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    • Music therapy for children with autism, Haïfa
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August 2014: Summercamp in Scotland

9th-16th August 2014, at Ardoch, Loch Lomond Theme: "Jonah and the Whale", a musical With twenty children and teenagers from Switzerland and London Film now available The film of the musical "Jonah and the Whale" is now available! If you are interested, please write to: The Jonas Foundation · 7, Route d'Oppens · CH-1407 Bioley-Magnoux, Switzerland or: info@jonasfoundation.org   … [Read more...]

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May 2014, Switzerland: String and recorder workshop

8–11 May 2014, Bioley-Magnoux/Switzerland. String and recorder workshop. Teacher: Yu-Wei Hu. With Ruth Bonuccelli, Miriam Schild. … [Read more...]

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July 2013, Kent: Summer event in the countryside

On the invitation of Christchurch in Southborough (Kent) the Jonas Foundation Music Project spent a day in the countryside celebrating the beginning of summer by participating at a special choral event together with the choir of Southborough Primary School. Both choirs performed songs about the  theme «summer», and the concert reached its climax when both choir were joined together to sing the four part canon «summer is icumen in». The barbecue in the vicar’s garden after the concert was … [Read more...]

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July 2013, Switzerland: Summercamp

29 june — 7 july 2013, Bioley-Magnoux. «Le chantier de ma vie!» With Stephanie James, Ruth Bonuccelli, Gaëtan Da Cruz, Flurin Maron. … [Read more...]

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April 2013, Switzerland: Easter Workshop

Bioley-Magnoux. Teachers: Sue Klein, Felix Buser. With Stephanie James, Ruth Bonuccelli. … [Read more...]

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July 2012, Verbier: Piano masterclass

Masterclass with Kathia Buniatishvili for a group of young pianists coming from Georgia with Kathia Buniatishvili at Verbier! Four young pianists, Mari, Tamuna, Wasiko and Rati had the privilege to be invited to receive a Masterclass from Kathia Buniatishvili, on Sunday, July 24th. The children felt immediately at ease with Kathia who managed to approach them with warmth and enthusiasm. Chopin, Bach and Beethoven have been played in the lovely chalet; Kathia's advice immediately absorbed … [Read more...]

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July 2012, Switzerland: Summercamp in the mountains

June 30th to July 14th 2012 «Randolins», St. Moritz The traditional Summercamp took place in the alpine valley of Engadine. The theme «Creation - dance, music and rhythm» gave way to the creation of a musical in which 35 children and young people danced, sang and produced their own reflections on the topic: Our relationship to the environment, to one another, in society and within families has been the main concern of the youngsters. An interactive Camp in which the origins of the … [Read more...]

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News

  • 20 Years Jonas Foundation
  • Kyrgyzstan: Review of the last years
  • Geneva: Palm Sunday service
  • Enrique: 1st price at the the Swiss Youth Music Competition
  • Charlie: 1st price at the the Swiss Youth Music Competition

Special piano concerts – CD available


The CD of a concert of Rati Skhirtladze’s (13 years) and his teachers Natia Beraia Taktakishvlili and Dachi Taktakishvili is available – order here: info@jonasfoundation.org
The concerts took place in Switzerland (Berne, Bioley-Magnoux, Geneva) from 12th to 15th March 2015.
On the program: Liszt, Chopin, Ravel, Lagidze.

Donations

You would like to donate? More informations you can find here.

Middle East

Drama workshops in Ramallah (Kathy Bergen, Faten Khoury) – Read more

Milman Center, Haifa

Musictherapy for children suffering from autism at the Milman Center, Haifa. Read more

Armenia: Integration of disabled children

The Jonas Foundation supports the project “Art for Inclusion” in Armenia. Documentary films: "I am a hero", "If you have wings" and "Only love". Read more

Paris-StDenis, France

The Jonas Music Class at Collège Pierre-de-Geyter, StDenis, France. Read more

London Music School

Read more about our music school.

Puzzle «Creation»

«The Creation», a painting in form of a huge puzzle! A piece of art put together by handicapped children and children from the Bernese Oberland (summer 2007). During the International Year 2008 of the Earth, «The Creation» was hosted by the International Airport Geneva at Gate A8. Read more

June 2006: UN Human Rights Council

Jonas Choir UN Geneva
19th June: The «Jonas Singers» sing with the «Petits Chanteurs de la Cathédrale» at the first Session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations, Geneva. Young singers from countries as varied as Iran, Zimbabwe, Angola, Rwanda, Cameroun, Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, have been invited to sing at the first Session of the Human Rights Council.

Jonas Foundation · CH–1407 Bioley-Magnoux · info@jonasfoundation.org