Streetwise Calefax

Self-made

During Streetwise you will hear music from blind street musicians such as Jacob van Eyck and Moondog, alongside vibrant musical descriptions of urban life by George Gershwin and Joe Jackson.

'Streetwise' also means 'self-made' and that is why attention is also paid to Georg Philipp Telemann, the man who was forced to study law by his mother, but who lived so much for music that he had to compose. Telemann breathed music: he was more productive than Bach and Handel combined and was more popular in his time than his famous contemporaries.

Especially for this program, Calefax collaborates with choreographer Sanne van der Put for a staged interpretation of An American in Paris .

Concert and tour

Take the guided tour of the Music Building at 1 p.m. prior to this concert. A ticket for the tour costs €10.