Concerti ATELIER

The EYCF ATELIER programme for Swiss choirs has complemented the EYCF FESTIVAL since 2023. The idea for this programme was born when the 12th Youth Choir Festival was held as a national event without an audience due to the pandemic and it became impressively clear how enriching it can be for several choirs to work together with an outstanding workshop leader. The aim of the EYCF ATELIER programme is to offer all Swiss children’s and youth choirs the opportunity to get a taste of the international festival atmosphere, to further develop their musical skills and to foster encounters and singing together. The results of their joint work will be presented to the audience in two entertaining studio concerts on Saturday evening.

Atelier concert «SAVE THE PLANET»
Saturday, 31 MAY 2025, STADTCASINO MUSIKSAAL, BASEL

Duration: 20.00 – 21.00 h
Admission: solidarity contribution (recommended: CHF 20/Person); seat cards for CHF 30

‘Hello, I’m called Nature, could I talk to you?’ ‘Okay, what would you like to say? My name is human, by the way’. The conversation begins with this dialogue, in which nature discusses what it expects from humans. The piece ‘Lionteeth’ for choir and large orchestra is stylistically located between pop, jazz and classical music. It was written by Anders Edenroth, composer and former singer of the world-famous Swedish vocal pop quintet ‘The Real Group’ in 2023. Around 300 young people from German- and French-speaking Switzerland spent months preparing it and put it together in three days under the direction of Raphael Immoos. They will perform it for the first time in Switzerland at this concert, along with other works on the theme of nature.

The participants are
– Choeur des Collèges de Sion
– Choeur du Collège du Sud Bulle
– der HofwilChor des Gymnasium Hofwil
– Kammerchor der Kantonsschule Schaffhausen
– Junge Sinfoniker der Musik-Akademie Basel unter der Leitung von Matthias Kuhn

The ‘Save the Planet’ atelier is run by Raphael Immoos. As a passionate choi director and head of the study programme at the Basel University of Music, he has trained around 50 young choir directors in almost 30 years and directed the university choir. He also took the opportunity to conduct the Basel Academic Orchestra and jump across the stage as a presenter for the Carnaval des Animaux. He has conducted the professional choir ‘Basler Madrigalisten’ since 2013. His strengths include the development of a pure and expressive choral sound and his approachable nature, which always recognises the potential of the singers and promotes it with dedication.

Atelier concert «THE UNIVERSE»
31 MAY 2025 / Kulturzentrum Don Bosco

Duration: 20.00 – 21.00 h
Entrance: solidarity contribution (recommended: CHF 20/Person); seat cards for CHF 30

In their final concert, the Swiss choirs of the ‘Kaleidoskop’ studio thematise
The Universe. They will perform their own pieces, which will be combined with jointly sung works and transitions to create a highly varied concert experience.

The participants are
– Jugendchor «Musikschule Appenzeller Mittelland»
– Jugendchor «InCanto Oberseetal»
– Jugendchor «Zürichsee Linth»
– Männerstimmen der Singknaben Solothurn
– Singschule Solothurner Mädchenchor
– Voices Musikschule Münchenstein
– Scola da cant Surselva

The atelier ‘The Universe’ is run by Panda van Proosdij and Tom Johnson. Panda van Proosdij impresses with her high level of professionalism in the field of bodywork with choirs and is known as a choireographer. She uses this term to describe the fact that her choreographies always support the singing. In Tom Johnson from Belgium, she has found a partner who perfectly complements her qualities in the musical field. He is a gifted animator and director of open singing events and has extensive experience as a children’s choir director himself.everything is rhythm and choreography is more than just movement. Ambitious Swiss choirs have attended three-day workshops on the subjects of ‘choreography’ and ‘body percussion’. Their powerful performances fascinate and electrify.