Sibylla Giger – Electronics Jonas Labhart – Spinet (maybe alto sax) Helen Davey Cox - prepared piano (maybe vox)

The WIM is a workshop for improvised music. With her weekly workshop program, various projects and workshops, she is an integral part of contemporary music. It offers space for everyone who wants to engage with free improvisation. Improvising musicians have a center at WIM where projects and experiments are developed and presented in the workshop program. The WIM thus offers a place for diverse work processes involving freely improvised music.

Public transport: from Zurich main station bus 31 to Bäckeranlage. Tram 8 to Bäckeranlage or bus 32 to Military/Langstrasse

An event based on improvised music, a place to meet colleagues and make music in different and unexpected ad-hoc constellations.

The Salon Series - where art meets music.

Andrea Berchtold (dance) Helen Davey Cox (music)

Two Swiss-Australian artsts present a cross-disciplinary, wholly improvised performance, including an immersive experience with interactive ‘Sound-Paintngs’. You get authentic, artful, human expression without any A.I. enhanced technologies.

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Moderator: Diego Kohn.

Die Offene Bühne Zürich ist ein Treffpunkt für improvisierende Musiker:innen, eventuell auch Vertreter:innen anderer performative Kunstformen, der die Chance bietet, in adhoc gebildeten Formationen gemeinsame Improvisierte Stücke auf der Bühne zu präsentieren. Eine Bühne, die als Experimentierfeld für Improvisation und künstlerischen Ausdruck dient. Darüber hinaus schafft sie eine soziale Kunstplattform, die es interessierten Künstler:innen ermöglicht, auf der Bühne sowohl mit zufällig zusammengestellten als auch bewusst gewählten Konstellationen aufzutreten.

Freier Eintritt für aktive Künstler:innen sowohl für das interessierte Publikum.

Here's to PEACE EVERYWHERE with all the good stuff humanity has to offer.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) concludes on 25.12.23, with this last piece heralding the 12 days of Christmas: "Gallinago" (for 12 voices, congas, bass drum, Christmas bells, piano, shakers and bar chime) is a Christmas song - Inspired by a beautiful linocut called "12 Nocturnal Drummers" by Ann Lewis. Written and recorded as part of my "52 sound-Paintings" project. It's a 3 mins listen (if you've larger speakers you'll hear the congas).

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 24: “Peace Piece “ for 3 acoustic guitars and cello) I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars).

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 23: “Christmas Trees Sing” (for celeste, double bass, prepared piano )
I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars).

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 22: “Happy Packages” (for piccolo, clarinet, guitar)
I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars).

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 21: “Giving Trees” (for prepared piano and synth)
I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars)

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 20: “Star Wishes” (for harp and string quartet)
I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars)

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar)

day 19: “Rain Hail or Shine” (for 2 banjos, banjo-ukelele, tuba).

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars).

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 18: Joy Baubles (for Tibetan singing bowls, marimba, celeste, celli)

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long).
You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece, for you to guess which it is (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars).

Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 16: “DareToHope” (FOR recorder consort)

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 15: “Carousel” (for xylo polyphones, music box, cylindrical music box)

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 14: “Home’s Hearth” (for 3 acoustic guitars).

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 13: “STUEBLI” (for marimba, accordion, fiddle, cello, percussion).

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.
PS "Stuebli" is Swiss dialect for 'a cosy den/lounge'.

TINY TUNES (My Advent Music Calendar) day 12: "Snow-Light" (for 2 alp-horns, harp, tubular bells, earth Orbit).

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on.

TINY TUNES (Advent Music Calendar) day 11: "Christmas Crystals" (for celtic hammered dulcimer, ghost hand bells, for felt piano)

I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and Tiny Tunes (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is. Each tune is a freebie for you, so feel free to pass them on

Advent Music Calendar day 10: "Liquid Gold" (for 5 flutes, vibraphone, 4 violas, 6 celli),

For my darling Cuzzy, and her beloved Dad.

Advent Music Calendar day 9: "Warm Welcome" (2 trumpets, 2 trombones, alto sax, crotales), For some joy baubles this Advent, I’m documenting my impressions of Zuerich with images and TINY TUNES (approx. 30 seconds long). You'll notice there's quotes of carols tucked inside each piece (just as surprises are tucked inside holding-in-our-hands-Advent Calendars) for you to guess which it is.