MUSIC in the CLASSROOM Episode I – Heim-Spiel a Staged Concert in Schools for Students Ages 10 and Up

MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM Episode I – Heim-Spiel A staged concert in schools for students ages 10 and up

Music: Excerpts from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Gershwin, Pjotr Iljitsch Tchaikovsky, Joseph Haydn and others. Direction: Salomé Im Hof With musicians of the Basel Chamber Orchestra: Etele Dósa (Clarinette), Simon Lilly (Trumpet), Tamás Vásárhelyi (Violin), Christoph Dangel (Cello) Heimspiel im Klassenzimmer © Christian Flierl

What happens if the first violinist can`t keep time? What happens if things don`t always go according to plan? And what does Beethoven`s fifth sound like? The symphony backwards? Four musicians are playing in various schools, with a suitcase in one hand and an instrument in th e other. They play a variety of music showing the many different tempos, humour and shrewdness with a career and life as a professional musician.

With Heim-Spiel, the students not only get to know the musicians personally, but will also go on a journey through the history of music from Bach to Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky to Stockhausen.

Duration: 45-minute performance plus a follow-up discussion. The total duration is 2 hours. Cost: CHF 200.- per performance/school class

CURRENT DATES Season 2019/2020

September October Do. 05.09. 08:30 – 12:30h Mo. 28.10. 08:30 – 12:30h Do 05.09. 13:00 – 17:30h Di. 28.10. 08.30 – 12:30h Fr. 06.09. 08:30 – 12:30h Mi. 30.10. 08:30 – 12:30h Di. 10.09. 08:30 – 12:30h Mo 09.09. 08:30 – 12:30h

November December Mi. 27.11. 08:30 – 12:30h Mo. 16.12. 08:30 – 12:30h Di. 17.12. 08:30 – 12:30h

The exact starting time depends on your timetable.

Contact and bookings: [email protected] Nadine Born, Kammerorchester Basel, Künstlerisches Betriebsbüro Tel. 061 306 30 42 / Mob. 079 640 71 97

FORMAT FOR MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM

Normally young people must come to us in order to get to know the concert hall as a special place. Instead, we go out and visit children and young adults in their own classrooms. The students themselves are an elementary part of a musical -theatre production that is as witty as it is profound, and thus take responsibility for the success of the performance. It is obvious that they learn a lot about us and us about them, not only in conversation but also in what has been experienced together after the performance. Students do not always react politely, but always honestly and with a dialogue that can hardly be more direct.

Music is a constant presence for young people today. With iPods and YouTube, it`s availability is unlimited and accompanies everyday life. The "Music in the Classroom" performance offers a chance to increase the value of listening to live music, through its expressiveness, energy and feelings of being in a physically direct space. Music, which is not used as an accompaniment or something in the background, is the focus.

«The most valuable things I`ve ever seen in all my life…I`ve made a career as a musician.» Simon Lilly, Principal Trumpet Chamber Orchestra Basel Heim-Spiel im Klassenzimmer ©Christian Flierl

Audience Impressions «I loved it very much. I am usually a dubstep guy, but today I was very impressed.» Fifth grader, Mühlboden Schoolhouse

«Eure Musik war sehr schön und neu für mich. Das ist das erste Mal, dass ich so etwas gehört habe, und wirklich es gefällt mir sehr. Spass! Das erste Mal ich sehe solchen Spass, war sehr lustig und sehr gut, und habe ich viel gelacht und natürlich mir gefällt.» 17-jähriger Schüler, Schule für Brückenangebote

HEIM-SPIEL FOR THE TEACHER

Schedule of the Event

Heim-Spiel is interactive and students will be involved in the performance. They will receive different roles from the musicians, which will be played during the performance on demand.

Preparation and Follow-up

This performance is about a tour to South America; the music (from the rehearsals to the concert) and the everyday life of a musician on tour with their instruments (clarinet, trumpet, violin and cello) are in focus.

Beethoven`s Fifth Symphony is the focus of the program. The following arrangements are both played and sung: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ninth Symphony (1st movement exposition) Igor Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat (Marche du soldat,Dance du diable) Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite Nr. 1 (Prélude) Wolfang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major KV 622 (2 nd movement theme) George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (clarinet solo excerpt) Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikovsky: Violin Concert in D Major op.25 (beginning of 1st movement) Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major (3 rd movement) Pat Ballard: Mister Sandman (sung by 4 voices)

The Music in the Classroom piece can be enjoyed without preparation by the students.

Topics (which you can deepen according to your wishes) in addition to the introduction to the played works:

The Orchestra - Orchestral Instruments - Communication forms and functions in a classi cal orchestra (musician, conductor, soloist)

Music in the Classroom Episode I is supported by:

For students ages 6-11, we offer Music in the Classroom Episode II «Children need Struwwelpeter».