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Das Herbst Seminar bietet einen idealen Raum, während eines Wochenendes die Philosophie und die Musikformen von Music for People, Return to Child, gemeinsam zu geniessen. Music for People wurde von David Darling (Grammy Winner 2010) mitbegründet. Das Seminar wird von Alexander Merz (Posaune) und Mike Horwitz (Fagott und Gitarren) geleitet. 

Der Kurs zum gleichnamigen Buch

auf dem Herzberg

• Techniken und Formen kennen lernen und anwenden
• Improvisation als Lernform - Neues entdecken
• Achtsam zusammen musizieren, gemeinsam Erfahrungen sammeln und austauschen 

in Kooperation mit dem Klangkeller und Music for People
mit Patrick Frey und Matthias Rauh

Montag  7. September 2020 - 19:30
Erde - Rhythmus und Stand

Montag 2. November 2020 19:30 Uhr
Wasser – Einfühlen und Improvisieren

Montag 7. Dezember 2020 19:30 Uhr
Die Vier Elemente als Ganzes – Jahresabschluss

Veranstaltung zur Filmpremiere 

Lichtspiel Bern 31.10.2020 um 14 Uhr

Es entstehen derzeit verschiedene neue Projekte in Dänemark, Spanien und Deutschland. 

Aktuelle Kurse:

Dänemark in der Nähe von Aarhus 27. - 29. März 2020 Anfragen und Vermittlung 

Spanien, Madrid Musikschule El Corazon 24. - 26. April 2020 Anmeldung

The term Community Art includes all kinds of artistic media and groups, i.e. communities in which artistic processes take place and works are created.

By means of Community Art projects experienced artists are able to share their approach to art in a democratic way with people who otherwise would not have access to music, dance or the fine arts because they might not have the necessary financial means, or they might be living in special social or spatial situations.

Music that is moving and touching, holds a power within to stimulate, connect and highlight communities. 2004 Lynn Miller started a fascinating initiative, a community project in Phoenixville: she founded the Firebird Festival which is held annually. Music is played an danced at this festival and it ends with an improv orchestra in the old city cinema, the Colonial Theatre.

Stefan Schmutz and I met four years ago at MLP’s summer seminar in Kientalerhof. He told me about his music theatre projects with mentally disabled people. The following winter I bought tickets for their performance in the dojo of the Reitschule Bern. The theatre group “Just a Moment” by the parents association insieme, under leadership of Irmgard Eggel and Stefan Schmutz, was performing their piece «Schöner Gigolo – beau Gigolo» (“Beautiful Gigolo”).

What does «finding closure» mean? «Improvisation sometimes leads to wonderful closures that are so clear and natural, as if composed. However, groups often find it difficult to find a common, natural ending. Some group improvisations seem «frayed» because there’s no agreement on when to end it.»

Bernhard Maurer’s (Grundlagen der Improvisation – Basics of improvisation, 2018) description of what to pay attention to when «coming to a closure» is pretty spot on: