Alban Wesly
@albsn.bsky.social
Amsterdam based musician wesly.eu. #bassoon #reedquintet
Meet the Bassoon Class (minus two...) of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. The majority are Bram van Sambeek 's students, fair to say🙃.
Care to be part of this amazing group of people shaping the Future of Bassoon? The conservatoire has an Open Day on Nov. 29th www.koncon.nl/en/openday? #bassoon
Care to be part of this amazing group of people shaping the Future of Bassoon? The conservatoire has an Open Day on Nov. 29th www.koncon.nl/en/openday? #bassoon
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Meet the Bassoon Class (minus two...) of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. The majority are Bram van Sambeek 's students, fair to say🙃.
Care to be part of this amazing group of people shaping the Future of Bassoon? The conservatoire has an Open Day on Nov. 29th www.koncon.nl/en/openday? #bassoon
Care to be part of this amazing group of people shaping the Future of Bassoon? The conservatoire has an Open Day on Nov. 29th www.koncon.nl/en/openday? #bassoon
Reposted by Alban Wesly
✨Video Release! ✨
Here is the beginning of the Preludium in e minor by Nicolaus Bruhns. It is said that we thank this score to Bruhns’s contemporary J.S. Bach. To be heard on our new album ORGANISMS released next month @pentatonemusic.bsky.social
✨🎥✨ Watch the full video here youtu.be/Gb9AV6XOyvE
Here is the beginning of the Preludium in e minor by Nicolaus Bruhns. It is said that we thank this score to Bruhns’s contemporary J.S. Bach. To be heard on our new album ORGANISMS released next month @pentatonemusic.bsky.social
✨🎥✨ Watch the full video here youtu.be/Gb9AV6XOyvE
Bruhns - Preludium in E minor "Big" - Calefax Reed Quintet
YouTube video by Calefax Reed Quintet
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
✨Video Release! ✨
Here is the beginning of the Preludium in e minor by Nicolaus Bruhns. It is said that we thank this score to Bruhns’s contemporary J.S. Bach. To be heard on our new album ORGANISMS released next month @pentatonemusic.bsky.social
✨🎥✨ Watch the full video here youtu.be/Gb9AV6XOyvE
Here is the beginning of the Preludium in e minor by Nicolaus Bruhns. It is said that we thank this score to Bruhns’s contemporary J.S. Bach. To be heard on our new album ORGANISMS released next month @pentatonemusic.bsky.social
✨🎥✨ Watch the full video here youtu.be/Gb9AV6XOyvE
Het gezinnetje (nee, niet op de foto…) en ik genieten enorm van Tokyo. Morgen laatste dag…: tips voor Kamakura, Hokkaido, Nagano mountains, Kyoto, Naoshima and (de buurt van) Osaka zijn nog welkom. 🙃✨🙏🏼
PS Ik vlieg (soms) maar betaal daar wel fatsoenlijk ‘belasting’ voor… zie 35procent.nl
PS Ik vlieg (soms) maar betaal daar wel fatsoenlijk ‘belasting’ voor… zie 35procent.nl
July 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Het gezinnetje (nee, niet op de foto…) en ik genieten enorm van Tokyo. Morgen laatste dag…: tips voor Kamakura, Hokkaido, Nagano mountains, Kyoto, Naoshima and (de buurt van) Osaka zijn nog welkom. 🙃✨🙏🏼
PS Ik vlieg (soms) maar betaal daar wel fatsoenlijk ‘belasting’ voor… zie 35procent.nl
PS Ik vlieg (soms) maar betaal daar wel fatsoenlijk ‘belasting’ voor… zie 35procent.nl
The future of Chamber Music!
Overjoyed with the growth of the Reed Quintet Network. Have a look at our new online platform REEDQUINTET.NET reedquintet.net ! 🙏🏼🥂✨
On this picture Akropolis, Calefax, Dianto, Splinter, Oreka, Sonus, Kalliope, Blattwerk and Tokyo Reed Quintes.
On the platform many more!
#reedquintet
On this picture Akropolis, Calefax, Dianto, Splinter, Oreka, Sonus, Kalliope, Blattwerk and Tokyo Reed Quintes.
