What the press said about November Music 2009
Numerous gems at November Music
November Music is doing well. Last year the festival for contemporary
music in Den Bosch was one of the big ‘winners’ at the controversial
grant-aid allocation by the Dutch Fund for Perfoming Arts. Which did not
lead to a profusion of big names or large-scale festival productions.
Sensibly, the festival opted to take a long-term view, including an
auxiliary agenda for programmers of foreign festivals. The overall
programming turned out to be a full-fledged continuation of what was on
offer in earlier editions of the festival, i.e. a salutary immersion in
largely small-scale yet intriguing and adventurous productions.
NRC Handelsblad, 16-11-2009
Martijn Padding sharpens the ears
The lustre of [Martijn] Padding’s UNESCO award reflected on the festival
[November Music], now in its 17th annual edition. These days the
organization is in receipt of grant aid, which it spends on elegant,
well thought-out programmes. Special attention was paid to various
surprise entrants in contemporary music. From the new Dutch ensemble
Lunapark that combines rock, electronics, and fresh compositions, to the
Bedouin opera Eben Gabraan by Nieuw Ensemble and VocaalLAB.
De Volkskrant, 16-11-2009
Musical route places visitors in a dilemma
The sound of court shoes on the pavement, screaming sirens in church, or
CDs in a concert hall. Yesterday, sounds saturated the air in Den Bosch.
On the final day of the November Music Festival the KunstmuziekRoute was
held. During this – by now – traditional ‘musical matinee’ visitors
plunge into a torrent of small concerts, sound experiments, and
music-theatre projects. A multiple-choice menu that increasingly places
punters in a dilemma.
Brabants Dagblad, 16-11-2009
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