Calefax

Calefax is definable as a classical ensemble with a contemporary and pop mentality. Following the tradition of Renaissance wind instrument groups, all the members of Calefax believe in fact that an authentic instrumentalist should not only play existing repertoires, but also arrange, transcribe, compose and recompose all kinds of music. For this reason their performances, always very spectacular and not only thanks to their technical virtuosity, embrace a repertoire covering at least seven centuries and in their hands all sounds, both new and old, are fresh, colourful and lively. For their first tour of Sicily, Calefax have chosen a programme that exemplifies their way of making music; a programme “for four hands” in which each piece is presented in a transcription very different to the that of the original version, so that the sound image of the ancient composer is instantly superimposed by another, distant in the centuries and with a different musical taste. Founded in Holland seventeen years ago, Calefax has won the Philip Morris Art Prize and the Classical Music Award 2005. Last season the group made its debut in China, at the Oslo Festival , in Sweden and in Estonia, and also held a series of concerts in London.

sunday february 24th 2008 at 6 p.m.
The Savio Theatre

CALEFAX


BACH - BUSONI
Chaconne

PAGANINI - SZYMANOWSKI
Capriccio no. 24

HOLIDAY - DOLPHY
God bless the Chil

COUPERIN - RAVEL
Forlane

MACHAUT - FORD
Motetto

CAJKOVSKIJ – ELLINGTON
The Nutcracker

oboe Oliver Boekhoorn
clarinet Ivan Berix
saxophone Raaf Hekkema
bass clarinet Jelte Althuis
bassoon Alban Wesly