“A b’sundere Zit”: Participants at the ceremony of the national costume association in the Friedenskirche in Bürs.
©Gerhard Scopoli
office (sco) With an enthusiastic final applause, the audience honored the musical performances of all participants in “A b’sundere Zit” in the Friedenskirche in Bürs.
“A b’sundere Zit” is an event organized by the Vorarlberg State Costume Association and takes place every year – just in time for the start of the new church year – in a Vorarlberg sacred building. The Bludenz singers’ group under the musical direction of Eva Braito, Elisabeth’s dulcimer harp duo, the Puchleitner family music group from Wörgl, the wind ensemble of the Harmoniemusik Bürs, the Schlins Trachtenklang choir (musical direction: Christian Bitschnau, who was also the evening’s programmer) and dialect poet Lidwina Boso performed the contemplative hour with. Tone creations such as the “Wolfurt Christmas Music” by Koletta Fritz, “It is approaching a light” by Lorenz Maierhofer, “Is already still uman See” by Martin Scharnagl, folk tunes like the “Christmas Bells” or the “Festive Allegretto from South Tyrol” as well as ” My Dream” by Peter Leitner.
End with a devotional yodel
At the devotional yodel, following the blessing of God requested by Father Guido Kobiec, everyone was finally invited to sing along. Among those present at the concert, who were warmly welcomed by the association’s chairman, Ulrike Bitschnau, were personalities such as the mayor of Bürser Georg Bucher and the former Schnifner community leader and passionate musician Anton Mähr. “A b’sundere Zit” also gave great pleasure to Sonja Burtscher from the office of the regional costume association, as well as Angelika Schrottenbaum, Irmgard Oswald, Christa Tschugmell and Anna Tschugmell from the “Bürscher” costume wearers’ association.
The Landestrachtenverband has about 4,500 members; they are organized in 60 member associations. The association endeavors to preserve and maintain Vorarlberg’s traditional costumes and local customs. On the 1st Sunday in Advent next year, the association will be a guest in Lingenau in the Bregenzerwald with “A b’sundere Zit”.
