdam De Doelen December 12, 2010
Nijmegen De Vereeniging December 19, 2010
The Hague Dr. Anton Philipszaal December 29, 2010
More information: Calefax Rietkwintet
The Musicfactory was made possible by the Turing Foundation 
and the SNS Reaal Fonds 
