He is the founder of the “Improvised Music Nights” in Vienna. He was teacher of the University of Music in Graz and jazz piano teacher at King’s College in London. Stefan Heckel participated with Ensembles as the Stefan Heckel Group, Blaubauer, Dawn Chorus.

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(Photo: © bigshot / Christian Jungwirth)

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We are very happy that Pei-Jee Ng and Stefan Heckel arrived today. Pei-Jee was taking the night flight and strolled into the Austrian Hospice at 5 am in the morning… Stefan took the little easier way and was arriving in the afternoon.

So we could enjoy the first rehearsal for tomorrows opening concerts and sneaked in to take a little video for you. Enjoy as we did

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Meeting Point at the Austrian Hospice at 5:00 pm

Musical walk through the Old City of Jerusalem and

Final concert at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 6.30 pm

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Not only the soccer loving world is having a party this evening, music is also celebrating its triumph in a grand finale in the quarters of the Old City. What began as a “roof concert” a few years ago – as a vision on a higher level up in the air – has come down to earth again and mixes with the people, spreading colourful and diverse sounds through the narrow alleyways. Every one is invited to be a musician and to leave her/his musical marks. And at the great closing event in the courtyard of the Church of the Redeemer everyone is in the team of the world cup winner. Long live music!

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All years, the final concert of Sounding Jerusalem is transporting a special message. What began as the „roof concert“ – a vision of music connecting people up in the air, on top oft he roofs of Jerusalem’s Old City – has come down to the earth. This musical vision is no longer an untouchable cloud of sounds in the sky, but tries to mix with the people and become part of the life in the narrow alleyways.

The goal ist to abolish the limitations between active musician and passive spectator. Music is a common good and therefore should be experienced in common.  Everyone is invited to be a musician and to express himself/herself in a piece of percussion that is especially composed for this evening.

A festive group of people (this means you) will meet at the Austrian Hospice at 5.00 pm and from there start a sounding procession to the picturesque courtyard oft he Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Everyone will be provided with a little instrument of percussion and professionally instructed to actively be part of the musical orchestration that will sound through the streets oft he Old City.

After arriving in the Church of Redeemer, there will be a huge musical performance involving all levels of the beautiful courtyard. 30 percussionists from all over the world, the musicians performing the Sounding Jerusalem „Mélange Oriental“ programme as well as a renowned photographer artist from Europe, projecting his subtle and touching impressions of Jerusalem, will as a final highlight create a firework of rhythm, melodies and visual eye catchers.

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Percussion Improvisation, Sound Installation, Oriental Music
Visuals by Austrian Photographer Christian Jungwirth

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Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – accordion, Paul Gulda – piano, Mahran Moreb – qanun, César Carcopino – percussion, Claus Hessler – percussion, Anika Nilles – percussion, Lucas Dillmann – percussion, Lennart Fleischer – percussion, Stefan Wandel – percussion, Toni Flores – percussion, Alberto Marquina – percussion, Rafael Mas – percussion, Pep Soler – percussion, Mª Angeles Murillo – percussion, Anna-Maria Hepberger – percussion, Florian Längle – percussion and several more musicians from Europe

STUDIO PERCUSSION graz: Günter Meinhart, Mamadou Diabate, Ismael Barrios, Bernhard Richter

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At the highest point of the Muslim Quarter, the Old City at one’s feet, three artists send intimate sound poems into the evening sky. Words turn into music, melodies learn to speak and blend together into a simple and touching narrative – understandable in all languages.

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Arrangements of famous Music by J.S. Bach
Lyrics by Palestinian Poets

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Mutasem Hamoudeh– spoken words, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – accordion

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At this concert venue there is limited space available. Tickets can be reserved at a special rate of NIS 50,00 per person and concert. Please send us your reservation to info@soundingjerusalem.com and specify for how many people you would like to reserve. The donation of NIS 50,00 for this special reservation per person can be paid at one of the previous concerts or on the evening of the concert.

