Like a researcher, composer-in-residence Mark Andre explores the possibilities of an instrument. Over several years he worked closely with the bassist Frank Reinecke. The result is a nearly three-quarter-hour solo piece that coaxes from the double bass an entire world of new and unusual sounds, directing our attention to the ephemeral, the unstable, the fragile. It pushes right up to the edge of the audible — for instance when the lowest string of the double bass is tuned even lower, down to an ultra-low E — and seeks, precisely through this, to let something transcendent, something metaphysical, shimmer through. For . . . selig sind . . ., a work conceived as spatial music and inspired by Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, Andre drew on sonic experiences he gathered during extensive sessions with Jörg Widmann. “We developed sounds together on the clarinet that I myself didn’t know before — because they didn’t exist before,” Widmann recalls. “We marveled like children.”
Hochschule Luzern – Music, Salquin Concert Hall
Hochschule Luzern – Musik
Konzertsaal «Salquin»
Arsenalstrasse 28a
6010 Luzern-Kriens
Arrival | Parking Facilities
The university is located on the Südpol campus in Lucerne-Kriens in the immediate vicinity of the Südpol Cultural Center, the Lucerne Music School, the orchestra home of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, and the rehearsal hall of the Lucerne Theater. It can be reached by bike and bus from the main Lucerne train station in about 10 minutes.
Arrival by Train & Bus
The Lucerne School of Music is easily accessible by bus. Bus number 14, which travels from Lucerne train station in the direction of Horw Zentrum, will take you to the bus stop “Südpol,” located directly in front of the Hochschule. Take advantage of a 40% discount on the ticket cost of your journey to Lucerne by public transport. Further information can be found here: see the SBB offer.
Arriving by car
A limited number of short-term parking spaces are available for those arriving by car. Please follow the corresponding signs.
Cloakroom
There is no coat checkroom.
Wheelchair seating
To reserve wheelchair spaces please call our ticket sales office directly at +41 (0)41 226 4480. Wheelchair spaces are always made available as soon as online ticket sales begin but can only be reserved by telephone.
Access to venues | Late admission
The box office opens one hour before concerts at Salquin Hall begin. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the event.
Gastronomy
As temperatures rise, the Südpol plaza becomes transformed into your favorite end-of-the-workday spot. Refreshing drinks, music, and little culinary delights top off the balmy summer evenings. More Information