September 2019
Sunday 29th September 2019
Viva Vivaldi
This weekend has had more than the usual amount of entertaining events on offer in our area. In Hombrechtikon there was the annual Brunegg festival and the Apple Fair (Öpfelchilbi). Then there there was the 125th anniversary of the opening of the railway line along the right bank of Lake Zurich (Rapperswil to Zurich) which was marked with ride on vintage trains and other historical forms of transport. I would have loved to go and see that, but I was otherwise occupied.
Today our choir - Diverticanto - sang a concert in Zurich under the name of Viva Vivaldi. When I told someone they looked at me and said, “Can you sing Vivaldi?” Well, it is true that Antonio Vivaldi is best known for his violin concertos depicting the Four Seasons and lots of other concertos that he wrote.
And it’s true that the energetic opening part of the Gloria which we sang does sound quite a lot like part of a concerto with voices. But we discovered that there was a lot more to it than that: in other places the voices weave in and out of one another so that the singers have to concentrate hard to avoid getting lost.
Despite the beautiful sunny weather and abundance of leisure activities on offer a good number of people found their way to our concert and enjoyed this glorious and elaborate music.
Apart from the well-known Gloria, we also sang the Magnificat and a lesser-known piece, Laetatus sum (Psalm 121).
And it’s true that the energetic opening part of the Gloria which we sang does sound quite a lot like part of a concerto with voices. But we discovered that there was a lot more to it than that: in other places the voices weave in and out of one another so that the singers have to concentrate hard to avoid getting lost.
Despite the beautiful sunny weather and abundance of leisure activities on offer a good number of people found their way to our concert and enjoyed this glorious and elaborate music.
Apart from the well-known Gloria, we also sang the Magnificat and a lesser-known piece, Laetatus sum (Psalm 121).
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(New address from 24th March 2018)
(New address from 24th March 2018)
If you are travelling from Rüti / Wolfhausen, drive past the Hombrechtikon place-name sign for about 300 metres and turn right into Tödistrasse, just before the Tobel bus stop.
Approaching from Hombrechtikon
If you are approaching from the centre of Hombrechtikon, follow the signs to Rüti. At the Tobel junction (the Methodist Church is on the left) turn left. Tödistrasse is the next turning on the left, just past the Tobel bus stop.
The entrance to our new flat is about 100 metres from the junction with Rütistrasse, on the left-hand side of the road.
The house number is number 9 and we are on the first floor.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
Arriving by bus
If you arrive by bus from Bubikon, get off the bus at Tobel and follow Tödiweg until you get to Tödistrasse. Our house is on the right.