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offenekirche program Polyphony of International Festival cultures of free reed instruments 1 – 24 June 2016, Berne Festival Polyphony of Cultures 1 – 24 June 2016 Heiliggeistkirche Program Overview Wednesday 1 June 2016 halb eins – Word Music Silence > 12.30–13.00 Nina Simonett, accordeon and Anna Moser, violin/vocal Heiliggeistkirche Conradin Conzetti, texts > 7 pm Festival Opening Heiliggeistkirche Wu Wei, chinese Sheng and Marc Fitze, harmonium at 7:30 pm Solo Program: Werner Aeschbacher, swiss hand or- gans > 10 pm Sheng-Concert Kubus Konzert Theater Bern Wu Wei Sheng (China) and Marc Fitze, portable organ Waisenhausplatz classical Chinese music and Works by J.S. Bach, E. Satie and others Thursday, 2 June 2016 Sheng-Concert > 8 pm Wu Wei Sheng (China) and Marc Fitze, portable organ Hotel Hapimag Interlaken classical Chinese music and Works by J.S. Bach, E. Satie and others Friday, 3 June 2016 Orgelpunkt > 12.30–13.00 Wu Wei Sheng (China) and Marc Fitze, portable organ Heiliggeistkirche classical Chinese music and Works by J.S. Bach, E. Satie and others > 5 pm “Around the world in song” with Antonio Garcia, accordeon Französische Kirche C’est la petite Gilberte, Gilbert’ de Courgenay ... CAP Wenn die Elisabeth nicht so schöne Beine hätt’... Sunday, 5 June 2016 Swiss Folk Music - from traditional to experimental > 8:30 pm Duo Evelyn and Kristina Brunner, contrabass, cello and Kubus Konzert Theater Bern Swiss hand organ Waisenhausplatz Monday, 6 June 2016 India Concert > 8:30 pm Ensemble of the Kalanikethan School for Dance, Basle Kubus Konzert Theater Bern Babu and Bavani Thangarajah Waisenhausplatz classical Indian music, song and dance Friday, 10 June 2016 Orgelpunkt: World Premiere “Suite pour Harmonium” > 12.30–13.00 by Hans Peter Graf Heiliggeistkirche Marc Fitze, harmonium > 7:30 pm One-Man-Show: Antonio Serrano, Harmonica (Spain) Heiliggeistkirche from Bach to Bacharach: Jazz, Blues, Pop, Flamenco Wednesday, 15 June 2016 Simon Buser (Germany), Harmonium-Prototypen > 6 pm Concert with commentary: works for Muller expressive organ and Heiliggeistkirche Debain harmonium. Works by A.P.F. Boëly und C. Saint-Saëns > 7:30 pm Balázs Szabó (Hungary), Piano-Orgue Franz Liszt Heiliggeistkirche concert with commentary: Works of Franz Liszt, S. Thalberg and others > 9 pm Concert: Claudio Brizi (Italy), Orgue-Célesta and Heiliggeistkirche Harmonium à prolongement Titz with Pierre-Alain Clerc, Speaker and Giulio Giurato, piano Works by A.F. Sulpizi (World Premiere), P.I.Tschaikovski, W.A. Mozart and others Thursday, 16 June 2016 Lecture: Mason & Hamlin – Music and Craftsmanship > 4 pm Thomas Reilich (Germany) Französische Kirche > 4:30 pm Concert: „Music for the American or Normal Harmonium“ Französische Kirche Artis Wodehouse (New York, USA) Works by Templeton Strong, Arthur Bird and Charles Ives > 6 pm Concert: Jan Hennig, harmonium and Heiliggeistkirche Ernst Breidenbach, piano Works by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Max Reger, Charles Gounod and others > 8:30 pm Harmonicorde Concert Heiliggeistkirche Joris Verdin, Harmonicorde (Antwerpen) > 9 pm “The Harmonium in the Mortar Chamber” Heiliggeistkirche Hermann Burger’s novel “Schilten” and music for art harmonium Johannes Matthias Michel, speaker and harmonium (Germany ) Friday, 17 June 2016 “Orgelpunkt” Special: Chamber music with harmonium > 12.30–13.30 Pierre-Alain Clerc, Mustel organ and string ensemble Heiliggeistkirche Works by Jules Mouquet, Wagner, Dvorak, Saint-Saëns and C. Debussy > 2:30–3:30 pm Lecture: Louis Huivenaar: „Ethics in Restauration“ Heiliggeistkirche (in English) > 3:30–5:00 pm Lecture: Jacques Prévot: “Some aspects of the history Heiliggeistkirche of the firm Mustel” (in French) > 5–6 pm Concert: Emmanuel Pélaprat, harmonium and Heiliggeistkirche Jérôme Granjon, piano Works by C. Saint-Saëns, C. Franck and A.L.J. Lefébure-Wély > 7–11:30 pm „Hommage à Victor Mustel“ Heiliggeistkirche 8 short concerts with: Anne Page (GB), Jan Hennig und Ernst Breidenbach, (DE), Balázs Szabó (HU), Marc Fitze und Alexandre Dubach (CH), Claudio Brizi (I), Emmanuel Pélaprat, Joris Verdin (BE), Mark Richli, and Otto Georg Linsi, (CH) Saturday, 18 June 2016 General Assembly of the Jehan Alain Association > 3 pm (in french) Heiliggeistkirche with Guy Bovet (CH-Neuchâtel), Aurelie Decourt (F-Paris) and others. Presentation of the digitalization project of Jehan Alain’s manuscripts . > 5 pm Concert „Flight“ Heiliggeistkirche Oratorium „Hypatia“ by Waël Sami Elkholy (World Premiere) and Oratorium „The Flight into Egypt“by Albert Alain (Swiss Premiere) Vocal Ensemble Les Voc-à-Lises, Marc Fitze, harmonium > 7:30 pm Gioacchino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle Französische Kirche Bernese Chamber Choir, Martina Jankova, soprano, Olivia Vermeulen, alto; Bernhard