Cool strings
The Coolen Streicher are a Hamburg children's orchestra that was founded in 1993 by the two violinists of the Salut Salon quartet , Angelika Bachmann and Iris Siegfried . Around 30 children between the ages of 5 and 19 play violin, cello, viola and double bass together in the orchestra. The cool strings are one of three children's projects by Salut Salon.
The concept
The music-pedagogical concept on which the cool strings are based enables children and young people of different levels to make music together. The pieces - the repertoire of different genres ranges from Bach to Tango - are arranged in such a way that each child plays the voice that suits their abilities - from plucking to bowing empty strings to demanding voices. A selection of arrangements by Angelika Bachmann has been published under the title “Flexible Strings” ( Breitkopf & Härtel ). The nucleus of the orchestra were children who Angelika Bachmann and Iris Siegfried taught during their school days. "Die coolen Streicher" made their first appearances in Iris Siegfried's parents' house, in the Hamburg district of Tonndorf . They played their pieces by heart and thought that was cool (hence the name).
Awards
- 2004 “inventio” as the most innovative music project in Germany
- Multiple 1st prizes at the annual LTM competition in Hamburg
- 2009 Special Prize from the Hubertus Forest Foundation Hamburg
- 2011 Federal Cross of Merit for Angelika Bachmann and Iris Siegfried for their music pedagogical work with the Coolen Streichers, as well as for their second children's project “The Yong ClassX” in Hamburg and their commitment as sponsors of the Escuela Popular de Artes music school in the slum Achupallas of Viña del Mar / Chile .
engagement
Together with the Hamburg quartet Salut Salon, the Coolen Streicher appear at benefit concerts for the Escuela Popular de Artes. Salut Salon have been sponsors of the music school in Chile since 2003 - a Kindernothilfe project . "Die coolen Streicher" were on tour in Chile in 2005 and played with children from Chile on their return visit to Germany a. a. with the Berliner Symphoniker in the Philharmonie.
Web links
- www.coolestreicher.com - Official homepage
- Report in the Hamburger Abendblatt
Individual evidence
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- ↑ http://kmm-hamburg.de/iris-siegfried-und-angelika-bachmann-mit-dem-bundesverdienstkreuz-ausgezeich/
- ↑ http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/kultur/article1789976/Flirt-mit-der-Klassik.html
- ↑ http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/von-mensch-zu-mensch/article1223475/Salut-Salon-spielt-und-singt-fuer-Samaris-Co.html
