level hold for almost all that you know you've been in the field we have poured all didn't surprise me i saw it coming 10 years before and sure enough the whole month . what does it take to change the course of history. raising the iron curtain starts september 30th on d w. that . good. will. that. i'm. sorry. that our son our wonderful they're just out of this world is like we've

known each of the forever and it's amazing how both those different worlds a coming together and working as one by just 6 just 6 have an incredibly velvety very refined sound to have high and long hats. and there's. a sense. that. johannesburg south africa's largest city. the metropolis is full of contrasts. it's a center of crime and wealth. for neighborhoods known as the townships right next door to office towers 4 and a half 1000000 people live here. today johannesburg is playing host to a special encounter. 2

a capella and some mills from 2 different continents have come together sierra from life 6 germany and just 6 from johannesburg south africa. for a week these 6 women and 6 men will join forces to create a common repertoire. well. hope to. each group brings its own musical tradition with it as well as curiosity about the others the singers from have a broad musical education just 6 learn by ear without sheet music they rely on their musicality and intuition will see as classical repertoire fit with the african beats of just 6 that's all beautiful because then it's just like how comes on top of what they're doing you know with the rhythm what we do with. it is

huge and that's make this very basic. you don't proofread. what. it isn't that. the workshop is being led by marcus debtor vic from germany an expert on south african vocal music he's here to help bring the groups together we know as a consumer student couples which i think in principle they could also do it alone i think my role is just to organize things a bit. there are 3 or 4 really strong players who are contributing ideas and they're brimming with the order to start i've just given them free reign and lots of space and also. you know. the name c.l. is derived from the swedish word for soul this is the ensembles 1st trip to south

africa. and i do think. the women from leipsic visit constitution hill one of the country's most important historical sites once a fort it was later used as a prison. today it's the. seat of south africa's constitutional court. the day after they 1st meet the group's give their 1st concert at a music school in soweto. each group introduces itself by singing a piece from its own repertoire busy.

right afterwards they performed their 1st joint arrangement him from the middle ages jazzed up with african beats. c c can you believe that we just did that you.

still have truly arrived there finding the african audiences enthusiasm infectious ensemble singing has a long tradition here and is part of everyday life. the next day of rehearsals belongs to. he's been commissioned by george of ella to compose a work that will be rehearsed here for the very 1st time. it's untitled birth of change. there. the vocalists will later be supported by a full symphony orchestra oh walk. her.

there are. here they're getting acquainted with a new work which was created on a computer and has never been performed before. you can see the. walk to feel ok. at some point things just click into place the jazz musician and composer tiptoe and the vocalists bring the piece to life was there was. the. cause. was. was so there really was with it still i suppose that for me to just think since they'll

be so much action. it just needs to be with me because it's going to have to. have that right there i have to ask that and my 1st impression was that it reminded me of many things film music pop music but it also had very rhythmic elements which were a little jazzy to jazz and i think it's amazing the rhythms that will go on there you know the 2 different sections that with the i think we're going to have a good 10 says into the sands dusty's it's really interesting that these 2 or 3 voices are going to fuse together with the orchestra was in the end van that something new for us to sing with a full orchestra ones to see classic and dancing a quaestors zing is a very nice piece to pose pieces are usually very exciting and with music so yeah i'm enjoying the glover does this music and the opportunity to sing together have really bonded us. so immense that it doesn't feel like we've only known about another for 3 to a.s.i. taxes and the stimulus received it. in. instinctively the media

which which is what i hoped we would do circle we're going to have a good time i think it's going to look really. nothing true intellectual about it the military is easy and they seem curiously so i think you can embody this piece produced. that afternoon c.l.o. pay a visit to the parted museum is south africa's most popular museum and helps visitors understand the effect of the country's past racial segregation. this car was presented to nelson mandela as a gift after his release from prison. the activist who went on to become south africa's 1st black president is still ever present here as is his fight against the apartheid regime with all of its horrors. one of the most impressive exhibits is

the replica of the tiny jail cell where mandela was held in isolation for years. music was also part of the resistance against departed singing together gave protesters a voice and have a disco for just you know it just. put it to show i get the feeling that people here express their political opinions through music. and have it as it is 5 and that people here process a lot of their fear. and negative emotions light and mass suffering and pain through music zeke. to me it's simply giving voice to what they're feeling at that moment about what's them and yet making something positive out of their pain. this weekend i think that's really one of africa's strengths from africa and just and i had already suspected that singing has

a completely different meaning here than it does for us in germany and the concept that it brought people together during the apartheid era and gave them strength and was maybe even used to make political statements political statements to keep the spring fed music everything and. right now i'm very angry president because i've just seen or been shown how so many personal fates were affected by a party not my idea yeah that was the apartheid could take how many things but i'm also thinking about germany. and how there are still racists all over the world in our justice who live in poor who live. so. live there in cool aiko means freedom to the women from leipsic are getting a lesson in soon one of south africa's official languages. there was the that the.

