November Music launches on Friday, November 7, 2025, presenting SoundBites, 80 concerts and two festival hearts in ’s-Hertogenbosch

November Music 2025 presents 22 premieres and 22 newcomers. The festival introduces the new music route SoundBites (with music & snacks in the city), a Berio Marathon and brings the latest project CHIMP by Artist in Residence Diamanda La Berge Dramm in world premiere. Big international names like Ellis Ludwig-Leone & harpist Lavinia Meijer, Thomas Azier, Makaya McCraven and Arooj Aftab & Metropole Orkest adorn the programme of 80 concerts in 2025. The 33rd edition of November Music will take place from 7 to 16 November 2025 at Theater aan de Parade and Verkadefabriek and various new venues in ’s-Hertogenbosch.

SoundBites with various creators on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November 2025 

SoundBites is new at November Music. These are short performances by creators of today, brought together in one route within walking distance of Theater aan de Parade in Den Bosch. In two hours, the audience experiences three to four mini-concerts, varying from intimate and experimental to groovy and theatrical, with a snack and a drink included. 

There are three different SoundBites routes Including Joris Roelofs, Eva van der Sterren, Fábio Almeida Quartet, Michiel Mollen, Julija Hartig, Akim Moiseenkov, Jasmine Karimova, Afke Flaviana, Saskia Venegas, Eva van Pelt and TIDE.

What can you expect at SoundBites?

From solo bass clarinet telling stories to a quartet bringing adventure and beauty. You will hear a Den Bosch rooted violinist improvising between classical and jazz or a musician fully unfolding the sound world of timpani.

Violin and live electronics in a new work on identity and migration, tree verses as musical meditation and poetic jazz with its own lyrics. An itinerary that switches between narrative, investigative and energetic.

SoundBites Practical

Collect 15 minutes before start in the foyer of Theater aan de Parade in ’s-Hertogenbosch. The route is entirely on foot and takes about 2 hours including short breaks. Snack and drink are included. Wear fine shoes and bring a jacket if necessary. 

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. 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. November Music 2025 presents premieres of Meriç Artaç (with the Bosch Requiem 2025, the ninth edition of this annual composition commission), Jeroen van Vliet, Eva Beunk and Christiaan Richter.

What else is there to discover at November Music 2025?

The programme includes Charlot, Makaya McCraven, Leah Plave, Lisel, Eaves and ensemble ROLROL from producer Jameszoo from ’s-Hertogenbosch can be heard 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. The festival heart of November Music is located the first weekend at Theater aan de Parade and the second weekend at the Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch November Music is for everyone: there are 25 free programmes (google: November Music free) including several fun programmes for children and their parents at November Music

November Music App is live

The You can download November Music App, with the full programme and additional information on the composers and creators. 

November Music Festival 2025

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. The full programme of November Music 2025 bears the slogan Where sounds become stories.