Jelte Althuis studied clarinet and bass clarinet at the Sweelinck Conservatory. Since joining the Calefax Reed Quintet in 1994, he has specialized on the bass clarinet and basset horn, and has served as the group's music arranger. He plays regularly for the larger orchestras in the Netherlands.

National Gallery of Art: Calefax Reed Quintet

Sunday, February 9, 2025 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (EST)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Samuel BarberExcursions, Op. 20 (arr. Jelte Althuis)
Florence PricePiano Sonata in E minor ("II. Andante"; arr. Jelte Althuis)
Henriëtte BosmansString Quartet (arr. Raaf Hekkema)
Cole Porter"Just One of Those Things" from Jubilee (arr. Oliver Boekhoorn)
George GershwinRhapsody in Blue (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

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