The Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, which is famous for its original artistic solutions in its concerts, led by Mindaugas Bačkaus, presents another unique program. The audience of the port city will have a unique opportunity to hear mountain singing (yodeling) accompanied by a chamber orchestra, which is rarely heard in concert halls around the world. The program “Swiss Alpine Music” will be performed by Swiss music: the singer MissHelvetia, who is called the symbol of vocal folklore art, conductor Kaspars Zehnderis and Tobias König (vocals, piano, saxophone, trumpet, alpine horn). Listeners are invited to the concert on March 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Klaipėda Concert Hall (KKS).
Responds to the traditions of the country
Speaking about the upcoming concert, MissHelvetia mentions that it will feature Swiss songs performed in a yodeling manner and more. “I will take on other characters, such as Mary Poppins, and I will also sing French chansons, a fragment of an opera. I promise that the listeners who came to listen to this concert will remember it for a long time,” intrigues “MissHelvetia”. .
The singer Barbara Klossner, known as Miss Helvetia, is considered a symbol of Switzerland. The artist’s performances become the main focus of the country’s national holidays and other significant occasions.
The performer received her first yodeling lessons from her mother, and also studied with other specialists in this specific singing. Studied at Lucerne School of Performing Arts, attended classical singing and conducting lessons. Since 2008, when the art of yodeling became especially popular in Switzerland, “MissHelvetia” has devoted all its activities to nurturing and spreading the traditions of this way of singing.
The Art of Swiss Vocal Folklore
Yodeling is a singing style common in the mountain region of Switzerland, Austria and Germany, based on frequent and sudden alternation of low (chest) and high (head) registers. The vowels a, o are usually sung in the low register, and e, i in the high register, resulting in a falsetto sound.
In Switzerland, there are national yodeling festivals, in which the performer often participates. She also stars in the world’s only yodeling musical StilliTendernesses.MissHelvetia’s yodeling album “E Guete – Bonappétit” topped the Swiss charts in 2018.
Deserving Swiss artists
Soloist in concert with her voice, alpine horn and classical instruments (piano, saxophone, trumpet) will be supported by the Swiss Tobias König. The classically trained musician often performs Swiss folk songs and performs with MissHelvetia.
The program will be conducted by Kaspars Zehnder. Successfully combining the careers of conductor and flutist, the talented Swiss musician regularly appears in the most important European concert halls and festivals. He is currently there Hradec Králové head of the Philharmonic Orchestra conductor (Czech Republic). He has performed with various Swiss, Lithuanian, French, Romanian and other orchestras. K. Zehnder prepares and conducts productions of classical and contemporary operas in various European theaters.
KKS listeners are invited not to miss the unique opportunity to hear the unique music of the Swiss Alps on March 3. 6:30 p.m.
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– 2024-04-06 18:24:19
