17th Jardins Musicaux
Forty "one-hour/no intermission" performances are scheduled from August 15 to 31 at the emblematic Grange aux Concerts in Cernier (CH), at the Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans (F), in the Chasseral Regional Park (CH), and at the Cinémathèque Suisse.
The 2014 edition programs major composers of the 20th and 21st centuries: Iannis Xenakis, Gérard Grisey, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jonathan Harvey, Luigi Nono, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Schostakovitch and Martin Matalon. In addition, the Festival is open to the teeming world of new music, jazz and improvised music.
The Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux is at the heart of the Festival, which also welcomes numerous artists and ensembles: Stile antico, Quatuor JACK, Stefano Bollani, François Salque, Collegium Novum Zürich, Collectif Wandelweiser, Vokal-ensemble Zurich, Konus Quartet, Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Michel Portal, accordionists Vincent Peirani and Geir Draugscoll, Beñat Achiary, Stéphane Chapuis, Schola Cantorum Heidelberg, Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne.
The Festival celebrates the centenary of The Tramp's first appearance on the silver screen with seven performances of The Kid, accompanied by the Orchestre des Jardins Musicaux. A show for all audiences!
Bal(l)ades goes cross-border
The Bal(l)ades concept, developed jointly with the Chasseral Regional Park over the past three years, is now being exported to the Arc et Senans region of France. It is part of a European Interreg project.
Swiss Music Creation Days
The fruit of a dialogue between Les Jardins Musicaux and the Swiss Musicians' Association, a dozen Swiss creations, emblematic of the variety of composition in our country, are integrated into the Festival.
Collaboration with the Collection de l'Art Brut
Les Jardins Musicaux and the Art Brut collection are continuing their collaboration: by associating the authors of Art Brut with their sister musical works, the Festival hopes to contribute to a different view of beings with a salvific imagination.
Documentary screenings (Mycorama, Evologia, Cernier from June 16 to September 21) will shed further light on the creative process of these self-taught artists.
A backstage tour for young audiences
Seven children's workshops combining experimentation, discovery and musical awareness complete the program (ages 7 to 16).
More info: www.jardinsmusicaux.ch
