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This is a brief summary of the musical activities that occurred in September 2024, while ArtsAbly’s activities were on pause.
After a family trip in Paris and a week of musical research in Weimar in Germany, Diane, the founder of ArtsAbly, spent time at the organ festival of St. Laurenzen in Saint-Gallen, Switzerland. As a singer, she performed with the pianist, organist and composer Bernhard Ruchti. As a musicologist, she interviewed some of the guest artists who gave recitals during the festival, starting with Bernhard Ruchti who played the opening concert, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin from the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris, and Jonathan Scott from England who performed the closing concert. Diane was also interviewed before the French chansons concert with Bernhard Ruchti.
French-chanson concert
The video of the concert with Bernhard Ruchti can be seen here:
In case the video doesn’t work, here is the direct link to YouTube: https://youtu.be/xsvnJQsGtEI?si=kRd824YT8CdexZb7
Interviews
The interviews can also be watched on YouTube. Bernhard Ruchti and Jonathan Scott are interviews in English, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin and Diane Kolin are interviewed in French, and these videos have German open caption subtitles. An alternative version to Diane’s interview has closed captions in German, English and French, but the video has to be watched on YouTube to activate the captions. The link is given under the video.
Bernhard Ruchti
Diane Kolin talks with Bernhard Ruchti, organist at St. Laurenzen church, about the upcoming first Autumn Organ Festival, his performance of Liszt’s great Ad Nos Fantasy, and an overview on the festival and its varied events. Interview in English with German subtitles.
Direct link to the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mTs8SghuFus?si=YOzcJ1oN2FwTbuCo
Diane Kolin
Manuela Brunner Buschor talks with Diane Kolin, musicologist from Toronto, about the festival and her special role in it. The main topic is Diane’s performance as a chanson singer at Vespers on September 6, 2024. Interview in French with German subtitles.
Link to the video on YouTube with French, English and German captions: https://youtu.be/zwizIgBsRlE?si=iyfpqvYeojibUJNj
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin
Diane Kolin talks with Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, organiste at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, about her upcoming organ recital during the 1st Laurenzen Autumn Organ Festival on September 8, 2024. Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin shares her thoughts on her program, on the art of improvisation, and on the new Goll Organ at St. Laurenzen church.
Direct link to the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u2Q-fZoy5c0?si=OyX1fZFj2deMvdhU
Jonathan Scott
Diane Kolin talks with Jonathan Scott about his upcoming organ recital during the 1st Laurenzen Autumn Organ Festival on September 15, 2024. Jonathan talks about his career, his activities on YouTube, and his program which includes several orchestra transcriptions.
Direct link to the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pjsxElIVR80?si=_7K0qohmXhFIwaXn