Dianto Reed Quintet: DNA (premiere)
Sun, Nov 23
|Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
For this production, the five musicians of Dianto underwent a DNA test to trace their own origins and find out which (new) families they belong to. The results were surprising: the predominantly Spanish quintet (one member is from South America) turns out to have roots spanning from Greece to Scandi
Time & Location
Nov 23, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands
About the Event
23 Nov • 14:00 - 15:00 • Grote zaal
(This program is part of the Calefax Reed Festival!: Calefax and the reed quintet celebrate their 40th anniversary with a big reed (quintet) party.
For this production, the five musicians of Dianto underwent a DNA test to trace their own origins and find out which (new) families they belong to. The results were surprising: the predominantly Spanish quintet (one member is from South America) turns out to have roots spanning from Greece to Scandinavia and from Mexico to the Balkans.
This new family tree is gradually revealed and made audible throughout the performance with music from the regions discovered through the test. Dianto performs both newly composed work and existing folk music. The quintet expands its own set of instruments to include a bass guitar, the ‘gaita’, a bagpipe from Galicia, and singing in Galician. DNA musically expresses the very diverse composition…
