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New Year's concert: Young guitar talents inspire in Neustadt!
Neustadt an der Weinstraße celebrated a New Year's concert with talented guitarists, presented by two ensembles from Germany and the Netherlands.
New Year's concert: Young guitar talents inspire in Neustadt!
On January 4, 2025, a New Year's concert took place in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, which was organized by the Baden-Württemberg youth guitar orchestra and the student Gitaar Ensemble Nederland. The event took place in the St. Bernhard community center and presented a varied program that included works by well-known composers such as Albéniz, Villa-Lobos and Rameau, as Meeting point Palatinate reported.
The concert opened the youth guitar orchestra with "Mediterranean Spark" by Peppino d’Agostino. The program also heard a three-soil guitar concert by Heitor Villa-Lobos, followed by compositions by the two composers Erika Vega and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber in the first part. The second part focused on Latin American music, especially tango, and included the use of accordion. The conclusion was a joint performance of both orchestras, which was recognized with long -lasting applause for the musicians and the musical director.
Special features of the orchestra
The Baden-Württemberg youth guitar orchestra, consisting of around 25 members between the ages of 14 and 26, has many winners of the “Youth Music” competition in its ranks. Under the direction of Helmut Austria and Christian Wernicke, the orchestra shows a wide range of talents and an extensive repertoire. In comparison, the student Gitaar Ensemble Nederland was founded in 2014 and consists of (former) students of classic guitar in the Netherlands. Susana Opanski leads this ensemble.
How Stadsherstel Further reported, the concert evening was part of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the student Gitaar Ensemble Nederland. The event is also the start of a concert tour of the youth guitar orchestra in the Netherlands. Both orchestras combine young guitarists from Germany and the Netherlands and offer a program that ranges from Renaissance to contemporary music, including the works of Teleman and Mozart.
- transmitted by West-East media