Symposium on Choral Music

The Zürcher Sing-Akademie presents choral music from the brand new edition Anthologie chorale Frank Martin, published by Editions Henry Labatiaz.

SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC
for choir conductors, composers and other interested parties (Schweizerische Föderation Europa Cantat)

10:00 – Welcome
10:15 – FRANK MARTIN – Explanatory Concert
Prof. Alain Corbellari & Zürcher Sing-Akademie conducted by Florian Helgath
12:00 – lunch
13:30 – 4 living composers, each introduced by a choir conductor:
• Valentin Villard (Renaud Bouvier)
• Peter Appenzeller (Cyrille Nanchen)
break
• Aurelien Hallopeau (Fruszina Szuromi)
• Julia Schwartz (Andrea Fischer)
16:15 – NEW or REDISCOVERED: various old or unknown composers are introduced by participants
17:00 – Aperitif

19:00 (optional afterwards)
FRANK MARTIN – L’homme et sa musique
Concert by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, conducted by Florian Helgath

photo: Zürcher Sing-Akademie © Priska Ketterer