Nadja Räss
Nadja Räss (* 1979 in the canton of Schwyz , Switzerland ) is a Swiss singer who specializes in yodelling . She is considered a representative of new folk music .
Life
In her childhood, Nadja Räss got to know Appenzell yodelling through relatives. She has been performing as a singer since she was 12. She attended the Einsiedeln Abbey School . After graduating from high school , she studied singing at the Zurich University of the Arts and in 2005 did her master's degree in pedagogy. Since then she has been teaching yodelling and singing. From 2012 to 2018 she was director of the Toggenburg Sound World . Since 2018 she has been a lecturer for yodelling at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences . This is the first time that yodelling is being taught at a Swiss university.
Interpreter
In her musical performances, Nadja Räss brings new and traditional forms of Swiss yodelling to the stage. She appears as a soloist and together with musicians such as Markus Flückiger , Willi Valotti , Wolfgang Sieber , Heinz della Torre , but also with the formations Alderbuebe and Willis Wyberkapelle.
She also works on projects with singers from other cultures, including in a trio with Outi Pulkkinen and Mariana Sadovska . She also performs with the Camerata Switzerland Symphony Orchestra .
Awards
- 2014 Prix Walo in the category "Yodel"
- 2015 Culture Recognition Prize of the Canton of Schwyz
- 2016 nominated for the Swiss Music Prize
Publications
- Nadja Räss: 23 newfangled yodel compositions from the albums "handglismet" and "wortlos" . Mülirad, Altdorf 2009 (sheet music).
- Nadja Räss, Franziska Wigger: Yodel - Theory & Practice. Textbook with CD . Mülirad, Altdorf 2010.
- Karoline Oehme-Jüngling, Nadja Räss: Yodelling Today: Prejudices and Diversity . In: Swiss Folklore . tape 100 , no. 4 , 2010, p. 129-131 .
- Nadja Räss (Ed.): Jodel. Literature for children. 25 new and old Swiss melodies with CD to sing along to . jodel.ch, Ebnat-Kappel 2014 (notes).
literature
- Bruno Scheible, Desirée Müller: From artistic director to yodelling lecturer: Nadja Räss gives yodelling lessons at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences . In: Tagblatt . May 17, 2018 ( tagblatt.ch [accessed October 26, 2019]).
- Natalie Ehrenzweig: Before the Central Switzerland Yodelling Festival: There are also “studied yodellers” . Ed .: Luzerner Zeitung. June 20, 2019 ( luzernerzeitung.ch [accessed October 26, 2019]).
Web links
- Homepage of Nadja Räss
- Employee page at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences
- The soloist Nadja Räss, Collegium Cantorum Orchestra
- Sound documents by and about Nadja Räss in the catalog of the Swiss National Sound Archives
- Nadja Räss: “I got the thick head from Grossdädä” - Grandparents' magazine. Grandparents' magazine, accessed on October 26, 2019 (German).
- Nadja Räss from "Samschtigaabig im Ybrig" / SRF-Musik / 1994 (Youtube)
- Nadja Räss & Markus Flückiger, Accordion Festival 2018 - Cosmos Theater Vienna, March 19, 2018 (Youtube)
- An art in itself: yodelling with Nadja Räss, December 20, 2018 (Youtube)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Nadja Räss. In: Swiss Music Prize. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Bruno Scheible, Desirée Müller: From artistic director to yodeling lecturer: Nadja Räss gives yodelling lessons at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences . In: Tagblatt . May 17, 2018 ( tagblatt.ch [accessed October 26, 2019]).
- ↑ PRIX WALO division since 1994 - PRIX WALO. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Homepage of Nadja Räss
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Räss, Nadja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss yodel singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canton of Schwyz |