Alpen & Glühen mit Chor Ad Libitum
The band project Alpen & Glühen, initiated by the internationally renowned trumpet virtuoso and multitasker Thomas Gansch, is considered a supergroup of outstanding musicians. Folk musical traditions meet jazz, intricate musicianship intertwines with captivating improvisations. What emerges are unique sound worlds – melancholic, ecstatic, and humorous. At the concert in Bad Schallerbach, this special sonic experience is further enhanced by the 48 voices of the Chor Ad Libitum.
Line-up
Thomas Gansch — Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Christian Bakanic — Accordion, Harmonica
Bernie Mallinger — Violin
Igmar Jenner — Violin Cynthia Liao — Viola
Sophie Abraham — Cello
Manu Delago — Percussion
Lukas Kranzelbinder — Double Bass
Chor Ad Libitum
From the Mountains, with the Valleys
The band project Alpen & Glühen, initiated by the internationally renowned trumpet virtuoso and multitasker Thomas Gansch, sees itself as a supergroup of outstanding musicians who have come together for this project to combine their various musical socializations into an aesthetically diverse sound body. Here, folk musical traditions meet jazz, intricate musicianship intertwines with captivating improvisations, a Boarischer with a lot of humorous groove meets an Indian Raga translated into Austrian. What may initially sound like wild stylistic pluralism weaves together on stage into unique sound worlds that are melancholic, ecstatic, and humorous all at once.
At a summit meeting of a special kind, the captivating sound of Alpen & Glühen presents itself in extraordinary attire and meets the Chor Ad Libitum. Defying stylistic boxes, the Chor Ad Libitum sings “at will,” according to its own definition; orchestral works can be found in its repertoire, as well as pieces from the Renaissance and contemporary music. When these two powerful and artistically aligned formations meet on stage, amazement is guaranteed – this is ensured by the 48 voices of the choir, which has so much more to offer than just dramatic “Uuhs” and “Aahs” in the musical background. As music can celebrate lived togetherness like no other art form, the audience is interactively integrated as another sound body into the concerts, thus creating something special together, the echoes of which will linger long beyond the concert evening.