Event Series

Authors and musicians come together in the library of the Basel Music Academy. At joint themed evenings, they present the best of the two arts in combination.

Free admission, followed by aperitifs and a book table. In German.

SALON MUSICAL ET LITTERAIRE
THURSDAY / 09. 10. 25 / 6 PM
Ariane Koch & ENSEMBLE ORION with Noëlle-Anne Darbellay, Violine / Matthias Müller, Violine / Juan Carlos Escobar, Viola / Martin Egidi, Violoncello
With his more than 600 songs, Franz Schubert proved to be one of the most creative song composers in music history and was therefore also known as the "Liederfürst". He transformed poems into music - ingeniously constructed works of art hovering between the atmospheric realms. His songs all carry a powerful undertone of mystery, hope, light and darkness that had never been heard before. The art songs arranged for two violins and cello by René Camacaro and Morris Wolf show how magical these works can sound even without words.

The "Hommage à Schubert" for string trio by Jean-Luc Darbellay was written in 2017 to celebrate the 20th edition of the "Schubertiade" by radio station Espace 2 using the notes f and es, Franz Schubert's initials. The whole-tone motif characterises the dramaturgy of the musical development in all octaves, serves as a "point de repère" of the events and, in the floating passages, is reminiscent of Franz Schubert's music, which is characterised by longing. The ENSEMBLE ORION with Noëlle-Anne Darbellay, Violine / Matthias Müller, Violine / Juan Carlos Escobar, Viola / Martin Egidi, Violoncello will be playing.

The author Ariane Koch will respond to Schubert's "Songs without Words" with her texts. In her writing, she traces the echoing atmospheres; the evening, the night, the waters, and is interested in their (original) literality. She combines the musical moods with her own and hopes for their poetic interplay (or friction with each other).

Past events

REDISCOVERY
THURSDAY / 21. 11. 24 / 6 PM
Verena Naegele, Hanna Syrneva & Mariana Piuzana
Who was Martha von Castelberg (1892-1971)? The author and music historian Verena Naegele reads from her biographical book "Komponieren, trotz allem" and portrays the Swiss composer and musician. Hanna Syrneva, a student at the Basel University of Music Basel, will perform Castelberg's compositions on the piano together with soprano Mariana Piuzana. A musical reading about "an interesting shadow figure".

ON THE HIGH SEAS
THURSDAY / 18. 04. 24 / 6 PM
Adam Schwarz & Julian Rombach
Author Adam Schwarz reads from his latest fantastic cruise novel "Glitsch", which was nominated for the Swiss Book Prize.
The freelance artist and ocean pianist Julian Rombach sings songs about seafaring on the piano and guitar and tells anecdotes about everyday life on the high seas. Together they take the audience on a special kind of voyage.

MOUNTAIN SOUNDS
THURSDAY / 14. 03. 24 / 6 PM
Claudio Landolt
What does a mountain sound like? The author, composer and musician Claudio Landolt explores this question in his electronically accompanied performance of his poetry collection "Nicht die Fülle nicht Idylle nicht der Berg". A sensual and poetic portrait of the mountains.