The film of the musical « Jonah and the Whale » (Peter Rayner) is now available! To order: info@jonasfoundation.org … [Read more...]
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...]
Looking back to our camps, musicals and trips: 1997–2011
Wonderful events took place. Camps, trips, tours, …: 1997: «A project week» in Frankfurt-Friedrichsdorf, Germany: «Noah One» 1998: The Swiss Church Music School at the Vatten Festival, Stockholm. «Noah Two», a musical. With the support of the French Protestant Church in Stockholm (Pasteur J.L.Martin). 1999: «Jonas», a musical, in Bioley-Magnoux (La Sarraz, StPrex, Gryon). 2000: «Joseph and his brothers», a musical, with children from England and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Gorazde and … [Read more...]
October-December 2011, London: Sensations of Sound
«Music making is not just about hearing alone. It includes touch, tempo, movement, expressive sign language, drawings, words and so on. It means that those who are without good hearing can have access to these elements and enjoy performing without sensory boundaries» A cooperation with Action Dog and the National Deaf Children’s Society. Christmas at Covent Garden For three months we were to prepare a piece to perform at Covent Garden with the theme of Christmas in the piazza. Organised … [Read more...]