24
May, 2015

Conacher Organ Inauguration – Predigerkirche, Zürich

Einweihung der Conacher-Orgel in der Predigerkirche Zürich – 24. und 25. Mai 2015

«Und es geschah plötzlich ein Brausen vom Himmel»
Festgottesdienst mit Abendmahl, Pfingstsonntag, 24. Mai 2015, 11.00 Uhr
musicmakers | David Christie, Leitung | Christian Döhring, Orgel |
David Hambleton, Orgel | Pfrn. Renate von Ballmoos; Meinrad Furrer, kath. Seelsorger

1.01 Thomas Tallis (1505 – 1585): «O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit into our hearts»
1.02 Lied 499: Komm, Schöpfer Geist
1.03 Come Down, O Love Divine
1.04 Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924): «Cantique Jean Racine»
1.05 Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934): «The Spirit of the Lord is upon me»
1.06 Predigt mit Orgelimprovisationen
1.07 Lied 514, Veni Sancte Spiritus
1.08 Lied 504, O Heilger Geist, kehr bei uns ein
1.09 Segen und Orgelausgangsspiel

Festakt zur Einweihung der Conacher-Orgel
Pfingstmontag, 25. Mai 2015, 19.00 Uhr
Chor Inscriptum | Martin Ulrich, Kantor | Ernst Bartmann, Orgel | Kristjan Döhring, Leitung

1.10 Grussworte
2.01 Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872 – 1958), aus: Five Mystical Songs, Nr. 1 „Easter“
2.02 Wolfgang Sauseng (*1956), aus: In angustiis, Toccata | Litanei (Introitus/Kyrie)
2.03 Five Mystical Songs, Nr. 2 „I got me flowers“
2.04 In angustiis, Alleluja (Hommage à Jehan Alain)
2.05 Gedichte
2.06 Five Mystical Songs, Nr. 3 „Love bade me welcome“
2.07 In angustiis, Mittelalterliches Lied
2.08 Five Mystical Songs, Nr. 4 „The Call“
2.09 Gedichte
2.10 In angustiis, Meditation – Dank (Communio)
2.11 Five Mystical Songs, Nr. 5 „Antiphon“
2.12 Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877 – 1950), Te lucis ante terminum, Hymnus für die Komplet
19
Jun, 2011

Britten Noye’s Fludde, Op 59 – Predigerkirche, Zürich

«Es ist keine schlechte Sache, wenn ein Künstler versucht, allen möglichen Leuten dienlich zu sein. Darum bereitet es mir persönlich Vergnügen, Stücke für besondere Anlässe zu schreiben – Musik für Kinder oder Amateure…»

Der englische Komponist Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) hat seine Aussage immer wieder in die Tat umgesetzt. Am 18. Juni 1958 kam es in der Orford Church in Aldeburgh zur Uraufführung seiner Kirchenoper «Noye’s Fludde», geschrieben im Stil eines mittelalterlichen Mysterienspiels und als pädagogisches Projekt für musikalische Arbeit mit Kindern konzipiert. Mit einfachen Mitteln wird hier die biblische Geschichte der grossen Flut erzählt, wobei agierende Kinder im Mittelpunkt stehen.

Inszenierung | Sabine Appenzeller
Musikalische Leitung | David Christie
Bühne/Ausstattung | Daniel Lienhard

MusikerInnen | SchauspielerInnen
Ulrich Acolas, Antonia Frey, Christian Döhring, Urs Haas, Ramin Kashani, David Aschmann, Renate von Ballmoos, Seán Christie, Severin Hosang, Ivo Mohr, Bettina Rutgers, Silvia Nitschke, Leonie Glave, Jacob Stotz

Kinder und Jugendliche | SängerInnen und InstrumentalistInnen
Solisten und Konzertchor der Jugendmusikschule der Stadt Zürich (Wolfgang Schady)
Kinderorchester Rüti/MZOL
JMS Winterthur/MS Zollikon (Stefano Lai)
Jugendspiel Langnau/MS Baar (Petra und Ivo Mohr)
Kantonsschule Romanshorn (Matthias Blumer)

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In June 2011, three performances of Britten’s “Noye’s Fludde” took place in the Prediger Church in Zurich, under the “inscriptum” banner.

