This traditional monthly meeting has been taking place in different typical parisian cafés for 20 years. A lot of international harmonica players took part, several times, in these traditional jam sessions "rendez-vous". Read more ... Published January 31st 2010
King's Harmonica Quintet in Concert The King’s Harmonica Quintet was created in 1987, in Hong Kong, by five young enthusiastic harmonicists, who were determined to create a revolutionary form of harmonica performance aiming to make the most of the instrument abilities. Read more ... Published January 21st 2010
Xmas Gifts Suggestions « Hohner the Living Legend »
Wonderfully illustrated book commemorating the 150th anniversary of the firm foundation, beautiful to look at, it shows the current product line in Trossingen and takes you on the tracks of the harmonica in folk music all over the world. Read more ... Published December 15th 2009
Players' biographies, technical and historical notes, etc. See all articles...
Music and Health or Harmonica and Breath " For more than two decades Art has been caring of Hospital. Into a traditionally sanitized universe, art introduces color, sounds and humain passions... in a single word LIF Read more ... Published February 6th 2010
Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival 2008 This event took place in the city of Hangzhou, China (1.932.600 inhabitants), near Shanghai, from the 1st to the 4th of November. An event succeeding to the preceeding festivals in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Atsugi (Japan), Hong Kong and Taipei a second time. Read more ... Published November 29th 2008
Web Address Book of Friends' Websites You'll find here a list of friends' web links, all occupations included, that I particularly advise you to consult. Some are official sites of the persons, others are just websites with dedicated and interesting pages. Read more ... Published July 31st 2008
Edito | January 1st 2010
Happy New Year 2010 It's an event which has been happening since the birth of humanity, with the same scenario occuring on the last stroke of midnight, where ever on earth people are standing at that moment, near the Fontane di Trevi, the Corcovado, the Grand Canyon or on the Champs Elysées decorated with millions of incandescent lights.
On midnight’s Eve rendez-vous, people are traditionally recalling the outstanding events of the preceeding year. As far as we are concerned, 2009 has been marked by the “World Harmonica Festival” (WHF) which included as usual the “World Harmonica Championships”. It took place in the mythical city of Trossingen.*
The competition has reached a considerable level due to the participation of harmonica players coming from Far East Asia. They have reached a high technical level in all competition categories, and they have finally won 11 gold medals out of 14 awarded. France has obtained a silver medal with Christelle Berton and a bronze with Antoine Leroux.*
People have had exceptional opportunities to attend to several dream concerts, with,featuring, our alien Howard, the fabulous “Hong Kong Harmonica Association Orchestra”, Olivier Ker Ourio, etc.
What a shame that people have to wait four years before the pleasure of sharing the next WHF2013 with the harmonica planet!
It’s always an enthusiastic rendez-vous, and it's a pity that, unfortunately, a lot of harmonica players can’t afford the expenses of being part to an event like that. In the antique Greece, during the Sophocle period, rich citizens sponsored the shows, and spectators were paid to be present… Times have changed, we must accept event logistics working only with the help of a new race of “mecenes", not easy to convince,"the sponsors". Let’s pay tribute to the organizers who are sparing no efforts to obtain money to organize harmonica events, such as the “8th Pacific Harmonica Festival” in Singapore, top event in 2010 summer, and also, in spring, our “20th H2F/France Harmonica Festival” in Domancy city, Savoie.
Time is passing so fast, make the most of it and as it flows past there will be more and more people who won't have had the chance to know and listen to Claude Garden... that's life.
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