November Music 2025 presents 22 premieres and 22 newcomers. The festival introduces the new music route SoundBites, hosts a Berio Marathon and brings the latest project CHIMP by Artist in Residence Diamanda La Berge Dramm in world premiere. Big international names such as Arooj Aftab & Metropole Orkest, Thomas Azier, Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Makaya McCraven adorn the programme. The 33rd edition of November Music will take place from 7 to 16 November 2025 at various new venues in 's-Hertogenbosch and in collaboration with various makers from Brabant.
Highlights programme November Music 2025:
Singer Thomas Azier presents new, adventurous songs with the addition of strings and electronics. Emine Bostanci writes a cinematic composition for a variety of string instruments from Turkey and the Middle East. Pianists from very different backgrounds will give their own take on a nocturne, and composer Luciano Berio's famous Sequenzas will be performed and set in a contemporary context on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November 2025.
November Music presents Soundbites on Saturday, November 8, 2025
SoundBites is a low-threshold concert format to discover today's creators. In short performances of 20 to 25 minutes and a mapped-out route at various locations in Theater aan de Parade and in Den Bosch, you will experience today's music together. In each route, you will meet young and more established makers who move musically between musical genres, playing in varying line-ups, from a solo on timpani to meditative tree verses for five musicians. Expect theatrical to purely concertante concerts, all quirky and varied in character. Alongside the Sound, there will also be a Bite; a bite to eat and a drink while listening to a performance to chat afterwards. Especially if you are curious, like to explore and be surprised, the SoundBites are for you. In two hours, November Music takes you on a musical journey that we experience together and get to know today's music by today's creators.
Luciano Berio Marathon honours 100ste Year of birth during November Music 2025
Marieke Hopman (artistic director): "Luciano Berio's Sequenzas are the ultimate road test for the music virtuoso. With his Sequenza cycle, Italian composer Luciano Berio (1925-2003) composed a legendary series of short works that require the soloist to pull out all the expression and musical intelligence. Luciano Berio By 2025, the first Heritage Composer in focus of November Music as a contemporary, influential music pioneer who continues to inspire generations of composers."
To celebrate the centenary of Luciano Berio's birth, an integral marathon performance of his complete Sequenza cycle will be heard on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November at De Verkadefabriek and Willem Twee Toonzaal in 's-Hertogenbosch by cellist Maya Fridman, trombonist Koen Kaptijn, flautist Felicia van den End and trumpeter Marco Blaauw, among others. Artist-in-residence of November Music 2025 Diamanda La Berge Dramm will perform Sequenza VIII for violin. Special guest is accordionist Teodoro Anzellotti who will give a rendition of Sequenza XIII that Berio wrote especially for him. Extra special: students from Fontys give reactions to Berio's sequenzas.
November Music offers a breadth of diverse music styles in Den Bosch
Ensemble in focus is the Adam Quartet performing with harpist Lavinia Meijer and composer/songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Furthermore, the programme includes. Talisker from I Solisti, HIIIT, and the large-scale Recital from Luciano Berio, conducted by The Music and Silbersee.
Other items on the programme include Charlot, Makaya McCraven, Leah Plave, Lisel, Eaves and ensemble ROLROL from producer Jameszoo from 's-Hertogenbosch during an acoustic-electric all-genre evening. At Open Spaces makers present their research projects. Two festival hearts in the city offer a rich array of fringe, composer exhibitions and vibrant installations. Sound walks can be experienced in Den Bosch itself. November Music's festival heart is located the first weekend at Theater aan de Parade and the second weekend at the Verkadefabriek in 's-Hertogenbosch."
November Music 2025 presents premieres of a.o. Thomas Azier, Meriç Artaç (with the Bosch Requiem 2025, the ninth edition of this annual composition commission), Jeroen van Vliet, Eva Beunk, Emine Bostanci and Christiaan Richter.
Programme team November Music on the programme:
The full programme of November Music 2025 bears the slogan Where sounds become stories. 2025 marks the first year of the November Music programme led by artistic director Marieke Hopman in collaboration with programmers Remy Alexander and Koen Graat. They offer as suggestions: Berio Marathon, Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Makaya McCraven.
November Music App is active
Since 1 October 2025, you can use the Download November Music App, with the full programme and additional information on the composers and creators.
New Music Conference
On Thursday, November 13, 2025, the seventh edition of the New Music Conference place, in collaboration with Buma Culture. This annual conference is the meeting point for professionals in new music: a day to learn, network and explore collaborations.
November Music Festival
The 33rd edition of November Music takes place from 7 to 16 November 2025 in 's-Hertogenbosch. The festival is known for its adventurous programming at the intersection of contemporary composed music, jazz, electronic music, pop and interdisciplinary projects.
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From 2021, November Music will be part of the national cultural basic infrastructure, known as the BIS. For more information, visit www.novembermusic.net
