Day 14
“Why I play in the RSQ is more a question for the three of you (turning to his colleagues). I feel honored that 10 years ago, you had so much […]
Day 13
“When I was younger I was often picked on and teased. Let‘s just say I wasn‘t chosen first for the baseball team at school. With that said, the music spoke […]
Day 12
„Der Klang des Saxophons berührt die menschliche Seele auf einzigartige Art und Weise. Dies hat mich schon als kleines Mädchen fasziniert…. viele Jahre später dann im Raschèr Quartett spielen zu […]
Day 11
“1+1+1+1=1” Nora Pärt, wife of Arvo Pärt“ The composer Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora are dear friends of ours. Arvo‘s „Vater Unser“, brilliantly adapted by Andreas van Zoelen, […]
Day 10
Once again many a year had passed since our last saxophone orchestra adventure, and the spark of its soul again reignited to take on a new form: the Raschèr Academy […]
Day 9
A tradition is about more than any one particular person, and when enough years have passed, it becomes the owness of its followers to carry the torch and, as Walt […]
Day 8
Sigurd Raschèr was a soloist beyond every measure, and yet he dreamed of a saxophone orchestra that would play on a professional level. In the mid-seventies Sigurd Raschèr combined […]
Day 7
Sigurd Raschèr taught himself how to play the saxophone. During his studies in Stuttgart he had the fortune of meeting Mr. Georg Walter, an extraordinary pedagogue, singer, and renowned […]
Day 6
This Adventskalender celebrates dreams and journeys. We now revisit Sweden, where yesterday’s entry took us, but under different circumstances. A journey can be made for so many reasons: to find […]
Day 5
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.“ – Robert Frost ….A metronome clicks […]