La Concordia (Friborg)

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La Concordia is the name of the official wind orchestra of the city of Friborg in Switzerland . It was founded in 1882 in the Au-Quartier of the city of Friborg as Le cercle de la Concorde and is Vice-Swiss Master of the Harmony Orchestra . The orchestra has been under the direction of Jean-Claude Kolly since 1994 and also performs abroad.

history

In 1883 Abbot Kleiser founded the Cercle de la Concorde in Freiburg. A year later the brass band du Cercle came into being . From 1905 the brass band called itself Concordia and was a member of the federal, from 1921 also of the cantonal music association. In 1923 the Concordia reached first place at the Swiss Federal Music Festival in Zug. In 1938, the Freiburg city council awarded the Concordia the title of "Official Town Music of Freiburg".

The Kadettenmusik was founded in 1969 to promote the next generation. Women have also played in the Concordia since 1972. In 1977 and 1987 Concordia visited the twin town of Nova Friburgo in Brazil, and in 1996 she traveled to Mexico. She reached third place at the Federal Music Festival in Interlaken, first at the 2005 cantonal music festival and third at the 2006 Swiss music festival in Lucerne. At the Swiss Federal Music Festival in Montreux, Concordia 2016 won the silver medal in the top class harmony category. At the World Music Contest 2017 in Kerkrade (NL) it was enough with 91.70 points for fifth place and at the Musikfest 2018 in Grenchen for first place. In 2019 the Concordia traveled to Russia for a return visit by the Suvorov cadets, where it sparked enthusiasm in Moscow and St. Peterburg.

repertoire

The repertoire of the last few years has included the following titles:

  • Le corsaire, overture - Hector Berlioz
  • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso - Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Symphonie fantastique - Hector Berlioz
  • Magic Overture - Thomas Doss
  • Concerto pour percussion - Ney Rosauro / John Mackey
  • Poema Sanfermico - José Vicente Egea
  • Rainbow Overture - Derek Bourgeois
  • Windows of the World - Peter Grahama
  • de Caï - Pascual Piqueras
  • Festa Criolla - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
  • Symphony no 1 “Colors of Live” - Jean-François Michel
  • Out of Earth - Oliver Waespi
  • Divertimento - Oliver Waespi
  • Les Dieux de l'Olympique - Oscar Navarro
  • Wine-Dark Sea, Symphony for Band - John Mackey
  • Extreme make-over - Johan de Meij
  • Joropo - Moisés Moleiro, Johan de Meij
  • New World Dances - Martin Ellerby
  • Strange Humors - John Mackey
  • … and many others

occupation

Under the direction of Jean-Claude Kolly, the line-up changed: the brass band became a harmony orchestra. The brass instruments bow horn and cornet have disappeared. The euphonium and bass were reduced from around five each to three. The drum group, which was previously necessary for marching music, was reduced from five to seven to one or two people, which is sufficient for defiling. In 1992 the Concordia had a total of 110 musicians who played 55 brass and 55 woodwind instruments, today's Concordia orchestra has between 70 and 80 musicians who play 43 flutes and woodwind instruments and 30 brass instruments. The brass instruments are clearly in the minority, which is typical for a harmony orchestra.

Discography

There are historical recordings on audio cassettes in the Freiburg cantonal and university library and Michel Charrière also lists various recording days in his chronicle - especially for a disk for the centenary of Concordia. But the following list is limited to CDs with interpretations of the Concordia.

  • La Concordia, corps de musique officiel de la ville de Friborg , La Concordia, direction: Bernard Chenaux; Friborg: Studios techniques [1970]
  • La Concordia, corps de musique officiel de la ville de Friborg , La Concordia, direction: Eric Conus; Production: Praroman: Artlab, 1986
  • Triptyque , La Concordia de Friborg, direction: Jean-Claude Kolly, Prize de son: Amos, Michel Corpataux, Joseph Rotzetter; Production: Senèdes: Artlab, 2007.
    • CD 1. La Concordia en concours
      • Asgard by Teodoro Aparicio Barberan, recording from the Swiss Federal Music Festival 2006 in Lucerne
      • La Passio de Crist, mouvement III by Ferrer Ferran, recording from the Cantonal Music Festival 2005 in Friborg
      • Symphonic Variations by Oliver Waespi, recorded at the 2005 Cantonal Music Festival in Friborg
    • CD 2: Les compositeurs espagnols
      • Consuelo Ciscar by Ferrer Ferran, recording from the 2007 annual concert
      • Symphony no 1 “La Vall de la Murta” by Andrés Valero-Castells, recording from the 2007 annual concert
      • Ceremonial by Ferrer Ferran, recording from the 2007 annual concert
      • Algemiz by Ferrer Ferran, recording from the 2006 annual concert
    • CD 3: Les concerts à thèmes
      • Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, opus 15 by Hector Berlioz, arr.Désiré Dondeyne, recording of the concert in Düdingen 2006
      • Ouverture for Winds by Felix Mendelssohn, recording of the concert in Düdingen 2006
      • The Mountains of Mallorca, Mouvement VI: Mont Ferrutx , recording from the annual concert 2005
      • Aurora by Thomas Doss, recording from the 2006 annual concert

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frédéric Carruzzo: La Concordia de Friborg. 125 années de présentations . Ed .: La Concordia. Friborg 2007.
  2. ^ The Concordia Freiburg: Vice Swiss Champion of the Harmony Orchestra. In: Website of Concordia Friborg. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Swiss Federal Music Festival 2016 in Montreux: Ranking lists - 1st weekend. (PDF) Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Carole Schneuwly: From the brass band to the harmony orchestra. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. December 14, 2018, accessed January 10, 2020 .
  5. ^ Frédéric Carruzzo: La Concordia de Friborg. 125 années de présentations . Ed .: La Concordia. Friborg 2007, p. Annexe 2: Chronology (French).
  6. ↑ Swiss Federal Music Festival 2016 in Montreux: Ranking lists - 1st weekend. (PDF) Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Competitions. In: Website of Concordia Friborg. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  8. ^ Carole Schneuwly: White Nights for the Concordia. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. May 20, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 .
  9. ^ Carole Schneuwly: The Concordia sparked enthusiasm in Russia. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. June 6, 2019, accessed January 8, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Michel Charrière: La Musique du Chef. La Concordia de Friborg . Ed .: Archives de la Société d'histoire du canton de Friborg. 2018, ISBN 978-2-9701205-4-4 , pp. 107-108 (French).
  11. ↑ Michel Charrière: Une ville - une sociéte: La Concordia, corps de musique officiel de la ville de Friborg, 1882-1982 . Editions de la Sarine, Friborg 1982, ISBN 3-7228-0149-4 , pp. 120-121 (French).