Milouska Meulens & Calefax ©Peter Lodder

Milouska Meulens in Calefax-land

Calefax + Milouska Meulens

Thu 28 May 2026 20:15 - 22:30

contemporary

Thu 28 May 2026

20:15 - 22:30

Thu 28 May 2026

20:15 - 22:30

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Jacobo Palm Atardi
Rudy Plaate Atardi
Stevie Wonder Overjoyed
Florence Beatrice Price Piano sonata in E minor
Wim Statius Muller Suite Pikiňa Op. 7
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 ‘Mondschein’, 1st movement

21.50 / Grote Zaal / Post-concert discussion
met Milouska Meulens en Raaf Hekkema

Credits

Milouska Meulens presentation
Juliana Martina vocals

Calefax:
Olivier Boekhoorn oboe
Bart de Kater clarinet
Raaf Hekkema saxophone
Jelle Althuis bass clarinet
Alban Wesly bassoon

Milouska Meulens’ personal journey in music

In the series Welcome to Calefax-land, the Calefax reed quintet invites a Dutch celebrity each year. Not a musician, but someone with a passion for music. This person is not merely a guest, but develops the programme together with Calefax and is present at the concert for the presentation. This edition’s guest is presenter Milouska Meulens.

Milouska Meulens was born in Curaçao and moved to the Netherlands at the age of five. The many moves throughout her life brought her the richness of diverse cultures and traditions, yet it also instilled a sense of having lost her roots. Reed quintet Calefax plays music that reflects her personal journey, from Willemstad to Almere and from Ureterp to Amsterdam. An evening packed with music and stories, bringing together different times and styles. With a performance of the beautiful Tumba by the famous Curaçao composer Wim Statius Muller, Atardi, the unofficial national anthem of Curaçao, and Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed.

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