The Other Concert

A unique mixture of music, visual arts, film, improvisation, theater and action art.

Are you bored with the usual concert formats? Do you want to make more of a statement with your music? Do you want to create a unique concert project with like-minded people? Then you've come to the right place!

«The Other Concert» focuses on musicians, composers, virtuosos, improvisers, actors, dancers and artists who are looking for creative new forms of concert practice.

Under the direction of the renowned Swiss composer, saxophonist and flutist Daniel Schnyder, a program will be created in the interdisciplinary workshop «The Other Concert», which will take place from September 4 to 7, 2023 at the Jazzclub Moods Zurich. Some of the compositions of the program will be developed during the course. The workshop will conclude with a concert.

Dates 2023

• Mon–Thu, Sept 4–7Rehearsals – Moods Zurich
• Thu, Sept 7, 19h30Concert at Moods Zurich

Admitted persons

The following instrumentalists are wanted for the project:

• Woodwinds & Brasswinds:Flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, saxophone
• String instruments:Violins, viola, cello, double bass, harp
• Further instruments:Piano, percussion, altus

Applications are open to young people aged 17–24 who are SJMW prize winners and interested prize winners from other European countries as well as music students from all over Europe.

Planned program for the final concert

1st part

• Daniel Schnyder: Overture from the opera CASANOVA
• Daniel Schnyder: Tiger Aria from ZAIDE by Mozart (Opera)
• Daniel Schnyder: Faust Murnau – Temptation of Gretchen (silent film and music)
• Daniel Schnyder: Romeo and Juliet in Africa (6') (geography and music)
• Daniel Schnyder: Matrix – Fibonacci (mathematics and music)
• Daniel Schnyder: Man Blue (4')
• Daniel Schnyder: draKOOL (13') (literature and music)

2nd part

• Event Music:
  • INFLATION
  • AMAZONAS
  • Electronic music composition(s) and new surround sound possibilities
  • Drawing and Music
• Drawings as graphic score:
  • Drawing and Playing; an artist draws and the musicians play «it». Interpretation and improvisation.
  • Playing of existing graphic scores created during the workshop and show them in concert
  • Drawing by an artist ex momento to music
  • Language and music (the sound of language, speech rhythm and music, poetry and music)

Finale – Berlin in the 1920s (history and music)

The project is financially supported by the FONDATION SUISA and the Accentus Foundation in cooperation with the SJMW | CSMJ | CSMG Foundation and EMCY

We are very much looking forward to your registrations for this exciting and innovative project!