Programme 2025

FairPACCT focuses on implementing fair pay and fair practice by organising ‘chain tables’ in which all stakeholders from a particular sub-sector are represented. FairPACCT is part of Platform Arbeidsmarkt Culturele en Creatieve Toekomst (Platform ACCT), which focuses on creating better working conditions and increasing the earning capacity of all workers in the cultural and creative […]

Our matchmaking programme is one of the most important the conference has to offer. These 1-on-1, 10-minute talks allow composers, programmers, agents, musicians, and other professionals to gain knowledge, be inspired and/or expand their network. Have you always wanted to know more about (crowd)funding your project? Or how copyright laws work? Or neighbouring rights? Or […]

How does the Bosch Requiem come into being? Where does a composer begin, what are the frames of reference, how do you relate to history and the current era? All of this will be discussed during the keynote interview at New Music Conference 2025. The Turkish-Dutch composer Meriç Artaç wrote the ninth opus in the […]

We are delighted to announce the musical interlude during lunch. Perforator is the music theatre company of oboist Marlies van Gangelen and musician/inventor Akim Moiseenkov. LIJF! is the title of their new performance, for which the duo created the music together with composer/performer Bec Plexus and in which the sound costume designed by theatre designer Catharina Scholten plays a […]

In previous years, New Music Conference programmed interviews with composers under the title This is Your Composer Speaking. Last year, we turned this setup into a nonstop talk show, and this year we are continuing this marathon. Everyone we want to talk to and/or topics we want to touch on will be discussed in this […]

Following the successful first working session NL Muziektheater NU, initiated by Nieuw Geneco and the Nederlandse Opera, you can join the follow-up during New Music Conference. Composers, artistic directors and stage directors to an inspiring session on contemporary Dutch music theatre. What lessons can we take away from the working session? What does this era […]

Ensembles and programmers still make too little use of the fact that a contemporary composer is available to provide context and explanation for a work to be performed. This is despite the considerable added value it offers, not only for the composer’s visibility, but also for the audience. Explanations about the history of the work’s […]

The term ‘neoklassiek’, which appears regularly in concert schedules in the Netherlands in 2025, is controversial and should not be confused with the movement of the same name in classical music from the early 20th century. It refers to music that combines contemporary, romantic, and other classical styles with minimal and ambient, which is successfully […]

In this panel discussion, we want to explore the overlap between art and healthcare and see what is currently relevant in the field. On the creative side, ideas are bubbling up. With Stem & Luister, the Genetic Choir is gaining a foothold in healthcare in ‘s-Hertogenbosch after Amsterdam, and Maartje de Lint is covering the […]

During New Music Conference we will honour not just one, but two composers from the Netherlands with a Buma Classical Award. One Award goes to the composer who stood out for his or her presence on the cultural circuit in the past two years. We are also presenting the Classical Lifetime Achievement Award to a […]

Over the past season, November Music organised a few Maker Sessions at their office. These small-scale meetings were designed for open conversations with their programming team, offering feedback, advice, and input on artistic development. Because the interest was so great and not everyone could be accommodated, November Music is very pleased to take the next […]

Young composers are presenting themselves and their work in the final hour of New Music Conference. Some of them are still studying at the Dutch conservatories, some have just graduated, all have been brought forward by their former teachers. Welcome them to the stage! Let’s see how they manage to pitch their art. A professional […]

The best conversations often happen during drinks. Finish the conversations you started during the day or get the chance to meet and speak a potential client or fellow creative you missed earlier. November Music and BumaStemra, the partners of New Music Conference are offering you a drink. Cheers to New Music!

With Bozzini Quartet & Reinier van Houdt + Host Anne-Maartje Lemereis The magically tranquil compositions of Canadian Martin Arnold (born 1959) are rarely heard live in the Netherlands. That’s about to change. This year, Martin Arnold will receive the Open Ear Prize. As a congratulatory gesture, two of his extended chamber music works will be […]

Throughout November Music 2025, various remarkable installations can be experienced in the festival’s heart. These installations can also be visited during New Music Conference. The Composers Expo brings audiences closer to the creators of the festival. Through personal and sometimes surprising objects, you’ll get to know composers such as Meriç Artaç, Jeroen van Vliet, Diamanda […]