Composers and musicians who have featured in the festival include Sofia Gubaidulina, Mauricio Kagel, John Zorn, Louis Andriessen, Martijn Padding, Heiner Goebbels, Frederic Rzewski, Daniel Johnston, Mayke Nas, Michel van der Aa, Nik Bärtsch, Kayhan Kalhor, Helmut Lachenmann, Christian Wolff.
Some combinations initiated by November Music: Yuri Honing and Mathias Eick, Anton Goudsmit and The Bad Plus, Vijay Iyer and Misha Mengelberg, Marc Ribot and ZAPP4, Martin Fondse and Matthew Herbert, ZAPP4 and Jan Bang, Rembrandt Frerichs Trio and Kayhan Kalhor.
Joey Roukens composed the Bosch Requiem, and Remy van Kesteren was the artist-in-residence, with other artists and performers including Nederlands Kamerkoor, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Willem Boogman, Patrick van Deurzen, Micha Hamel, Martijn Padding, Bryce Dessner, Jürg Frey, Silbersee and Ensemble Lucilin, and Beatrice Dillon as part of the FAQ Festival.
Younger artists including Rick van Veldhuizen, Jan-Peter de Graaff, Lucas Wiegerink, Bram Kortekaas, Celia Swart, Petra Strahovnik.
John Zorn, Barbara Hannigan, Jennifer Walshe, Rebecca Saunders, Simon-Steen Andersen, Tristan Murail, Oslo Sinfonietta, Jack Quartet and The Crossing, goat (jp), Aart Strootman, Maya Fridman, Rozalie Hirs, Kika Sprangers, Jameszoo and LudoWic.