Geneva Brass Festival gets a makeover
For 2015, the Geneva Brass Festival is getting a facelift by moving into the Genevan calendar. Whereas in the past it was held in January, this year it will take place in October.
It's often said that cycles punctuate everyone's life: five years was the Geneva Brass Festival's first cycle. It allowed the Festival to grow, mature, discover and be discovered.
For its sixth edition, the festival is thinking big by inviting the Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble, from the prestigious Berlin Philharmonic, to the closing concert on October 18.
Saturday October 17 sees a very special concert: the Brass Odyssey, where the brass of the Big Band de Suisse romande, a leading jazz specialist, meets the Geneva Brass Quintet, a regular at this festival, with a creation by Geneva composer and drummer Arthur Hnatek.
The Sunday morning family concert will traditionally take place in the Conservatoire's Grande Salle. The little ones will be able to discover and learn about this family of instruments. The guest artists will be the Swiss Slide Quartet.
Last but not least, the festival will be accompanied by various educational events, including master classes and large-scale school concerts: no fewer than 3,000 children are expected to attend.
RTS La Première's Kiosque à musiques will be covering the event.
Find out more: www.genevabrassfestival.ch
