Commissioned by ZeitRäume Basel and the Basel Sinfonietta with the generous support of Pro Helvetia.
Premiered under the baton of Baldur Brönnimann, September 15, 2019
Festival ZeitRäume Basel @Mitteldeck
http://baselsinfonietta.ch/tv/musik-im-fluss
https://soundcloud.com/chrrroseberger/rein-for-orchestra-201819
Radio SRF2 Kultur live recording Festival ZeitRäume Basel, Mitteldeck, September 15, 2019
REIN is the Rhaeto-Romance name of the river Rhine and refers to the region in the Swiss Alps where the river emerges from beneath dense granite rocks. The Rhine runs through a number of European countries and plays a prominent role in their histories and mythologies. Even though rivers demarcate borders, they also connect countries and contribute to prosperity and cultural exchange. Promoting unity rather than separation between lands and peoples, Rein also speaks of the severe challenges threatening the Rhine and other rivers due to climate change and drought. Rivers are vital arteries, and this music reflects on their life-sustaining essence and on the environmental precariousness of the world that we currently live in.