Sound of silence II

In the hands of calligrapher P. Jean-Sebastien, the written word emerges from the void with artful strokes, sometimes curved, sometimes with clear corners and edges. Although this script is silent, each letter has its own rhythm, its own breath, its own sound. If you listen carefully, you will experience this sound at the moment when something permanent emerges from nothingness on paper. Acoustically amplified and projected onto a screen, you will witness an ephemeral moment in which silence sounds and art is created.

The calligraphies enter into a dialog with the shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, played by Jürg Zurmühle. The Japanese tradition of shakuhachi playing eludes our rational understanding and language and touches our innermost being. It is music on the inner path to silence.

Jürg Zurmühle, shakuhachi flute
Father Jean-Sébastien Charrière OSB, calligraphy


This concert is part of the series "Kloster Klang Einsiedeln".
What does silence sound like? The concert series Kloster Klang Einsiedeln in the baroque hall of the monastery invites you to enjoy, reflect and pause for a moment and illuminates the meaning of silence from the four perspectives of spirituality, art, science and community. Four perspectives that characterize the life of the monastic community.

This musical journey of discovery takes you through more than 500 years of music history. Einsiedeln Abbey, a place of silence for over 1,000 years, becomes a space for inspiring and personal encounters between the audience, the monks, the artists and - silence.


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