Musicians without Borders named
as Festival Charity
The European choral organization, Europa Cantat, has named
Musicians without Borders as their official charity during
its summer festival 2009. The festival takes place from
17-26 July in Utrecht, and is meant for amateur singers
and top conductors from all over the world. Intercultural
dialogue through singing
In 2008, Musicians without Borders and the European choral
organization Europa Cantat participated in the project
‘Sing the Bridge’ in Hungary to establish
an intercultural dialogue in conflict zones through choral
singing.
From classical music to vocal jazz, and from
show choirs to folk music
The EUROPA CANTAT festival takes place every three years
in different European cities. This year the festival will
be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. From 17 to 26 July
2009 individual singers, choristers and ensemble singers
can take part in ateliers, meet people from all sorts
of countries, enjoy singing with top conductors and listen
to music. The festival also offers singing workshops and
concerts to the general public; from classical music to
vocal jazz, and from show choirs to folk music.
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Workshop Shura Lipovsky
MwB’s ambassador, Shura Lipovsky, will give a workshop
and a night concert of Jiddish songs on Monday July 20th
at RASA World Culture Center in Utrecht. Shura will give
a concert on 09.45 p.m.
For
the events calendar, click here
Download
here the pdf with the programme
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