On the platform many more!
#reedquintet
July 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The future of Chamber Music!
Carré — Unforgettable! The sing-along of #KinanAzmeh 's 'Airports' has been the sound track of our project with #RoxaneVanIperen. 🙏
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May 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Alban Wesly
Carré — Unforgettable! The sing-along of #KinanAzmeh 's 'Airports' has been the sound track of our project with #RoxaneVanIperen. 🙏
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May 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Carré — Unforgettable! The sing-along of #KinanAzmeh 's 'Airports' has been the sound track of our project with #RoxaneVanIperen. 🙏
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Een prachtvoorstelling met Roxane van Iperen en Calefax, nog op 9 en 11 mei in Dordrecht (Kunstmin) en Amsterdam — ons debuut in Carré!
Van Iperen vertelt indringend, informatief én soms verrassend luchtig over de rol van muziek in tijden van conflict en onderdrukking.
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
Van Iperen vertelt indringend, informatief én soms verrassend luchtig over de rol van muziek in tijden van conflict en onderdrukking.
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
April 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Een prachtvoorstelling met Roxane van Iperen en Calefax, nog op 9 en 11 mei in Dordrecht (Kunstmin) en Amsterdam — ons debuut in Carré!
Van Iperen vertelt indringend, informatief én soms verrassend luchtig over de rol van muziek in tijden van conflict en onderdrukking.
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
Van Iperen vertelt indringend, informatief én soms verrassend luchtig over de rol van muziek in tijden van conflict en onderdrukking.
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
Zo leuk dat @npoklassiek.nl een hele uitzending van #Diskotabel wil besteden aan één van mijn lievelingswerken: Die Kunst der Fuge. En dat @tinekesteenbrink erbij was✨
Zondag 16.30
👀 detail van ‘Contraprodunctus XIV’ van @pascalmoehlmann
www.npoklassiek.nl/programmas/d...
Zondag 16.30
👀 detail van ‘Contraprodunctus XIV’ van @pascalmoehlmann
www.npoklassiek.nl/programmas/d...
April 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Zo leuk dat @npoklassiek.nl een hele uitzending van #Diskotabel wil besteden aan één van mijn lievelingswerken: Die Kunst der Fuge. En dat @tinekesteenbrink erbij was✨
Zondag 16.30
👀 detail van ‘Contraprodunctus XIV’ van @pascalmoehlmann
www.npoklassiek.nl/programmas/d...
Zondag 16.30
👀 detail van ‘Contraprodunctus XIV’ van @pascalmoehlmann
www.npoklassiek.nl/programmas/d...
een belediging van het boerenverstand, Van der Plas. Het is geen 1 april meer…
Caroline van der Plas zegt dat we niet zo moeilijk moeten doen over stikstof OMDAT JE HET NIET KAN ZIEN 🫠
'Het is zo klein dat ik het waarschijnlijk heb laten vallen.'
'Het is zo klein dat ik het waarschijnlijk heb laten vallen.'
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
een belediging van het boerenverstand, Van der Plas. Het is geen 1 april meer…
Splendid place for my morning warm-up😻: Carré Amsterdam. Recording a shout out video for the @calefax.bsky.social project with #RoxaneVanIperen
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
#calefax #bassoon #reedquimtet #tivolivredenburg
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
#calefax #bassoon #reedquimtet #tivolivredenburg
Roxane van Iperen in Calefax-land – Calefax
calefax.nl
April 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Splendid place for my morning warm-up😻: Carré Amsterdam. Recording a shout out video for the @calefax.bsky.social project with #RoxaneVanIperen
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
#calefax #bassoon #reedquimtet #tivolivredenburg
calefax.nl/projects/rox...
#calefax #bassoon #reedquimtet #tivolivredenburg
Calefax Composer Competition joins forces with Alba Rosa Viëtor. More awards, bigger audiences, live final!
#Calefax #ReedQuintet @akropolis5tet.bsky.social
#Calefax #ReedQuintet @akropolis5tet.bsky.social
Composers born after 20 November 1985!
