Frühlingskonzert der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Svänga (Swedish for 'oscillating') explores the lively interplay between so-called 'art music' and 'folk music' in 18th century Sweden. Works by Swedish baroque composers such as Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758), Hinrich Christopher Engelhardt (1694-1765) and Johann Valentin Meder (1649-1719) enter into a dialog with traditional dance melodies of the same era. On the basis of careful historical research, in-depth knowledge of early and traditional music and with great curiosity and a love of experimentation, the Ensemble Virvel traces the sound landscape of Sweden in the 18th century as a lively fusion of courtly and folk styles and influences.

Ensemble Virvel
Colin Heller - violin, contrabass harp, viola d'amore, conductor
Liane Sadler - traverso
Nathan Artigues - violoncello
Leon Serafin Jänicke - theorbo, baroque guitar

The "Four Seasons" concert series presents selected ensembles from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis / Basel University of Music FHNW in the four cantons sponsoring the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland: Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt and Solothurn. Students and young graduates perform the results of their training in music practice and music research in concerts - concerts with living music from the past, from the Middle Ages to the Romantic period. In this way, the ensembles give their audiences an impression of the high artistic quality of the training made possible by the four sponsoring cantons.


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