was. c.l.a and just 6 make good use of the break before their next rehearsal. day by. one like this yeah. until i can. head strand it was to get ahead. and that in the end it did and it was. wrong. because. it. was. well. i. though it's winter in south africa it feels

like summer. half. the singers have come to this university campus outside johannesburg to rehearse the new composition together with the orchestra. germany's national youth orchestra is taking advantage of its summer tour through south africa to rehearse birth of change with separate so to see for the 1st time. what's in my kids. the composer once his music to entertain people 1st and foremost but with this

piece he also hopes to create a tribute to society's unsung heroes the cleaning ladies the janitors and the bakers. birth of changes to have its world premiere at the beethoven fest in september in the german city of bonn. the vocalists are struggling to make themselves heard over the powerful sound of the orchestra. after the rehearsal they're invited to a broadway the south african name for barbecue. it's a cult. an area tradition that brings people and cultures together. if. various. and just 6 have

a lot to talk about music their everyday lives and snippets of taxis composition. not happen in the sort of all is described by music as new school stiff looking new school new haven for something different. look with the same instruments with the same kinds of musicians but this is the perspective that that is changing so i mean i'm a very young guy i'm 28 years old now and i believe that if anything since i have the kids of composing i should be reflecting on the times of today and it's our duty as a composer as i had to to really put say a covenant and feel of what we experience as young people. almost a week of intensive rehearsals is capped off with a concert at the university of pretoria.

in this arrangement a traditional norwegian wedding march gets an african twist you're. sure. the. thing. oh. her her. her her 2. through.

c.l.r. now feeling completely at home with the african beats. i really. thought. this irish ballad about the tragic death of a young girl is complemented and interwoven with african rhythm.

c.l.r. now feeling completely at home with the african beats. i really. thought. this irish ballad about the tragic death of a young girl is complemented and interwoven with african rhythm.

eat. eat. eat. the. whole. 4 weeks later the singers have come to bonn germany is former capital for the

annual beethoven fest. it celebrates the city's famous son the composer and pianist ludwig from beethoven. how would you like to live near i mean it's so peaceful it's nice i like it so much . that. was. where. i guess the 1st thing they do after getting up is singing. i've never seen them warm up or prepare they just ready to go. to them we find that really inspiring it gives us the confidence to really go for it it's on this island it's like eastern off the medalists and i like to think of it as. roses among the thorns because we're mean and we have no registers but hearing the sweet voice and

talk it's always so beautiful. and i felt by human teeth their voice is a so deep and velvety but they can sing high to. their very colorful and have an incredible versatility bands and you get spanked they're able to sing classical material but also jazz and soul gestation so. how that comes together is really nice and they can all the very flexible. to some jazz and all those things so it really mix very well with what we do and you know it's been quite a fun process. there were so many great moments when we tried out new things we worked on material we didn't cover in south africa. but. soon the. car.

over the week the was. the. state of the. whole truth. doesn't fit does it does not to this i think they complement each other extremely well there's this powerful african rhythm economies powerful african voices and system and when we have this crystal clear highly precise sound of c.l.o. take in this mix is really fascinating when because it brings together different worlds united in sound adduced and even proceed leviton for trade with you finances .

only a few hours are left until the big concert time for a final rehearsal. the singers have spent 5 days practicing the material including birth of change the work commissioned by detail you. the conductor is brandon phillips a south african who will moving forward oh. please . c.c. i. feel. that. i. did i think the skill a bit of the thoughts and in this is a really telling to deal with these issues and it's jim you had be able to play.

the big moment has arrived at the concert with the premiere of a simple so to see his composition. i i i i. i i. i i i. i. i. i. i i i. i i. i. i. i i.

i i. i. i. except for. the if. 2 the musicians get a rousing reception. their concert was a huge success. and the composer couldn't be happier.

i played for us with a good 5. foot if it could have been so it's you know. let's just be like so the end of the week that's exactly what we could you please. excuse me i. have. to but i was you know we were all nervous and wanted to unleash our artistic energy when we were tense before the big day but now we're happy because everything worked out so well. this is a big mistake i'm going to tell you kept a lot of different things going on over the struggle just see us say you know you know it was a lot and we hope the audience enjoyed it they did yeah they did they could have been dozens of other you know we had us on of this movie it was so moving. i know this was a really profound experience. and after all the hard work this last week and in

south africa we can just let loose and have fun and i thought about that. you.

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