Zurich's community centres are once again becoming "Kunterwunderbunt": our chamber music series for children with music by Rodolphe Schacher is starting up again.
The girl Yvi sets off again in search of colours in Zurich's community centres. Because, as the title of the first part of our "Kunterwunderbunt" series says: "Alles grau, gar gar nicht schlau".
Yvi collects the first colours together with a wind and harp trio from the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and music by Swiss composer Rodolphe Schacher. In part two, five brass players bring red into play. A mixed quartet with two strings, clarinet and marimba will be responsible for black and white in part three. And finally, a "festival of colours" will take place in the Kleine Tonhalle.
The best thing about composing for children, says Rodolphe Schacher in an interview, is that you can do anything: "If something sounds modern, it's simply different for them, but I've never experienced any negative reactions." This was also evident in the first performances of "Kunterwunderbunt": How openly the children reacted to the music, how they joined in the excitement of the story and Nelly Danker's production. And of course they helped Yvi in her search: they asked questions, made things and sang along.
Now "Kunterwunderbunt" is going into the next round. And it will certainly be colourful in every respect!
