Charlie Hurtado Bazan (guitar, age 12) wins a 1st prize with distinction at the Swiss Youth Music Competition! A huge well done, Charlie! … [Read more...]
Jerusalem: Jonas Alumni at the «Alleluia» festival
As part of the «Alleluia» festival (4–9 December 2022), a musical project was organised: With the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, students of the IBDAA School and Jonas Alumni (Geneva, London, Tbilisi), conducted by Nizar Elkhater, composer, musician. A week of meetings, exchanges, dialogue and friendship between members of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, students of the IBDAA School and Alumni of the Jonas Foundation. We are very grateful to Pastor Andreas Schindler. He accompanied … [Read more...]
Jonas student at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague
Jonas student Darii Krasylych (12) had the opportunity to play twice on stage at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague in early September. His mother writes: «He was allowed to present five of his compositions for piano and violin. The ambiance was wonderful, he received a very warm welcome. It is a great honor for my son to perform on the same stage as Anna Fedorova or Nicholas Schwartz.» … [Read more...]
Bulgaria: Summercamp – Happiness in the faces
The Fondation Jonas has supoorted a summer camp in july in Lyaskovets/Bulgaria. 20 children from 5 to 15 years spent a joyful time in a vacation center. Games, stories, singing, swimming, tasty food… The camp was led by Revd Ivan Morunov and his wife Anna (Children's Center "Bridge of Hope"). … [Read more...]
JONAS Advent/New Year Calendar: Windows of Hope
In December/January 2020/2021 - in the middle of the corona restrictions - JONAS music students from Switzerland (mainly Geneva), London, Tbilisi and Paris put together a joint advent calendar. Each day, a new video emerged from behind the day window of this digital calendar. The young people used it to pass on hope, joy and light: From 1 December to 6 January, the Christmas date for the churches in the Orient. Experience some of the contributions here, whether it is Christmas time or high … [Read more...]
New Year’s Calendar – Windows of hope
Bulgaria, july 2020: Summercamp with Romani children
20th – 25th July, with Romani children. Direction: Revd. Ivan and Anna Morunov, Methodist Church in Bulgaria. «It was a happy week with lots of joy! Swimming, delicious food, games and thinking about our Creator and creation. In this way we were able to give Roma children a little joy in their sometimes difficult situation.The Bridge of Hope Children's Centre and of course the children of the camp thank the Jonas Foundation for their support!» … [Read more...]