Schneider, tenor, Daniel Ochoa, bass, piano duo Gerwig & Gonzales, Kurt Lueders (Sorbonne, Paris) harmonium and introduction. Jörg Ritter, conductor Sunday, 19 June 2016 Church Service for the National Day of Refugees > 10.30 am Rev. B. Rieder. Repeat performance of the Oratorium “Hypatia” Heiliggeistkirche Vocal Ensemble Les Voc-à-Lises, Marc Fitze, harmonium > 5 pm Gioacchino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle Französische Kirche Bernese Chamber Choir, Martina Jankova, soprano, Olivia Vermeulen, alto, Bernhard Schneider, tenor, Daniel Ochoa, bass, piano duo Gerwig & Gonzales, Kurt Lueders (Sorbonne, Paris) harmonium and introduction. Jörg Ritter, conductor Friday, 24 June 2016 Orgelpunkt: Final Concert > 12.30 pm Julien Paillard, accordeon and Antonio Garcia, organ Heiliggeistkirche Information and further details: www.polyphonie-der-kulturen.ch The „Polyphony of Cultures“ festival is a joint project of offene kirche bern, Kirchgemeinde Heiliggeist, KonzertTheaterBern, the French Church of Berne, Hotel Hapimag Interlaken, the Jehan Alain Association of Romainmôtier, and the Chamber Choir of Berne. We are grateful to the following sponsors for their support: STIFTUNG FÜR KIRCHLICHE LIEBESTÄTIGKEIT KLT IM KANTON BERN Stiftung Dialog zwischen Kirchen, Religionen und Kulturen ZAHNÄRZTLICHES INSTITUT KONOLFINGEN Unterstützt aus dem VolkskulturFonds von Gebrüder Bigler Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung Foreword Marc Fitze, artistic director “Music is more than style” - beyond the limits of mu- sical style, which often radically differs according to taste and milieu, there are musical qualities which are universal. The “Polyphony of Cultures Festival” in June 2016 aims to show that cultures which have de- veloped through migration over centuries influence one another, and that many of them are now at home here in Switzerland. The widespread harmonium and harmonica family is a good example. C onve ntions of free reed instruments have a rich past in Germany, England and in the USA, but they have never been so completely presented as they are now in Berne. The technical mastery, enthusiasm and generosity of the 116 musicians from 12 countries, is exciting. A special spirit of dedication pervaded the planning and preparation of the festival. Inspired by the idea, the musicians restored their priceless historical instruments, and volunteered to loan them to other musicians whom they barely knew, so that the music could be performed as it was meant to sound. As you page through this program booklet, you will immed- iately feel how exceptional and utterly unique the festival project has become: programs with which the artists have won recording prizes; instruments painstakingly restored, which form part of their na- tional cultural heritage and have been financed with European grants; premiere performances of works by composers who received national or international grants and awards, – and much more. The music itself comprises almost all musical styles imaginable: jazz, flamenco, tango, choral works, spiritual, chamber, salon music; silent film accom- paniment; traditional Chinese, classic Indian, and Swiss folk music, and a total of five premiere per- formances of contemporary works. Artists will be heard who are not only outstanding in their field, but who also bridge many musical styles and cultures as the motto of the festival’s organizers have set as their goal from the beginning. The project “Polyphony of cultures” should allow artists to be heard who practice intercultural bridge-building at a high level with musical and humane openness. Wednesday 1 June 2016 The festival opening offers an overview of the vast musical spectrum to be heard in the coming weeks: ranging from > 7 pm the 3000-year-old Chinese “sheng” to the complex Euro- Festival Opening with pean keyboard instruments of Franz Liszt. The famous Chi- nese sheng player Wu Wei will present his instrument, and Wu Wei, Chinese Sheng Marc Fitze his valuable French Mustel harmonium. In 1776 Harmonium and Marc Fitze the French Jesuit and missionary Father Amiot sent several from 7:30 pm shengs from China to Paris, and a set off a wave of inven- tion of new instruments: harmonium, accordeon, harmoni- Solo program: ca, bandoneon, and the entire palette of Swiss hand organs. Werner Aeschbacher Werner Aeschbacherr will highlight the opening of the fes- tival with his whole collection of hand organs. His program various small organs reaches from the Emmental to Caribbean calypso, the Amer- Heiliggeistkirche ican South, Argentina and southern Europe, and thereby sets the tone for the festival’s “polyphony of cultures”. Free-thinker and world traveler: one wouldn’t suspect Werner Aeschbacher of being a revolutionary. He is a quiet, relaxed man, somewhat retiring, respected by his colleagues.