FREUDE!

Christmas concert with choirs from Pretoria and Berlin

Three top-class choirs sing a Christmas concert together:

• Chamber Choir of the Collegium Musicum: newly crowned winner at the Chortreff Berlin! Although only a few of the almost 40 singers study music, the ensemble travels to demanding competitions every year and sometimes competes successfully against music university choirs. The secret of the Collegium Musicum is the warm togetherness that motivates the detailed work in the rehearsals. The result is concerts in which everything sits together - without any sheet music and in a mixed lineup!
• The chamber choir JEUNESSE Berlin is also characterized by high musical quality. Under the direction of Yannick Wittmann, the approximately 30-strong choir devotes itself to a cappella music from the Renaissance to the modern era. JEUNESSE will touch you with finely sung Christmas pieces such as Vom Himmel hoch or the floating, mystical sounds of Poulenc's Christmas motets. Pieces that combine depth and heartfelt joy.
• The musical diversity is complemented by the University of Pretoria Youth Choir from South Africa. Since its founding in 2001, the choir has stood for artistic excellence, cultural diversity and youthful expression. 80 young singers aged 14 to 18, brought together from 34 schools around Tshwane, bring a rich repertoire to the stage - from African folklore and classical works to gospel and pop. Under the direction of Lhente-Mari Pitout, energetic, contagious joy unfolds that radiates far beyond the stage.

As a common sign of hope, the three choirs present the South African work “Ngothando” by Mbuso Ndlovu - a moving piece in isiZulu that sings about love, peace and humanity: Let's open our hearts!

JOY! - If that doesn't suit Christmas time!

Contributors:

University of Pretoria Youth Choir

Director: Lhente-Mari Pitout

Chamber Choir Jeunesse Berlin

Director: Yannick Wittmann

Chamber choir of the Collegium Musicum

Conductor: Donka Miteva