The suits are pressed, passports checked, and the strains of O Magnum Mysterium and Fly Me To The Moon have been floating over the campus for weeks. This Saturday our award-winning choir will flee Sydney’s rainy mornings and backed-up traffic for a whirlwind three week tour of France and Germany, following in the footsteps of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Led by Principal and Choral Director Dr. David Johnston, the Choir will be performing in various historic churches, the University of Stuttgart, and Leipzig’s Neuse Rathaus concert hall.
After a packed semester of study, as well as recent assessments and exams, the choir members are looking forward to extending their musical wings. The intense rehearsal period has been a stretching experience for many. Tiffany Ng, 3rd year piano major says, “It’s been a growing process in terms of working as an ensemble.”
With the schedule including performances in Masses and services in historic churches, the ensemble has been practicing the sacred and religious songs that form part of their repertoire. Seryna Mascenon, 2nd year vocal major, says, “I’m most excited to see the choir growing in unity, moving past each individual note to look at the song and how it can minister to the audience.” Of course, the sightseeing opportunities are also a highlight, including locations like Paris, Versailles, Frankfurt, the Pergamum Museum in Berlin and Weimar.
We’ll keep you posted on the choir news. For now, we wish them safe travels, and all the best with their performances!
Wesley Institute Choir Tour: 20 June – 09 July 2009
Concert Schedule:
SUNDAY 21 JUNE SEOUL
9.30am Seoul Union Church
Yonsei University Campus
134 Sinchon-dong, Sodaemun-Gu
Seoul, Korea, 120-749
WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE PARIS
4.00pm La Madeleine Church
Paroisse de la Madeleine
14, rue de Surene
75008 Paris
SATURDAY 27 JUNE FRANKFURT
6.00pm “Marienkirche” at Offenbach
Marienkirche
Biebererstraβe 55
63065 Offenbach
SUNDAY 28 JUNE FRANKFURT / HEIDELBERG
10.00am Appearing as special guests for Holy Mass at the Dome of Frankfurt
Dome of Frankfurt St. Bartholomäus
Domplatz 14
60311 Frankfurt am Main
MONDAY 29 JUNE HEIDELBERG
7.00pm Bad Schonborn
Venue : Pflegeklinik
Kraichgaustraβe 17
76669 Bad Schönborn (Bad Mingolsheim)
WEDNESDAY 01 JULY STUTTGART
8.00pm University of Stuttgart
Universität Stuttgart
Kleiner Hörsaal
Keplerplatz 17
70174 Stuttgart
SATURDAY 04 JULY LEIPZIG
5.00pm Neues Rathaus” concert hall
Neues Rathaus Leipzig
Martin-Luther-Ring 6
D-04109 Leipzig Zentrum
MONDAY 06 JULY LEIPZIG / WEIMAR
7.30pm Jakobskirche
Jakobskirche Weimer
Am Jakobskirchof 9
99432 Weimer
A concert at the famous Jakobskirche in Weimar in aid of the reconstruction of the church. In 1721 Johann Sebastian Bach was present for the inauguration of the organ.
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40 musicians + Seoul + France + Germany = Wesley Institute’s Choir Tour!
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 10:20 (EST)
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