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Christmas In Switzerland – Una Notte di Natale (C 82/1982)

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008 The combination of music with original narration expresses to great effect the warmth and unifying spirit symbolised by the birth of Christ. The play was written, composed and directed by Claudio Cavadini. Musical content Claudio Cavadini: Una Notte di NataleTicino children’s choir – The Piccoli Cantori della Turita; The Barta Wind Quartet (which comprises soloists…

Culture

Matterhorn and Popocatépetl meet in classroom

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008 The Colegio Suizo in Mexico City, with its two subsidiaries in Cuernavaca and Querétaro, is the largest institution of its kind in the world. For more than 40 years its classrooms have been a melting pot of Latin American and northern European temperaments. Posters of the Matterhorn mountain, Lucerne’s Chapel bridge or the famous Chillon…

History

Integration through the eyes of believers

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008 But on a visit to the long-established Scots Kirk in Lausanne swissinfo found out that a foreign church can play a role in helping expats feel more at home in Swiss society. The front doors of the tiny neo-gothic presbyterian church burst open and a wave of worshippers, young and old, black and white, pour…

Demographics

Tourist industry must think “out of the box”

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008 The best way to meet the challenges and improve efficiency is to think “out of the box”, the annual gathering of tourism officials from across the country heard on Tuesday. “If there are no free rooms in one resort, you’ll never find out if there is a room available in the next,” Jürg Schmid, director…

Culture

40 Jahre Schwyzerörgelitrio Hess-Buebe.

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008

Demographics

Colombia hostage mission fails

This content was published on Apr 9, 2008 The French foreign ministry made the announcement on behalf of the three countries participating in the mission – France, Switzerland and Spain. “It can no longer be justified to keep the medical mission there [in Colombia]. It will leave Colombia shortly,” the statement said. Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian dual national, is…

Culture

Christmas In Switzerland – Nadal Rumantsch (C 81/1981)

This content was published on Apr 8, 2008 You hear this music in a performance by leading choirs along with soloists both vocal and instrumental from the Canton Grisons. Musical content 1. Gion Antoni Derungs: En Galilea a Nazaret – At Nazareth and GalileeQuartet Grischun2. Gion Antoni Derungs: Dad ina frastga nescha – From a Plant Doth Bloom, InterludeChoir of the Cantonal Teachers’…

Culture

Christmas In Switzerland – Christus natus est nobis (C 79/1979)

This content was published on Apr 8, 2008 Einsiedeln derives its name from the hermitage of a ninth century monk, Meginrat, who for nearly 30 years settled at the spot where the abbey stands today. The monastery plain-chant choir, the Schola Cantorum, has been led since 1946 by Father Roman Bannwart, an eminent scholar of ancient choral music. He himself has transcribed some…

Culture

Christmas In Switzerland – Noël Valaisan (C 78/1978)

This content was published on Apr 8, 2008 The work blends the trained singing of the “Chanson du Rhône” choir with the pure and natural voices of mountain pesants who have maintained the authencitiy and spontaneity of people in daily contact with nature. “Noël Valaisan” was written and directed by Jean Daetwyler. Musical content Jean Daetwyler: Noël Valaisan (Part I & II)Chanson du…

Culture

Musica Helvetica – Christmas In Switzerland MH-C77

This content was published on Apr 8, 2008 A musical Christmas visit to the Alpine village of Arosa, in which we feature the four church organs and choirs of this well-known Swiss winter resort. Production information Musica Helvetica. Christmas In Switzerland MH-C77. Christmas in Arosa. Background information Switzerland is a small alpine nation shaped and influenced by great cultural cross-currents that have swept…

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