Please consider spending your talent on the Reed Quintet. This competition is for you. 🙏 calefax.nl/en/2025/03/1...
Please consider spending your talent on the Reed Quintet. This competition is for you. 🙏 calefax.nl/en/2025/03/1...
March 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Calefax Composer Competition joins forces with Alba Rosa Viëtor. More awards, bigger audiences, live final!
#Calefax #ReedQuintet @akropolis5tet.bsky.social
#Calefax #ReedQuintet @akropolis5tet.bsky.social
Partners in crime! Need your help. Next month I will have the honour to chat with @tinekesteenbrink.bsky.social on Dutch national radio about one of my musical passions: JS Bach's 'Art of Fugue'. Many different recordings will be aired — please help me find unknown gems... which is your favourite!?
March 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Partners in crime! Need your help. Next month I will have the honour to chat with @tinekesteenbrink.bsky.social on Dutch national radio about one of my musical passions: JS Bach's 'Art of Fugue'. Many different recordings will be aired — please help me find unknown gems... which is your favourite!?
Day 12 of 12 in USA
—Leaving the USA with pain. In shock about the lawlessness of the Chump/Musk story. Have met so many great people, but the state of politics makes me wonder if we’ll ever return — the country has become a 'rogue state' overnight. But... great breakfast at #SwanOysterDepot
—Leaving the USA with pain. In shock about the lawlessness of the Chump/Musk story. Have met so many great people, but the state of politics makes me wonder if we’ll ever return — the country has become a 'rogue state' overnight. But... great breakfast at #SwanOysterDepot
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Day 12 of 12 in USA
—Leaving the USA with pain. In shock about the lawlessness of the Chump/Musk story. Have met so many great people, but the state of politics makes me wonder if we’ll ever return — the country has become a 'rogue state' overnight. But... great breakfast at #SwanOysterDepot
—Leaving the USA with pain. In shock about the lawlessness of the Chump/Musk story. Have met so many great people, but the state of politics makes me wonder if we’ll ever return — the country has become a 'rogue state' overnight. But... great breakfast at #SwanOysterDepot
Day 11 of 12 in USA BIS
—Last concert of the tour: Palo Alto! Challenging acoustics but as always a great, attentive audience.
Sweet compliment from an audience member — our outfit inspires her to paint her house in exactly these colours.
Suits by aarden.space/
#calefax #joukoosterhof
—Last concert of the tour: Palo Alto! Challenging acoustics but as always a great, attentive audience.
Sweet compliment from an audience member — our outfit inspires her to paint her house in exactly these colours.
Suits by aarden.space/
#calefax #joukoosterhof
February 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Day 11 of 12 in USA BIS
—Last concert of the tour: Palo Alto! Challenging acoustics but as always a great, attentive audience.
Sweet compliment from an audience member — our outfit inspires her to paint her house in exactly these colours.
Suits by aarden.space/
#calefax #joukoosterhof
—Last concert of the tour: Palo Alto! Challenging acoustics but as always a great, attentive audience.
Sweet compliment from an audience member — our outfit inspires her to paint her house in exactly these colours.
Suits by aarden.space/
#calefax #joukoosterhof
Day 11 of 12 in USA
—Free morning: Almost spring time (!) in the Hayes St oasis.
Returning my Timbuk2 bag to the shop where I bought it in 2010. Used it almost daily ever since… replace it for a new one today, with 20% discount for recycling the old bag.
Kudos for #timbuk2.
—Free morning: Almost spring time (!) in the Hayes St oasis.
Returning my Timbuk2 bag to the shop where I bought it in 2010. Used it almost daily ever since… replace it for a new one today, with 20% discount for recycling the old bag.
Kudos for #timbuk2.
February 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Day 11 of 12 in USA
—Free morning: Almost spring time (!) in the Hayes St oasis.
Returning my Timbuk2 bag to the shop where I bought it in 2010. Used it almost daily ever since… replace it for a new one today, with 20% discount for recycling the old bag.
Kudos for #timbuk2.
—Free morning: Almost spring time (!) in the Hayes St oasis.