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General reservation possibilities

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The place is only accessible via cable car. Cable car service starts at 4.15 am, last chance to go up Mount of Temptation is 4.45 am (It will be not working during concert 5.00 am until sunrise!!)

Cable car charge is NIS 50,00 per person for roundtrip up the Mount of Temptation including breakfast there after concert. (Please make payment for cable car right there in the morning).

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A magic moment of unpretentious but overwhelming artistic beauty: high above the Jordan Valley, a musical dramaturgy accompanies the breathtaking victory of light over the shadows of the night. Pure, natural and blessing.

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“Sunrise-Imrpovisation” with sound installation

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Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – accordion, Razvan Popovici – viola, David Cohen – cello

STUDIO PERCUSSION graz: Günter Meinhart, Mamadou Diabate, Ismael Barrios, Bernhard Richter

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A hot mixture of the best musical ingredients that Sounding Jerusalem has to offer. Best enjoyed in a place, which contributes the most important ingredient itself: humanity and the ability to see the world beyond one’s own nose.

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Mélange Oriental

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Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – piano, accordion, Paul Gulda – piano, Merel Quartet – string quartet

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Mahler and Mozart explored new paths with their exiting piano quartets – STUDIO PERCUSSION graz discovers completely new worlds with fireworks of sound and rhythm – Schumann’s brilliantly strong string quartet in A minor rekindles energy and passion. This evening crowns the ultimate “Mélange Oriental”, which tries new ways to trace Jerusalem’s mixture of cultures in all their brilliance and passion.

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Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor KV 478
Robert Schumann: String Quartet  A Minor Op. 41/1
Mélange Oriental
Percussion Improvisation

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Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Mahran Moreb – qanun, Stefan Heckel – piano, accordion, Paul Gulda – piano, Ensemble Raro – string trio, Merel Quartet – string quartet

STUDIO PERCUSSION graz: Günter Meinhart, Mamadou Diabate, Ismael Barrios, Bernhard Richter

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Imagine that W. A. Mozart is strolling through the souk in Jerusalem’s Old City, having sweet melodies in his head, and every now and then he tries some of the Oriental delicacies. What could this evening sound like? A loving serenade to Mozart covering all shades of sounds, spiced up with a pinch of Enescu.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Trio “Divertimento” in E flat major, K. 563
Piano Quartet in G minor KV 478
Sonatas for piano solo
Quintet for clarinet and String Quartet K. 581
Ludwig van Beethoven: Theme over Mozart´s Opera “The Magic Flute” – ”Bei Maennern, welche Liebe fuehlen” for Piano and Cello
George Enescu: Aubade for String Trio
Oriental Music

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Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – piano, accordion, Paul Gulda – piano, Ensemble Raro – string trio, Merel Quartet – string quartet

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Concert fully booked. Unfortunately no more seats available.
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This evening, “Mélange Oriental” begin their musical discovery journey in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, offering the audience new perspectives on their way. Their paths cross those of subtle sounds from the amazing string quartet “Ph(r)asen”, led by the contemporary Swiss composer D. Ph. Hefti, and they finally reach the vastness of Hungary with Bartók’s dramatic String Quartet No. 4.

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David Philip Hefti: “Phrasen” for String Quartet
Béla Bartok: String Quartet Nr. 4
“Mélange Oriental”

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Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello), Stefan Heckel – accordion, Merel Quartet – string quartet

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With the help of Smetana’s impressive and virtuoso Quartet “From my Life” and a great “Melange Oriental”, artists from all corners of Europe recount stories about the search for their roots and their identity, about exuberance and melancholy, about adventures in faraway countries and the longing for home.

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Bedrich Smetana: String Quartet “From my life“  in E minor,
“Mélange Oriental”

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Magali Léger – soprano, Michel Lethiec – clarinet, Erich Oskar Huetter – cello, Stefan Heckel – accordion, impro, Merel Quartet – string quartet, Quatuor Voce – string quartet

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