Dani Häusler receives the Golden Treble Clef
Clarinettist Dani Häusler has been awarded the 2017 Golden Treble Clef. The award committee unanimously selected him as this year's winner "despite his young age".
Dani Häusler works as a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, specializing in folk music, as a course leader and he teaches clarinet at the Schwyz Music School. He has also worked part-time at Swiss radio for several years.
Dani Häusler is best known to the general public as the bandleader of the SRF-Husmusig on "SRF-bi-de-Lüt-live". He is also on the road with the bands Gupfbuebä, Hannelimusig, Dani-Häusler-Komplott, Bergmusik and the Hujässler.
With the Hujässler in particular, he has changed, modernized and opened up traditional Swiss folk music, according to the press release. Without the Hujässler, contemporary folk music would not be the same. As the Hujässler, clarinettist Dani Häusler, Schwyzerörgel player Markus Flückiger, pianist Reto Kamer and bassist Sepp Huber mainly play original compositions with roots in Ländler.
The official "Golden Treble Clef 2017" award ceremony for Dani Häusler will take place on October 28, 2017 in Schwyz.
