The Dutch newspaper Het Parool has selected the Bosch Requiem as the best classical performance of 2022. It was written for Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Nederlands Kamerkoor and performed in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ and in Den Bosch as the opening of the November Music Festival.
Newspaper Het Parool:
Joey Roukens wrote the annual Bosch Requiem for November Music. A perfect balance between modern and traditional music. In sixty minutes, we seem to travel through an entire life cycle, but we start at the end instead of the beginning. From dark, grim atmospheres we move toward a hopeful conclusion, in the form of a lullaby.
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