After the resounding success of JessTalks in January-February and March (Basel), the final events in this season will take place on Thursday 23rd May (in English) and on Friday 24th May (in German). Not to be missed!
JessTalks with Kammerorchester Basel
The world-class ensemble Kammerorchester Basel, conducted by Jessica Horsley, will play works by Giorgio Colombo Taccani (world premiere), Junghae Lee (Swiss premiere) and Heidi Baader-Nobs in the in the next installment of JessTalks.
Review of the Festival frauenkomponiert 2018 in the IAWM journal
Karla Hartl’s review of the Festival frauenkomponiert 2018 is now available online.
JessTalks: Music Worth Spreading
On 1st February in the Musikschule in Riehen (in German) and on 2nd February in the Druckereihalle im Ackermannshof, Basel (in English and German) JessTalks will be taking a fresh look at new music.
A second look: in conversation with Stefan Brotbeck
On Monday 17th December at 6.15 pm, Stefan Brotbeck will be putting questions on life, creativity and freedom to conductor, barytonist/violist and researcher Jessica Horsley.
A spot of gardening with Mike Svoboda and les trombones de bâle
On the road with les trombones de bâle as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Merian gardens in Basel.
frauenkomponiert on Radio SRF2 Culture
frauenkomponiert orchestral concert on Radio SRF2 Culture on 19th April 2018 at 8–10 pm.
Evasion for solo viola and orchestra – commissioned work by Heidi Baader-Nobs for the Festival frauenkomponiert 2018
The orchestral work for this year’s festival was written by Swiss composer Heidi Baader-Nobs with Mariana Doughty as viola soloist.
The Festival frauenkomponiert 2018 gets underway with an interactive concert for schools
The interactive concert for school children in Münchenstein near Basel with actress Barbara Schneebeli was one of many great moments of the Festival frauenkomponiert 2018.
Agnes Tyrrell’s Overture “Die Könige in Israel” c. 1880 – a milestone at the Festival frauenkomponiert 2018
According to the critic Sigfried Schibli in his review of the orchestral concert in Bern, the piece has, “the most important quality for an overture: it makes you want to hear more!”.