Cow-herders singing the \u201cRanz des Vaches\u201d had been at the Winegrowers Festival since 1819. However, it was only in 1889 that one of them sang it as a solo in the middle of the arena, arousing deep emotions in the crowd. Since then, the singing of the \u201cRanz des Vaches\u201d by a cow-herder is one of the most significant moments of the Festival.<\/p>\n
They represent the close ties the people of Vevey have had from time immemorial with the people from the Fribourg portion of the Veveyse valley. Cows from the Vevey region went off to pasture during the summer in Les Paccots; stakes for the vines came from the forests around Ch\u00e2tel-Saint-Denis; cheeses left from the port of Vevey for transportation to Geneva and France, and were also exchanged for wine. When the cow-herders came down to the valley at the end of the summer, they would come to the shores of Lake Geneva to carry the heavy grape-pickers\u2019 hods during the harvest. Their wives and daughters would work as grape-pickers.<\/p>\n
Abbot-President: Paul C\u00e9r\u00e9sole
Direction: Ernest Burnat
Music: Hugo de Senger
Libretto: collective
Costumes: Paul Vallouy
Ballets: Benjamin Archinard
The performance was followed by a pageant, which would gradually replace the traditional parade
At each stopping place, one of the 4 groups would perform a dance.<\/p>\n
Jules Balmat et Fran\u00e7ois Pasche
(58 winegrowers also received distinctions and awards)<\/p>\n
12,000 seats
18th century style costumes (Spring, lyrics and music by
J.-J. Rousseau, dances from the court of Marie-Antoinette)<\/p>\n
\u201cRanz des Vaches\u201d sung as a solo
5 bands and 1 orchestra
Some extra floats: a miller, barrel-maker, wine press, woodcutters
Talk about the Festival from 1887 on
Specialists called to observe the weather and moon cycles to fix the date for the Festival<\/p>\n
1,379 participants
5 performances
Prices of seats CHF 2.00 to 40.00.
Festival costs CHF 347,751
Profits CHF 52,810
Warranty fund 1,200 shares at CHF 50.000 and CHF 20,000 from the Brotherhood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
5, 6, 8, AND 9 AUGUST 1889: THE ALPS IN THE TOWN CENTRE \u201cMr Currat sang the \u201cRanz des Vaches\u201d (Alpine cow-herder\u2019s song) in a fabulous manner. He came forward slowly to the bottom of the stands with his pipe in his mouth, and from the very first notes everyone was enthralled \u2026 The liauba […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":819,"parent":1171,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1137","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n