Musical Programmes

Explore our types of music programmes and their unique repertoires. Download the dossiers for more information.

Musical reflections on difficult times and their emotional impact.

A vibrant musical experience that unites wind band music with the quintet through a unique experience.

A deep musical journey that invites reflection and inner connection.

Programme consisting of contemporary music.

Repertoire

Oreka Reed Quintet presents a fascinating repertoire that includes a mixture of classical masterpieces with arrangements and original works for the reed quintet ensemble. They have always been committed to new music and contributing to the growth of the repertoire for this type of ensemble. Each Oreka performance not only pays homage to these works, but also invites the audience to experience the emotional richness and depth of classical music. Some of the works are:

Original works written for Oreka Reed Quintet

  • In Trying Times (2020) – Francis Schwartz

  • Barnetik - Aritz Labrador

  • Osito - Gabriel Loidi

  • Bost - Eduardo Moreno

  • Sleep Chain - Vlad Chlek

Arrangements written for Oreka Reed Quintet

  • Pavana para una infanta difunta - M. Ravel (arr. Margarita Lorenzo)

  • Oblivion - A. Piazzolla (arr. Margarita Lorenzo)

  • Intermezzo de "Las Bodas de Luis Alonso" - Gerónimo Gimenez (arr. para quinteto de cañas y banda sinfónica por Aritz Labrador)

Arrangements by Oreka Reed Quintet

  • Opera overture “Los Esclavos Felices” – Crisóstomo de Arriaga (arr. Eduardo Villarroel Mera)

  • III. Sequentia: Lacrimosa (Réquiem) – W. A. Mozart (arr. Eduardo Villarroel Mera)

  • Intermezzo de "Las Bodas de Luis Alonso" - Gerónimo Gimenez (arr. Eduardo Villarroel Mera)

  • Intermezzo Sinfónico "Cavalleria Rusticana" - P. Mascagni (arr. Nicolás Cabaleiro Somoza)

  • Nabucco - G. Verdi (arr. Nicolás Cabaleiro Somoza)

  • Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 3: Intermède-Entr'acte (Barcarolle) - J. Offenbach (arr. Eduardo Villarroel Mera)

Other works included in our programmes

Arrangements for Reed Quintet

  • Chaconne in D minor - J. S. Bach/F. Busoni (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

  • Waldszenen, op. 82 - R. Schumann (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

  • La Muerte del Ángel (1960) – A. Piazzola (arr. Sandi)

  • An American In Paris - G. Gershwin (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

  • Le Tombeau de Couperin - Maurice Ravel (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

  • Die Hebriden - Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Jelte Althuis)

  • Children’s corner - Claude Debussy (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

Original works for Reed Quintet

  • Circusmuziek (1990) – T. Ter Doest

  • Splinter (2014) – M. Mellits

  • Jesus is coming (2003) - J. ter Veldhuis

  • Sorrow and celebration (2015) - J. Steinmetz

  • Shrouded - Michael Shingo Crawford

  • Refraction (2015) - D. Biedenbender