Returning my Timbuk2 bag to the shop where I bought it in 2010. Used it almost daily ever since… replace it for a new one today, with 20% discount for recycling the old bag.
Kudos for #timbuk2.
An urgent reminder to buy less stuff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Opinion | The Story You’ve Been Told About Recycling Is a Lie
The world’s poorer nations have never stopped being receptacles for the West’s rubbish.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
An urgent reminder to buy less stuff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Day 10 of 12 in USA
—SF
*morning: anti Maga / Musk protests at the Civic Center Plaza.
*afternoon: Herbst.., what a gorgeous hall to perform!
*eve: so good to meet old friends Kate and Dan.
* late: joining them in a Waymo ride. (Now this is an AUTOmobile — finally!)
#calefax #herbsttheater #waymo
—SF
*morning: anti Maga / Musk protests at the Civic Center Plaza.
*afternoon: Herbst.., what a gorgeous hall to perform!
*eve: so good to meet old friends Kate and Dan.
* late: joining them in a Waymo ride. (Now this is an AUTOmobile — finally!)
#calefax #herbsttheater #waymo
February 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Day 10 of 12 in USA
—SF
*morning: anti Maga / Musk protests at the Civic Center Plaza.
*afternoon: Herbst.., what a gorgeous hall to perform!
*eve: so good to meet old friends Kate and Dan.
* late: joining them in a Waymo ride. (Now this is an AUTOmobile — finally!)
#calefax #herbsttheater #waymo
—SF
*morning: anti Maga / Musk protests at the Civic Center Plaza.
*afternoon: Herbst.., what a gorgeous hall to perform!
*eve: so good to meet old friends Kate and Dan.
* late: joining them in a Waymo ride. (Now this is an AUTOmobile — finally!)
#calefax #herbsttheater #waymo
Day 9 of 12 in USA
—returning to Walnut Creek. Such a warm audience!
Presenting a mixed European / US program, responding with a heartfelt applause and cheers when asked "because we still love each other, don't we?" 🔥💛
#leshercenter #reedquintet #calefax
—returning to Walnut Creek. Such a warm audience!
Presenting a mixed European / US program, responding with a heartfelt applause and cheers when asked "because we still love each other, don't we?" 🔥💛
#leshercenter #reedquintet #calefax
February 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Day 9 of 12 in USA
—returning to Walnut Creek. Such a warm audience!
Presenting a mixed European / US program, responding with a heartfelt applause and cheers when asked "because we still love each other, don't we?" 🔥💛
#leshercenter #reedquintet #calefax
—returning to Walnut Creek. Such a warm audience!
Presenting a mixed European / US program, responding with a heartfelt applause and cheers when asked "because we still love each other, don't we?" 🔥💛
#leshercenter #reedquintet #calefax
Reposted by Alban Wesly
Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
USA day 8 of 12.
—Long travel day to the West coast. Up 5.30 am to clean the B&B and drive to 2 hrs Boston for the 7hrs flight to SF. Pic 1 the ugliest car in the world without the now popular sticker (Pic 2).
Fantastic Vietnamese food at Hoi An 1608 with former CMSF director Daniel Levenstein.
—Long travel day to the West coast. Up 5.30 am to clean the B&B and drive to 2 hrs Boston for the 7hrs flight to SF. Pic 1 the ugliest car in the world without the now popular sticker (Pic 2).
Fantastic Vietnamese food at Hoi An 1608 with former CMSF director Daniel Levenstein.
February 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
USA day 8 of 12.
—Long travel day to the West coast. Up 5.30 am to clean the B&B and drive to 2 hrs Boston for the 7hrs flight to SF. Pic 1 the ugliest car in the world without the now popular sticker (Pic 2).
Fantastic Vietnamese food at Hoi An 1608 with former CMSF director Daniel Levenstein.
—Long travel day to the West coast. Up 5.30 am to clean the B&B and drive to 2 hrs Boston for the 7hrs flight to SF. Pic 1 the ugliest car in the world without the now popular sticker (Pic 2).
