Orkester Ben Jeger
"Idraulica" LUS004
The five members of this group are not only notable composers but well
known
performing artists as well. The group can make complex music sound deceptively
simple.
Their style of "central-european music" combines the circus
with mystical glass harp interludes and adds a touch of 60's Farfisa
organ - partly a direct reflection of their
common passion for the music of Nino Rota. Indeed Idraulica includes
some refreshed versions of Rota compositions and a multitude of original
compositions by the members themselves.
| Discography
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| CD LUS009 |
"Aria !" |
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including for the first time
the mezzosopran
Teresa Larraga Burgos...
>>> listen to "Blumen
in Phasen " (mp3 : 467 Ko)
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Bereits mit dem
letzten Programm IDRAULICA! haben die Mitglieder des Orkester
Ben Jeger bewiesen, dass sie darin Meister sind, Höhen und
Tiefen auszuloten, im Melodram das Komische aufzudecken und grotesken
Momenten etwas Anrührendes abzugewinnen.
Für das neue Programm ARIA! ist nun die Mezzosopranistin
Teresa Larraga Burgos zum Ensemble hinzugekommen.
Die Opernstimme fügt der Klangwelt des Orkesters neue Dimensionen
hinzu. Wie im Zirkus sind auch in der Oper das Erhabene und das
Profane, das Pompöse wie das Ordinäre immer nahe beieinander,
ja ineinander enthalten.
Die Diva ist ein leuchtendes Wesen von einem anderen Stern - aber
sie ist auch grotesk, anachronistisch und manchmal fast lächerlich.
Und doch vermag sie uns im nächsten Moment wiederum zu Tränen
zu rühren. |
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| CD LUS004 |
"Idraulica
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>>> listen
to "Gelsominas Variete"
(mp3 : 471 Ko)
PC users,
get Winamp or Quicktime
!
Mac users,
get Quicktime ! |
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The musicians:
Ben Jeger - glass harp, accordion, farfisa organ
, honer clavinet
- Ben Jeger is one of the most renowned film music composers in Switzerland
and his
latest work will be premiering at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
He is also a member
of the group Kadash, famous for their project with "the Nile
Troup" Les Musiciens
du Nil and their groundbreaking CD "Kadash am Berg" -(Unit
Records)
Peter Schärli - trumpet, flügelhorn
- Enja recording artist known for his unique jazz style in collaboration
with Stella Rambisai Chiweshe on the CD "April Works" (Unit
Records) and with his various sextett formations including ex - Zappa
trombonist Glenn Ferris and jazz french hornist Tom Varner, Olivier
Clerc and the late Urs Blöchlinger.
Shirley Hofmann - euphonium, valve
trombone, accordion, voice
- Folk-avant-garde soloist, she has performed in many of the major
festivals throughout Europe such as the "WeltBlech"festival
in Vienna, Austria. She has also performed as a circus musician, toured
with the avant-garde clowns "Die Lufthunde" and is an
ex-member of the German avant-garde group "The Blech" and
"Ensemble Rayé" from Neuchâtel.
Freddy Flukiger - Drums and percussion
- Drummer with Amy Denio's avant-pop band "The Pale Nudes"
as well as for the project "Kadash and the Nile Troup",
"Radio Osaka" and many other Rec Rec projects. A veteran
of the Swiss avant-garde music scene, Flukinger has collected a vast
pallet of musical experinece as a member of the Federlos Circus Band
who worked over three months
with local musicians and artists in Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Zimbabwe
and Namibia.
Michael Frey - Tuba
- Although he studied jazz guitar at the Berkley School of Music in
Boston, Frey has also mastered the Tuba and performs with this instrument
in various formations such as The Swiss group "Interkantonale
Blasabfuhr" (Unit Records) - a six man brass conglomeration,
" 3 voices and a Tuba" , and countless free improvising
and music/theater projects.
