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Around the world with 75 voices
Roughly 75 singers from 23 cultures regularly come together in the Chor zur Welt (English: World Choir) to sing together. The Elbphilharmonie’s ensemble has already achieved a very broad range of projects. This time, the choir makes a journey around the world and pays a musical visit to the native countries of its singers.
»I only rarely speak Arabic in everyday life – it is a genuine sense of home when I can sing in my mother tongue here!« a Syrian choir member reveals. Along with this sense of home comes curiosity about other cultures and the social experience – because singing connects us! So, the music likewise serves as the access, platform and nourishment for the intercultural exchange which shaped the profile of the choir from the start.
The Chor zur Welt is conducted by Jörg Mall, who has managed the choir since it was founded in 2016 as the Syrian/German project choir. However, the entire choir is involved in suggesting pieces when arranging its programmes – and also the expertise of everyone is sought after for the translation and practice of the correct pronunciation in the many different languages.
Programme (booklet)
Performers
Chor zur Welt
choir director Jörg Mall
Chor der katholischen Grundschule St. Paulus
Liv Solveig Wagner violin
Atena Eshtiaghi violoncello
Sem R A Wendt bass clarinet
John Eckhardt bass guitar
Felix Rosskopf piano
Moritz Hamm drums
Programme
Lieder aus den Herkunftskulturen der Sänger:innen
Promoter: HamburgMusik
Supported by Stiftung Elbphilharmonie With the support of Nordkolleg Rendsburg.