Performances of The Munich Chamber Choir

Sat 04 May 2013, 8 pm
Vietnam National Academy of Music
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09 and 10 May 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
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Sat 11 May 2013, 8 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music

From Goethe Institut:

The Munich Chamber Choir, under the direction of Philipp Amelung, is recognized as one of the best choirs in Germany. All members are professional singers, who perform regularly as soloists in Germany and abroad. Besides the major choral-symphonic works by Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms the Munich Chamber Choir repeatedly performs works of contemporary composers or old masters. With this special repertoire the Munich Chamber Choir is regarded as a unique ambassador for German choral music in international concert halls.The Munich Chamber Choir is playing several concerts in Vietnam. A lecture by Philipp Amelung and a workshop held by Munich Chamber Choir members at the Vietnam National Academy of Music complement the concert program.

Artistic director and conductor: Philipp Amelung

The members of the Munich Chamber Choir:
Sopran: Claudia Ehmann, Katja Kunze, Katja Stuber, Murni Suwetja
Alt: Katharina Guglhör, Dominika Hirschler, Wiebke Kretzschmar, Ursula Thurmair
Tenor: Christoph Hierdeis, Raimund Mlnarschik, Josef Pollinger, Florian Schmitt
Bass: Delf Lammers, Christian Lehmann, Sebastian Myrus, Peter Pöppel, Klaus Schredl

A capella Concert: 500 years German Choral music 

Saturday 04^th May, 20h
Vietnam National Academy of Music

Free Admission

The musical journey leads from Munich with Orlando di Lasso, across Leipzig with Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann through to the Rhineland with Heinrich Kaminski. With this journey through more than 500 years of musical history, the Munich Chamber Choir presents some jewels of the greatest composers of the German choral tradition.

Concert in celebration of the Europe Day 

Thursday, 9th May, 8pm
Friday, 10^th May, 8pm
Hanoi Opera House

Free tickets are available from 10am, Monday, 06^th May at: Goethe Institut.

In celebration of Europe Day, the EU-Delegation and the Goethe-Institut invite to a concert: Munich Chamber Choir is going to perform two master works by Ludwig van Beethoven together with the choir and orchestra of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and with singers of the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

• Mass in C major for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra, op.86
• Choral Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra

Concert in HCMC

Saturday, 11th May, 8pm
Conservatory of Music

Free tickets are available from Tuesday, 07.05.2013, at:
Goethe-Institut HCMC
Nr. 18, Str.1, Do Thanh, Ward 4, Dist. 3, HCMC
Tel.: + 84 8 36009587
[email protected]

The musical journey leads from Munich with Orlando di Lasso, across Leipzig with Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann through to the Rhineland with Heinrich Kaminski. With this journey through more than 500 years of musical history, the Munich Chamber Choir presents some jewels of the greatest compo-sers of the German choral tradition.

Program:

Part I: Sacred motets and psalms

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | „O praise the Lord, all ye heathen“ 
  Motette, BWV 230
• Heinrich Schütz | „They who sow with tears“
  komponiert 1648, SWV 378, op. 11 Nr. 10
• Felix Mendelssohn | „O be joyful in the Lord“ (Psalm 100 / A-Dur)
  Bartholdy (1809-1847) op. 69 / 2
• Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946) | „From the depths I call, Lord, to thee“ (Psalm 130)
  op. 1a
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | „Sing a new song to the Lord“
  Motette, BWV 225

Part II: Madrigals, Folksongs

• Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) | „Let’s begin a nice little song“
  Madrigal
• Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) | „Dancing and jumping, singing and sounding“
  Madrigal
• Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) | „O la, o che bon echo“
  Kanon
• Franz Schubert (1797-1828) | „Saw a boy a little rose (Rose on the Heath)“
  D 257, op. 3 Nr. 03
• Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | „The Minnesingers“
  op. 33 Nr. 2
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) | „All heart thoughts“ 
  op. 62 Nr. 5
• Hugo Distler (1908-1942) | „In the world you have trouble“ 
  op. 12 Nr. 7
• Hans Schanderl (*1960) | „Time is long“
• Dang Ngoc Long (*1957) | „Beo dat May troi“

  For further information under:http://www.goethe.org/vietnam