3 September 2023
Sacred concertos and sonatas of the Bach family, but also largely unknown works by Johann Rosenmüller, Nicolaus Adam Strungk, Augustin Pfleger, Georg Christoph Strattner and others were on our programme at the Bach Weeks in Thun, Switzerland.
With the soprano Miriam Feuersinger, and of course with all the other musicians of the extended ensemble Les Escapades in the Romanesque Church Amsoldingen making music was a real pleasure.
Photo: Roland Finsterwalder/Thun
July 2023
On 5 July at 11.25 a.m. we successfully completed our New Start project by uploading the proof of use, whoopee!
There is also nice news about our CD release:
Already for September, the distribution Grade1 the release (VÖ) is scheduled. That is earlier than expected!
In the run-up to the release, there will also be two "singles" as so-called "teasers".
We are curious...
May 2023
In a remarkable performance in the Maulbronn monastery church on 13/14 May, Les Escapades were involved together with more than 100 performers.
In the oratorio "die Weltharmonik" the composer set Karsten Gundermann the work "harmonices mundi" by the Maulbronn monastery pupil Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) into multi-layered sounds and images. With the choir of the Maulbronn Protestant Seminary, with vocal soloists Sophie Sauter and Marcus Ullmann, as well as a sound-colourful orchestra, Karsten Gundermann succeeded in an impressive transformation of Kepler's cosmic-mathematical discoveries. Two magnificent performances under the direction of Sebastian Eberhardt in the packed monastery church will remain an impressive memory.
March 2023
With the pop and jazz singer Sandie Wollasch On 24 March we were in the legendary "Kangaroo Studios"where we accompanied a song from her new project "women's choice": With a wonderfully viola da gamba-compatible arrangement of Klaus Wagenleiter (5th from left) and patiently directed by the drummer and recording director Guido Jöris (2nd from left). Afterwards there was champagne for everyone and a delicious lunch. Being together with these experienced musicians from a completely different field of music was just great!
February 2023
A lot has happened behind the scenes: At the beginning of February we recorded our "Dreams".
But it will take a while until the CD will be released.
Our trailer for this beautiful programme also took a while, but now it's ready!
It can be viewed on our media page:
https://www.escapades.de/videos/
October 2022
As cultural ambassadors, Les Escapades visited four German cities over two weekends in October. Here we walk through the streets of Templin in the Uckermark. From there, and from our travels to Thüringen, Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate, we returned with colourful impressions, which we have collected for you in a Gallery have summarised.
With the actors Sebastian Kreutz (Templin, Panitzsch) and Sebastian Mirow (Nikolausberg, Hornbach Monastery) we were not only able to travel wonderfully through the musical-poetic concert nights, but also to cover the approximately 2,500 km with pleasure in our Stadtmobil bus.
It was a great stroke of luck that we had hired a chauffeur, backstage organiser, advisor, networker, photographer and stagehand to keep our fingers, hands and arms free for the viola da gamba music: Eberhard Pfeifer, 2nd chairman of the association, fulfilled these tasks in personal union. âFriends of viol musicâ. A mega big thank you!!!