The material here is in German and shows the high degree of professionality of the whole event. To get access to photographs, follow this link.

There was a write up in the Reformed Church newspaper, “reformiert”: here is the link.

Here are the Flyer and the Programmheft (in German).

To see some short video excerpts click here.

Here are MP3 audio tracks from the performance on 15th June 2011:

Track 0: Preliminary announcements
Track 1: Beginning
Track 2: God commands Noah to build a boat
Track 3: …one hundred cubits long…
Track 4: The boat is built by the Noah family
Track 5: Noah blesses the boat
Track 6: Noah tells his wife that the boat will be their home
Track 7: God commands Noah to get his family into the boat
Track 8: The animals arrive in pairs…
Track 9: Noah tells his wife to come into the boat
Track 10: The storm
Track 11: The raven is sent to search for land
Track 12: The dove is sent to search for land
Track 13: Noah thanks God that the land has been found again
Track 14: God tells Noah to leave the boat with the animals
Track 15: God makes the rainbow as reminder of the flood
Track 16: “The spacious firmament…”
Track 17: God blesses Noah
Track 18: Applause
In full (large file!)
25
Apr, 2010

Musica Britannica

Concert in the Reformed Church in Hinwil

British sacred music by Benjamin Britten accompanied by early British organ music, as part of the fourth annual fiori musicali concert series in Hinwil

The well-known English composer Benjamin Britten composed a considerable number of sacred works for choir with organ accompaniment or for a capella performance

musicmakers is proud to present a selection of these works interspersed with solo organ works of the earlier English masters Henry Purcell, John Bull und William Byrd: on the organ, Nicola Cittadin

Programme

Organ VIII. Fantasia William Byrd (1540 – 1623)
Choir Antiphon Benjamin Britten (1913 − 1976)
Organ Voluntary for Double Organ Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Choir Missa Brevis in D – Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei Benjamin Britten
Organ Voluntary on The Old Hundredth Henry Purcell
Choir Hymn to Saint Cecilia (a cappella) Benjamin Britten
Organ A Gigge
Praeludium		 Dr. John Bull (1562 – 1628)
Choir Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues Benjamin Britten, from “Rejoice in the Lamb”
Choir Jubilate Deo in C Benjamin Britten
Jubilate Deo in C (encore)

 

This musicmakers production took place on 25th April 2010 at 8 pm in the Reformed Church in Hinwil:

Cosima Seitz was sick and unfortunately could not sing the solos in the concert: Daniela Burkhalter performed the solos in her place

The choral works were also performed as part of the regular morning church service at the Predigerkirche, Zurich on the morning of 25th April 2010 (with the exception of the Hymn to St. Cecilia).

30
Nov, 2007

A Yuletide Concert

Mysticism – Poetry – Fire

The tradition of singing and playing music during Advent and at Christmas goes back many centuries. This programme presents medieval and modern versions of well-known carols. Interspersed between the carols, medieval instruments remind us how advent sounded several hundred years ago.

The Quempas tradition of singing from all four corners of the church is featured and the 5th century Christmas text “a solis ortus cardine” provides the framework for the programme.

