Blog

In the short articles of our blog, various authors reflect the activities in the Musikdorf Ernen.

Der Zauberer und die Verführerin

Wenn in Ernen um 18 Uhr von Westen her die Sonnenstrahlen die heiligen vier Damen auf der linken Seite in der Pfarrkirche St. Georg noch goldener erscheinen lassen als sonst, und w...

Literarische Grenzüberschreitungen oder eine Hommage an Madame Nielsen und ihren endlosen Sommer

Das Festival Musikdorf Ernen, ein Musikfestival, das alljährlich im Walliser Bergdorf Ernen, inmitten idyllischer Natur, besonders aber in seinem geschichtsträchtigen Dorfbild,

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Notations: A Seasoned Musicologist Speaks

To the Musikdorf Ernen’s tremendous advantage, the renowned German musicologist Wolfgang Rathert has become something of a “permanent fixture” during the festival’s annual “Piano” ...

Notes from a lay naturalist

From high above Ernen’s neighboring village of Mühlebach, the hike down from the lovely Chäserstadt may not be one for wobbly knees, but it certainly stands its ground for beauty.

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Profiling Claire Huangci, pianist

The second concert of the Musikdorf Ernen’s celebrated “Piano” week featured the dynamo American pianist Claire Huangci, winner of the prestigious Géza-Anda Foundation competition ...

Andreas Zurbriggen, Composer in Residence 2019

Video recording of the world premiere

Short documentary about the genesis of the work

Earlier this year, the Festival Musikdorf Ernen appointed Andreas Zurbriggen its Compose...

Zur frohen Aussicht — All Eyes on the Visual Arts

Curated this year by Josiane Imhasly for the third time, Ernen’s annual “Zur frohen Aussicht” summer exhibition takes prizes for originality and imagination. As a series of install...

Dreisamkeiten

Dynamische Interpretationen und filigranes Zusammenspiel: Das Trio Gaon gab im Rahmen von «Kammermusik kompakt» sein Debüt in Ernen und beeindruckte durch die Leichtigkeit, mit wel...

Kulturelle Glanzlichter im Wallis: ein neuer Kulturführer

«Seitensprünge für Kulturliebhaber*Innen» ist ein wahrer Ideenstrauss für Besuchmöglichkeiten im faszinierenden Kanton Wallis.

Es gibt so manches zu entdecken im pulsierenden, z...

The «Newcomers» program: Ernen welcomes the winners!

The motto of the 2018 Musikdorf Ernen’s festival, «On the move», is one that refers both to the individual concert program offer, and to the profile of the festival itself. Artisti...

One’s political zeal, another’s lavish table: The Jost-Sigristen House Museum

One day last week, the Head of the Ernen Tourist Office, Irene Clausen, kindly took me on a special tour of the handsome Jost-Sigristen House Museum, a house that proudly stands sm...

An interview with architect Pascal Abgottspon

An interview with architect Pascal Abgottspon, site manager for the restoration of the St. Georg parish church in Ernen

Renovating the old St. Georg, landmark of the village, wa...

SMArt: Between culture and sustainable development

What better way to see and connect with the work of one fine photographer than to visit it with another? Here in Ernen, select images by the Mongolian photographer Tamir Bayarsaikh...

«Meer sollte er heissen»

Mit Chorwerken aus verschiedenen Epochen eröffnete der SOLAND Chor die Reihe «Kammermusik plus» hier im Musikdorf Ernen.

«Nicht Bach, sondern Meer sollte er heissen», urteilte B...

Eternal spheres, sublime cello: The first of the Festival’s choirs

Contemporary as well as classical compositions belong to the repertoire of the fine SOLAND choir. Its members confidently venture into the modern genre as readily as they tackle th...

Unique grape varieties, a distinctive USP: Chanton wines

Lucky for us, it’s all in the family. Back in 1944, Oskar Chanton launched a wine enterprise in the community of nearby Visp that would specialize in wines indigenous to that hardy...

Prison, rack, stake, or gallows: The Zendenrathaus and witch hunts in Ernen

The Zendenrathaus in Ernen is an imposing, solitary three-story building on the east side of the so called “Hengert,” which roughly translates to “village square.” There’s an uncan...

Food for the soul: A proliferation of flowers

One has to marvel at the lush garden plots that seem to dot much of the landscape between here in Ernen and the neighboring village of Mühlebach. In them, the visitor will see vege...

A treasure in Niederernen, and insights from Binn

«Pray to St. Anthony!» Not being Catholic myself, it was thanks to dear Mrs. Simonato, the Italian woman who helped us with the children when I went back to work, that I knew the a...

The best of Baroque and Beaumont

Tuesday evening marked the fourth of this year’s Baroque concert series, one traditionally performed in front of the magnificent high altar (1758-61) of Ernen’s parish church of St...