Det har varit en hel fantastiskt invigningskonsert i Trollhättan igår kväll. Nu är det full fart på Aurora höstfestivalen och vi kan inte vänta till nästa konserter. Bilder publicerar vi löpande på vår facebook sida. Men man behöver inte vara med på facebook för att se dem, klicka bara ://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.537414576288004.130284.213555842007214&type=1″ target=”_blank”>här och njuta
Om du vill se programmet till hela festivalen, det finns här: festivalprogram

En hel fantastisk Opera konsert hölls igår i Vänersborgskyrka där Charlotte Hellekant har fyllt med hennes kraftfull röst och humör publikenshjärta.

(OBS! Du vet väl att vi publicerar alla bilder av Aurorakonserter regelbundet på vår facebook sida och Flickr? vi ses där!)

In Madrid, Los Angeles, Moscow, Öxnered, Tokyo, and hundreds of other locations around the world is now preparing all 200 Aurora musicians who come to Trollhättan in just over a month.
The musicians now have a huge stack of notes to practice before the festival.
It’s certainly not a small stack because it’s about 150! small and large magnificent music pieces that will be performed in 22 concerts during the festival August 12 to 19.

Being back stage as a performer is a very unique mental state with many mixed emotions: desire, fear, …

”Hi, this is Andreas Brantelid writing some words from New York. I have not been to Aurora since autumn 2007, that is almost 5 years ago!! a lot happened to me during this time, and a lot has happened to the awesome Aurora project since then…..this coming Aurora in August I will be back to perform in the festivals concerts – but also to have lessons for the fantastic and very interesting cellist Robert Cohen.
I am looking forward to a fun time, being a student again – and to hang …

Det är inte ofta att barn besöker Aurorafestivalen, och det är synd. Då kan vi inte undvika att bli väldig glada när en nyfiken liten tjej kryper in i salen, med glada fötter och öppna öron.
Idag har Tyra, 9 år, besökt lunchkonserten i Festsalen på Folkets hus tillsammans med sin mamma, Åsa. Programmet var kanske inte det lättaste för en nioåring, men Tyra tycker om musiken ändå.
Innan konserten börjar, frågar jag henne vilken instrument hon tror att det kommer att spelas på idag ”trummor kanske?” föreslår jag för  att hjälpa …

Kära publik, nu inför vår totalt 19e festival i Vänersborg – Trollhättan är det en hel del nytt i Auroras värld.
Ni har kanske sett våra affischer samt broschyrer om Vårfestivalen? Ganska annorlunda mot förut, eller hur? Vad tycker ni?
Själva är vi väldigt nöjda med detta nya utseende – samt med vår helt nya hemsida som vi hoppas ni alla kommer finna funktionell, lätt att hitta i och med en massa spännande och intressant att läsa. Tips – spana in bloggen…..där skriver oftast jag & Ola, men också våra artister & …

In our profession it is rare to be involved in a festival that is so committed To its students,aurora is one of these places. I have enjoy coming year after year and work with such an impressive class of clarinetists from all over the world,in intense studies and performances as well as enjoy so very much my colleagues .
If it is August ….Aurora is the place to be.
Warm greetings to all,
Yehuda Gilad
Professor/ USC school of Music
music Director/ conductor,the Colburn Orchestra

I think most of musicians ask themselves what is their purpose for being musicians. Why do we spend many hours of our lives practicing? Why do we try to remember hundreds of notes?
Even if we don’t want to show our doubting personality, questions like these are always somewhere deep inside our mind.
Trying to find the answers can be a very long and even a painful process.
It is so important to understand, that music doesn’t have to prove something to somebody. We play the most beautiful pieces in the world …

I’m excited to get back to Aurora Festival for my second visit! My first visit was in 2010 and the energy from so many talented young musicians, buzzing around from masterclasses to rehearsals and concerts, was something you could breath in.
The appetite for learning was almost overwhelming, including in my cello class, where I ended up teaching violinists, violists and singers too. We had such a fantastic time from the beginning to the end of each day, professors and students mixing and enjoying the immersion, discussing music, even between …

There are many places where we can play chamber music, have lessons with famous professors, meet friends and have parties. But believe me there is only one place where pure music exists every single moment and the most fantastic professors become our friends. The place of real Friends and Art… Unforgettable minutes on a stage and inimitable parties with Tequila Rose…;) Last summer Aurora Festival became one the best summer in my life.
I will keep in my heart all those beautiful feelings that were shared by my great colleagues from …