Musikalischer Adventskalender

From December 1 through 23, there will be a half-hour concert every day at 12:30 p.m. at the Stadtkirche in Solothurn. Professional musicians from Solothurn, amateurs, music groups, and music students will be taking the stage to get the audience in the Christmas spirit with 23 varied concerts. Just like with an Advent calendar, who performs when remains a surprise.

There’s also something to satisfy rumbling stomachs during the lunch break: Monday through Friday, starting at 12:00 p.m., lunch is served from the Gassenküche’s soup pot.

Half of the proceeds from the Advent concerts go to the performing musicians. The other half goes to PERSPEKTIVE Region Solothurn-Grenchen for two specific projects:

This winter, it will provide warm, waterproof clothing, sleeping bags with bivouac sacks, and sleeping pads for homeless people. It is also setting up a new, sheltered space for people struggling with addiction. With benches, tables, shaded areas, and plants, the goal is to create a friendly and dignified space.

The list of performing musicians and groups is diverse: there are large and small choirs, jazz, folk music, alphorn, Irish traditional music, a youth orchestra, clarinet and harp, and much more.

Here are the 23 musical lunchtime surprises in alphabetical order. But be warned: Who’s performing when remains a secret.

Solothurn Alphorn Group – rich in sound and full of surprises

bocc’aperta – “Ufem Wäg si”

Bric a Brac – Irish traditional music

Les Marmottes Choir – A cappella for Advent

Collegium Vocale Solothurn – Italian a cappella choral music

Duo Lima – Musical and theatrical variety

Duo SANG – archaic folk music and yodeling with Sandra Dicht and An Chen

Franziska & Edmée-Angeline – A rendezvous with clarinet & harp

Goccia di Voci – colorful choral sounds that move, surprise, and inspire

Horn Ensemble Solothurner Horntage – Festive Music Around the World

Illumineight & Friends – Vocal Jazz-Pop

In flagranti – On the Road – From Far Away – Right Up Close

Children’s Choir of the Solothurn Music School – A Musical and Fun Group

Children’s and Youth Choir of the Rudolf Steiner School Solothurn – Let My Light Shine

Kompott Musig – European folk music: sweet, tart, and fruity

Ohalätz & Lisa Stoll – multifaceted Ländler music in various ensembles

RJSO – A youthful, fresh orchestral sound

Salome Moana & David Cogliatti – Jazz blending voice and keyboard

Song Train Oberdorf – “Why We Sing”

SO! World Choir – People from 15 cultures bring the world to life through sound

Solothurn City Band – Of Songs and Other Sounds

The Nightingales – “We’re Moving On…”

Trio Jazz for Friends – Robert Baggenstos (p), Thomas Steinbeck (b), Patrick Jeger (dr)

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