Fantastic Vietnamese food at Hoi An 1608 with former CMSF director Daniel Levenstein.
USA day 7 of 12.
—Last day at Wesleyan. Working again with the students of Neely Bruce such a great host! (pic 2 with @raafhekkema.bsky.social)
Buying some Wesleyan merch for the loved ones at home.
(Too bad, the misspell of Wesly 🙈)
—Last day at Wesleyan. Working again with the students of Neely Bruce such a great host! (pic 2 with @raafhekkema.bsky.social)
Buying some Wesleyan merch for the loved ones at home.
(Too bad, the misspell of Wesly 🙈)
February 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
USA day 7 of 12.
—Last day at Wesleyan. Working again with the students of Neely Bruce such a great host! (pic 2 with @raafhekkema.bsky.social)
Buying some Wesleyan merch for the loved ones at home.
(Too bad, the misspell of Wesly 🙈)
—Last day at Wesleyan. Working again with the students of Neely Bruce such a great host! (pic 2 with @raafhekkema.bsky.social)
Buying some Wesleyan merch for the loved ones at home.
(Too bad, the misspell of Wesly 🙈)
USA day 6 of 12.
—Concert time! Preceded by a lovely session with some students and locals from the Wesleyan orchestra. Great Connecticut community!
All conversations still dominated by the Chump situation. One wonders: how can the USA remain one nation?
—Concert time! Preceded by a lovely session with some students and locals from the Wesleyan orchestra. Great Connecticut community!
All conversations still dominated by the Chump situation. One wonders: how can the USA remain one nation?
February 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
USA day 6 of 12.
—Concert time! Preceded by a lovely session with some students and locals from the Wesleyan orchestra. Great Connecticut community!
All conversations still dominated by the Chump situation. One wonders: how can the USA remain one nation?
—Concert time! Preceded by a lovely session with some students and locals from the Wesleyan orchestra. Great Connecticut community!
All conversations still dominated by the Chump situation. One wonders: how can the USA remain one nation?
USA day 5 of 12.
—Great to see how beloved the amazing Neely Bruce is among students and staff @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social Had a nice session with his composition class. Left on this picture with some of his students.
#reedquintet
#calefax
#wesleyan
—Great to see how beloved the amazing Neely Bruce is among students and staff @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social Had a nice session with his composition class. Left on this picture with some of his students.
#reedquintet
#calefax
#wesleyan
February 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
USA day 5 of 12.
—Great to see how beloved the amazing Neely Bruce is among students and staff @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social Had a nice session with his composition class. Left on this picture with some of his students.
#reedquintet
#calefax
#wesleyan
—Great to see how beloved the amazing Neely Bruce is among students and staff @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social Had a nice session with his composition class. Left on this picture with some of his students.
#reedquintet
#calefax
#wesleyan
Today marks 40 days before our 40th birthday! Save the date for a 4 day, international Reed Festival in Amsterdam: 20 thru 23 Nov.'25! Today we release the wonderful pics Amsterdam photographer Jouk Oosterhof joukoosterhof.nl made for the occasion. Dressed by Aarden responsible wear. aarden.space 🙏
February 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
USA day 4 of 12.
—8 hour road trip from DC to CT for a three day residency @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
Visiting friends on the way in New Jersey. In the meanwhile the Chump news keeps amazing (or not?)… ‘make America plastic again’ www.dezeen.com/2025/02/11/t...
—8 hour road trip from DC to CT for a three day residency @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
Visiting friends on the way in New Jersey. In the meanwhile the Chump news keeps amazing (or not?)… ‘make America plastic again’ www.dezeen.com/2025/02/11/t...
February 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
USA day 4 of 12.
—8 hour road trip from DC to CT for a three day residency @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
Visiting friends on the way in New Jersey. In the meanwhile the Chump news keeps amazing (or not?)… ‘make America plastic again’ www.dezeen.com/2025/02/11/t...
—8 hour road trip from DC to CT for a three day residency @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social
Visiting friends on the way in New Jersey. In the meanwhile the Chump news keeps amazing (or not?)… ‘make America plastic again’ www.dezeen.com/2025/02/11/t...