This musicmakers production took place on the following dates:

  • 30th November 2007 at 19:30 in the Open Church Elisabethen in Basle
  • 2nd December 2007 at 17:00 in Bruggen/SG
  • 5th December 2008 in Eischoll, VS
  • 7th December 2008 in the Reformed Church, Hinwil
  • 12th December 2008 in St. Andrew’s Church, Zurich

Programme

Plainchant (men only) A solis ortus cardine §1, 2: God comes to earth as a servant [+]
Three part choir (with bells) Nowell, nowell (Owt of your slepe aryse) [+]
Choir with organ Edwards: No small wonder [+]
Medieval instruments arr. M. Praetorius: In dulci jubilo [+]
Choir a capella In dulci jubilo arr. Westbrook
 
Plainchant (men only) A solis ortus cardine §3, 4: Mary the mother of Jesus
Medieval instruments Stella maris nuncumparis
Solo voice with organ Swete was the song the virgine soong
Choir a capella Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin
Solo voices a capella Ther is no rose of swych virtu
Choir a capella Joubert: There is no rose of such virtu
 
Plainchant (men only) A solis ortus cardine §5, 6: Jesus born in a manger
Medieval instruments Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (Praetorius)
Three part choir with instruments Coventry Carol (Trad. 1591)
Choir a capella Leighton: Coventry Carol
Choir Bennett: Susanni
 
Plainchant (men only) A solis ortus cardine §7, 8: Angels appear to the shepherds
Medieval instruments Nowell, This is the salutation of th’angel Gabriel
Four choirs (+ medieval instruments) : in Quempas style Quem pastores in Latin
Medieval instruments Branle de l’Officiel (Ding Dong merrily on high)
Choir with drum Riu, riu, chiu
 
Choir, organ & medieval instruments Javier Hagen: Yuletide Modules (première)
Medieval instruments Sir Christèmas
Choir with organ Mathias: Sir Christèmas
Choir with instruments Trad.: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Medieval instruments Patapan
Choir with organ and drums Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (encore)

 

This musicmakers production took place on several dates in 2007 and 2008:

  • MP3 files on this page recorded in the Reformed Church Hinwil (07.12.2008) and [+] St Andrew’s Church Zurich (12.12.2008), © musicmakers 2008
  • “Zürcher Oberländer” newspaper report
  • Programme (German)
15
Sep, 2003

musicmakers Wind Quintet

The first musicmakers concerts led to the creation of a Wind Quintet which gave various ad hoc concerts in the Festsaal of the Triemli General Hospital in Zurich. The group, in various constellations, met regularly to rehearse and perform between 2001 and 2004.

Extracts from the Triemli Concerts

24
Jun, 2001

Summer Concerts

In the Summer of 2001, musicmakers went out into the countryside of the Zürcher Unterland and performed a summer programme in a wine-maker’s “Trotte” (24th June 2001, Berg am Irchel – Weinbau Ursula & Moritz Baur) and a gardener’s nursery (2nd September 2001 – Kleinandelfingen, Gärtnerei Regula Bänninger).

Programme

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042
  2. Frank Bridge “Sir Roger de Coverley” for String Orchestra
  3. Gabriel Fauré Pavane for small orchestra
  4. Fritz Delius “Summer Night on the River” for small orchestra
  5. Gunnar de Frumerie (1908 – 1987) “Pastoral svit för flöjt”
  6. Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte

With:

  • Sally Ann Yeh, Violine
  • Peter Nagel, Flute
  • David Christie, Conductor
5
Nov, 2000
Orchester

Concertissimo

The first musicmakers concert took place on 5th November 2000 in the entrance hall of the SWX Swiss Exchange, and was an attempt to bring music to a location that otherwise only sees hard financial figures. A considerable audience took up the challenge to hear our Christmas programme.

Programme

  1. Frank Martin (1890 – 1974) “Pavane Couleur du temps”
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) “Konzert für Violine und Oboe in d-Moll, BWV 1060”
  3. Gunnar de Frumerie (1908 – 1987) “Pastoral svit för flöjt”
  4. Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955) “Concerto da camera pour flûte et cor anglais”
  5. Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963) “Tuttifäntchen” – Suite für kleins Orchester nach einem Märchen

With:

  • Sally Ann Yeh, Violine
  • Philipp Urner, Oboe and English Horn
  • Peter Nagel, Flute
  • David Christie, Conductor