Music mediation in the third millennium.
Our world has changed far more in recent decades than the ways in which we experience classical music. Simple Symphony is the response: an alliance of award-winning young music educators, cultural managers and musicians, led by conductor Joseph Sieber.
Based in Lucerne, the initiative has been developing and producing new presentation and participation formats for symphonic music since 2024, for orchestras, festivals and presenters. Partners include Lucerne Festival and KunstKreisLuzern. The name pays tribute to Benjamin Britten and his work as a music educator.
Three formats, one aim: to bring classical music to where people are today.
The audience chooses what the orchestra plays. Conceived as a pilot project with the Lucerne Festival Academy in the summer of 2025, the format is now adaptable and open for booking by orchestras and institutions.
A free participatory orchestra for enthusiastic amateurs, music students and professionals. Symphonic jam sessions in Swiss cities, exploring lesser-known gems of the repertoire under professional guidance. The orchestra is newly formed for each session.
Music and presentation interwoven: a compact format with live sound examples for a deeper experience of the music. Introduced in June 2026 with KunstKreisLuzern, now possible with your orchestra, in your city, for your audience.
“Families, older festival-goers, teenagers, tourists: the late-summer evening becomes a meeting of generations.”Andréas Härry, Luzerner Zeitung, 28 August 2026
Dates, registration for the Repertoire Orchestra and all formats in detail.
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