Austrian music festival Glatt&Verkehrt will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year July 1-31, 2016. The festival takes place in Krems, in the beautiful Wachau valley. The program includes world music, jazz, classical music and avant-garde music.
Fri, 1 July 2016
17:00
Open-air in rain or sun
Schaugarten der Arche Noah, Obere Strasse 40, 3553 Schiltern
Cantata Viennapoli & Bodo Hell (Italy/Astria/Slovenia)
World premiere
Musical, literary and botanical curiosities
Sat, 2 July 2016
17:00 Departure | boarding from 16:30
Ship station/stop Krems-Stein No. 33
Ship cruise through the Wachau region
NIFTY’s, Donauwellenreiter, Zur Wachauerin as well as Steven Bernstein & The Universal Melody Brass Band
Concert in Spitz/Landing stage ca. 19:00 / Planned arrival in Krems ca. 21:30
Sun, 3 July 2016
17:00 | Open-air
Bio-Weingut Geyerhof, Oberfucha 1, 3511 Furth
Steven Bernstein & The Universal Melody Brass Band (USA)
World premiere
Fri, 15 July 2016
19:00 | Entry and refreshments from 17:00
Stift Göttweig, 3511 Furth
Reprise from the music workshop
Finale evening of the music workshop, free admission
Fri, 15 July 2016
20:00 | Open-air in rain or sun
Spitz Castle, Schlossgasse 3, 3620 Spitz an der Donau
Zur Wachauerin / Antonio Fian & Kollegium Kalksburg (Austria)
Sat, 16 July 2016
20:00 | Open-air in rain or sun
Spitz Castle, Schlossgasse 3, 3620 Spitz an der Donau
Erwin Steinhauer & klezmer reloaded extended (Austria)
“Ich bin ein Durchschnittswiener”
Kino im Kesselhaus, Music documentaries in cooperation with Glatt&Verkehrt:
Wed, 13 July
19:00 SONG OF LAHORE (Main theater)
Tue, 19 July
21:30 JANIS – LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Open-air)
Wed, 20 July
19:00 HEIMATKLÄNGE (Main theater)
Wed, 27 July 2016
18:00
Original, Cover, Satire
– Christian Muthspiel’s Yodel Group (Austria/Switzerland/France/USA)
– Gerhard Polt & die Well-Brüder aus´m Biermoos (Germany)
– The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UK)
Thur, 28 July 2016
, 18:00
Instrumental Virtuosity
– Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Ségal (France/Mali)
– Brasiliran – Samba meets Bandari (Brazil/Iran)
– JOHN MEDESKI’S – Mad Skillet (USA)
Fri, 29 July 2016
18:00
Strong Voices – Female Vocalists From Three Continents
– Trio Mandili (Georgia)
– Lucia Pulido & Erik Friedlander (Colombia/USA)
– Rokia Traoré (Mali)
Sat, 30 July 2016
18:00
Cuatro, Slide- & E-Guitar
– C4 Trío (Venezuela)
– Desert Slide – Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Divana Ensemble (India) IND
– Ernest Ranglin & Friends (Cheikh Lô, Courtney Pine, Tony Allen, Ira Coleman, Alex Wilson) (Jamaica, Nigeria, Senegal, USA, UK)
Sun, 31 July 2016, 17:00
Cimbalom, Vocal & Brass – Gypsy Spirit
– Cimbalom Duo (Hungary)
– Mec Yek (Belgium)
– Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra (Colombia)
Sun, 31 July 2016
11:00 Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche / Free entry
Sound art matinée, as part of the Glatt&Verkehrt festival: With Jeroen Vandesande & Robin Hayward (Belgium, UK)
More at www.glattundverkehrt.at
headline photo: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
