Programme 2024
Check the first updates of the New Music Conference 2024 programme.
The sixth edition of New Music Conference takes place on Thursday 14 November at cultural centre Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Keynote interview: Micha Hamel
14 November 2024The Bosch Requiem, commissioned by November Music, always surprises. Anno 2024, however, features a Requiem beyond our imagination. It takes the form of an installation, created by composer Micha Hamel and artist Jonas Staal (winner Prix de Rome 2023). Earth Workers Requiem/Jubilate commemorates (Requiem) and celebrates (Jubilate) our collective history and future as earth workers […]
Conference concert Elisabeth Hetherington & Paolo Gorini
14 November 2024After a matinee performance in the first weekend of November Music, soprano and artist-in-residence Elisabeth Hetherington and composer and piano virtuoso Paolo Gorini will perform the piece Night (e)scape during New Music Conference. It is a new work by Gorini, which can be heard as – according to the November Music website – “an obscure […]
Workshop: strategies for DIYers in New Music
14 November 2024Not everyone in the music industry works for a large organisation. Many of us juggle multiple roles to get our work heard and bring our projects to life. We do everything ourselves, from fundraising, marketing, and bookings to recordings and releases—all on top of composing and performing. The good news is, you’re not alone. Many […]
New Composers Pitch
14 November 2024 | 16:00 - 17:00Young 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 […]