Music in the castle
The highlight of the Swiss Castle Year is coming up: 27 castles in thirteen cantons and three language regions are inviting visitors to the 9th Swiss Castles Day on Sunday, October 6. Under the motto "Music and Festival", visitors can experience a variety of concerts and musical attractions in the castles! There are 2 x 2 tickets to be won.
The member castles of the "Swiss Castles" association are among the top places to visit in Switzerland. The castles are not only museums, but also places of music. Depending on the season and the castle, there are serenades and concerts in the parks, castle courtyards, banqueting halls and castle chapels.
This year, Castles Day is all about music. Each castle offers its own program to match the historical and local ambience. Medieval minstrel songs, lute playing and courtly music can be heard. Various special instruments will be played, such as Jew's harps, bagpipes, a glass xylophone, fanfares, dulcimer and a pianola. Baroque music, yodeling and Arabic music will make the festive castles resound. Those who prefer to be active can dance to a wide variety of musical styles in several castles: Medieval, Baroque, Charleston, Latin American. In one castle you will be given a stage and can play your own instrument.
Music and festivities are also accompanied by culinary delights. There are special activities for children and families. All information on the individual programs of the 27 castles can be found at www.dieschweizerschloesser.ch
Raffle: Music in the castle
The National Castles Day is being organized for the ninth time by the "Swiss Castles" association, which will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024.
For the readers of the Swiss Music Newspaper 2 x 2 tickets for a visit to the castle on October 6 of your choice will be raffled off. On the website dieschweizerschloesser.ch the castles and their individual programs are listed. Please send an e-mail by September 22, 2024 at the latest to contact@musikzeitung.ch or send a postcard to: Swiss Music Newspaper, Dammstrasse 2, 6440 Brunnen with a note indicating which castle you would like to visit on October 6. The winner of the tickets will be notified on September 27.
The participating castles
CHÂTEAU DE PRANGINS CHÂTEAU DE MORGES CHÂTEAU D'YVERDON CHÂTEAU DE ROMONT CHÂTEAU DE CHILLON CHÂTEAU DE GRUYÈRES JEGENSTORF CASTLE LANDSHUT CASTLE WALDEGG CASTLE BURGDORF CASTLE THUN CASTLE HÜNEGG CASTLE OBERHOFEN CASTLE SPIEZ STOCKALPERSCHLOSS BRIG-GLIS CASTLE HABSBURG CASTLE WILDEGG CASTLE LENZBURG CASTLE HALLWYL CASTLE HEIDEGG CASTLE ZUG CASTLE A PRO CASTLE KYBURG CASTLE FRAUENFELD FORTEZZA DI BELLINZONA CASTLE SARGANS CASTLE WERDENBERG
