Details
Freie Waldorfschule Göttingen
Arbecksweg 1
Göttingen
Niedersachsen
37077
Germany
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56 (MessiaSASAmbura - compositional reinterpretation)
Performers
Rafael Yaari – choreography
Martin Kohlmann – Conductor
Maximilian Guth – composer
Ms. Soli Tii – vocalist
Asambura Ensemble
PetriChor Weende
EuryArt Eurythmie
Camerata Medica Göttingen
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Programme Note
MessiaSASAmbura - A compositional reinterpretation of the oratorio Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel
The Free Waldorf School Göttingen organizes two concerts with a very special program at 6 pm on May 5 and 6, 2018. Under the artistic direction of Martin Kohlmann, the inter-cultural oratorio MessiaSASAmbura by the young and award-winning composer Maximilian Guth (Berlin / Hannover) in cooperation with the PetriChor-Weende, the Asambura-Ensemble, members of the Camerata Medica Göttingen and the Eurythmy-Ensemble EuryArt. This concert also features the British singer Ms. Soli Tii who will be performing for the first time with the Asambura Ensemble.
MessiaSASAmbura is a compositional reinterpretation of one of the most famous works of European high baroque, the Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel. The composition of Maximilian Guth continues Händel's exploration of the theological and biographical aspects of the Messiah figure in a modern musical language that uses elements of African musical cultures and avant-garde compositional techniques.
The title MessiaSASAmbura is composed of the two central terms Messiah and Asambura. The newly emerging word SASA in Swahili means "now." The Asambura Ensemble is composed of young musicians from different cultures and owes its name to a pun with the letters "Usambara" - the name for the largest mountain range in Tanzania. With a range of instruments that include typically Baroque instruments, but also enhanced by non-European instruments such as the African djembe, the Iranian santur or the Arabic oud. The ensemble creates new sounds in order to realize the symbiosis of Baroque and African music. The Asambura Ensemble will be expanded for our concert by members of the Camerata Medica Göttingen.
Numerous parts of Handel's Messiah are inspired by baroque dance patterns, creating exciting analogies to the rhythmic structures of African music. The eurythmy ensemble EuryArt, by Rafael Yaari, consists of students from the Free Waldorf School Göttingen and will present parts of the oratorio through a dance choreography.