With German folk songs covering three centuries, directed by Gregor Meyer. Singers with choir experience are invited to join the choir on the stage for two songs. Sign up until October 5, 2016.
Goethe-Institut Hanoi invites the
Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig, directed by Gregor Meyer, to Vietnam in order to perform several concerts. On their first evening, the singers from Leipzig will perform an a capella concert consisting of German folk songs covering three centuries in the big concert hall at the Music Academy Hanoi. What’s special about this evening is that anyone who is interested, already gained some experience with choir singing and signs up
until October 5, 2016 at Goethe-Institut is invited to join the German singers on the stage and to sing two polyphonic songs with them. The required German notes and texts will be sent to the participants in time, which allows them to prepare themselves for their big performance. On the day of the concert, there will be a
collective rehearsal at 2 pm. We’ll let you know the venue in time.
If you are interested, please contact Ms Pham Thi Kim Chung:
kimchung.pham@hanoi.goethe.org
Please let her know whether you are singing soprano, alto, bass or tenor.
The
Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig has been one of the most renowned German concert choirs for over 150 years and is closely related to the traditional Gewandhaus orchestra Leipzig. The choir is covering a huge variety of genres, apart from a capella they are also singing symphonic music, gospel, soul, pop and jazz. They are touring to foreign countries on a regular basis, for instance they were invited to India by the Goethe-Institut and they participated in the birthday concert of Pope Benedict XVI. in Vatican. For the first time, Goethe-Institut Hanoi initiated their concert trip to Vietnam.
| All events of Gewandhaus Choir in Vietnam are summarized below: |
11.10.2016, 2 PM | Collective rehearsal
with the Gewandhaus Choir and all participating singers |
11.10.2016, 8 PM | A capella concert to sing along
Grand Concert Hall at Music Academy, 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi |
13.10.2016, 8 PM | A German Requiem
By Johannes Brahms. A concert of the Gewandhaus Choir together with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, directed by Tetsuji Honna.
Opera house Hanoi, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi |
15.10.2016, 8 PM : A capella concert with the HBSO choir
Conservatory, 112 Nguyen Du, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City |
© Jens Gerber
Gregor Meyer studied choral conducting and church music in Leipzig and has been the conductor of the Gewandhaus Choir since 2007. He repeatedly drafts innovative programmes for the choir which quite often go beyond the limits of classical choir repertoire. For example, he developed sociocultural projects with survivors of the Second World War and performed Bach's "Markuspassion" with a barrier-free access for the deaf. In addition to that, he conducts the Vocalconsort Leipzig that he founded in 1999 and works as a music producer.
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