Glarus musicians at the Sacco di Roma 2016
In 2016, the canton of Glarus is the guest canton at the swearing-in ceremony for recruits to the
Swiss Guard. On May 6, 2016, over 300 people from Glarus will be
attended the solemn ceremony in the heart of Vatican City, including several music groups.
A specially formed Glarus youth band and singers will perform their skills on various occasions, for example at the Cortile San Damaso and in St. Peter's Basilica. The musical coordinators are Hermann Mathis, who has already built an organ for the Sistine Chapel with his Näfels-based company, and Lorenz Stöckli, conductor of the regional Young Winds.
The Glarus cantonal council has approved the concept for organizing the event and approved a budget of 180,000 francs. In addition to the music, it includes other activities such as two aperitifs for hundreds of people, which will be organized by Glarus restaurateur Claudio Keller in collaboration with his Zurich colleague Daniel Pesaresi. The cantonal government would like to make it possible for the people of Glarus to take part in the event. A public invitation to tender will be issued shortly via the official gazette and the Internet.
