Event Series
Music? Literature? Both!
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.
Followed by aperitifs and a book table. In German.
AND THE CICADAS SING LOUDLY. A LYRICAL SOFA READING
SUNDAY / 25. 01. 26 / 5 PM
Reading by Julia Rüegger & Valerie-Katharina Meyer, music by Tobias Pfister, moderated by Nina Hurni
Authors Julia Rüegger and Valerie-Katharina Meyer interweave their lyrical dialogue and first joint publication, "Und überlaut die Zikaden" (And the Cicadas Sing Loudly), with music and soundscapes by Tobias Pfister. In their texts, the authors roam side streets and snowy landscapes, collecting vivid accounts of animal and human life and asking what it means to share stories with one another. The subsequent artist talk will be moderated by Nina Hurni.
This event is a collaboration between Sofalesungen, Internationales Lyrikfestival Basel & "Literatur & Musik" of the Vera Oeri-Bibliothek, Musik-Akademie Basel.
Admission: Pay what you like. Donations go to Sofalesungen & Lyrikfestival
PAST EVENTS
SALON MUSICAL ET LITTERAIRE
DONNERSTAG / 09. 10. 25 / 18 UHR
Ariane Koch & ENSEMBLE ORION mit Noëlle-Anne Darbellay, Violine / Matthias Müller, Violine / Juan Carlos Escobar, Viola / Martin Egidi, Violoncello
Franz Schubert, the "prince of songs", composed over 600 songs. Ensemble Orion performs chamber music arrangements by René Camacaro and Morris Wolf, as well as Jean-Luc Darbellay's "Hommage à Schubert". Author Ariane Koch responds to the music in literary form, exploring the moods of Schubert's "Songs without Words" in an atmospheric way. A poetic interplay of sound and language that allows Schubert's spirit to be experienced anew.
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.