listening to the change

STEGREIF.orchester

free

timing

20:00

team & cast

STEGREIF.orchester

Anne-Sophie Bereuter, violin, vocals

Julia Biłat, cello, vocals

Nikola Djurica, clarinet

Alistair Duncan, trombone

Hiromu Seifert, drums, percussion and synthesizer

Juri de Marco, artistic director and concept

Sascha Kramski, sound manager

Maximilian Feldmann, camera

Viola Schmitzer, video direction

Madeleine Onwuzulike, production management

Aljoscha Kiss, light design

coproduction

Klarafestival

STEGREIF.orchester

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programme

Der Mond ist aufgegangen (arr. Max Reger / Alistair Duncan)

Guggisberglied (arr. Anne Sophie Bereuter)

Bruder (recomp. Hiromu Seifert)

Pobednicki Cocek (arr. Nikola Djurica)

Dwa serduszka cztery oczy (arr. Julia Bilat)

My Tocher’s The Jewel (arr. Alistair Duncan)

Ode to Joy (arr. Anne Sophie Bereuter, Nikola Djurica, Julia Bilat, Alistair Duncan, Julia Bilat)

about

Berlin’s STEGREIF.orchester, a symphonic improvisational orchestra, challenges the traditional concert formats and develops daring alternatives. They break open the classical repertoire using the sounds of jazz, blues, pop and experimental music. The musicians play standing up, without sheet music or conductors. What should we expect? Passion, the joy of experimentation and quite a few surprises!

Listening to the Change is a project developed by some of the musicians in the STEGREIF.orchester especially for Klarafestival. Zoom interviews with citizens from a range of European countries form the starting point for brief improvised compositions that document these turbulent times. The concert on Sunday 14 March - live from Berlin - brings all these stories together. What was once in isolation now culminates in a highly idiosyncratic version of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.

Prior to the concert, Rolf Falter, director of the Bureau of the European Parliament in Belgium, talks to Juri de Marco, artistic leader of the STEGREIF.orchester.

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full programme and extra information

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From March 13 until 22, we will present forgotten gems, great Romantic classics, plenty of new creations and also new, young talent. You’re welcome on our website to explore this digital experience. If you want to enjoy the free digital concerts, please don't forget to register in advance. Register via www.klarafestival.be/live and watch the entire festival in optimal audio and video quality for free.