Jonas Foundation

A second chance

Coronavirus: Online teaching at JONAS music school

London Our online teaching program has started!Highly motivated pupils registered for lessons online. Cello, flute, recorder and music theory - the program will last until the end of the confinement period.An immense «Thank Youk» to the Teachers: Felix Buser, Sue Klein, Yu-Wei Hu, Peter Rayner!Warm congratulations to the students ! Tbilisi Dachi Taktakishvili and Natia Beraia Taktakishvili will give piano and singing lessons online until the end of the confinement period.Thank you ever … [Read more...]

Tbilisi, December 2017: Christmas concert

Our pupils in Tbilisi (Georgia/Caucasus) gave a wonderful Christmas Concert in the Lutheran Church. Natia and Dachi Taktakishvili write: «As the Orthodox Christmas is on 7th of January, it was not easy to have rehearsals on new years days. But children were very motivated and did their best to make concert great!» There were also some visiting children: Maria, 3 years, sang Italian «O sole mio» — Elena, 7 years, played the piano. New pupil Nino (8 years) played the Georgian folk flute … [Read more...]

Tbilisi, February 2017: Concert with new children

It was a great concert at the Lutheran Church in Tbilisi! Natia and Dachi Taktakishvili write: «We had a big audience, children's parents, friends, teachers, some guests from the church and many more!» «We have worked a lot with the new choir, as you know we have many new members and the choir is bigger then ever. Some new children are very talented. All are very motivated. They love music very much!» «Luka had his  debut as a piano player. He played two little piano pieces. Of course … [Read more...]