interactive online Christmas concert - an Advent program by Wishful Singing & Stine Jensen
Premiere December 23, 2020, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven (NL)
Singing is part of Christmas, preferably during a beautiful Christmas concert. Since this is not possible because of the corona restrictions, the a cappella quintet Wishful Singing, in collaboration with Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, is bringing the Christmas feeling to our homes. The ensemble, together with philosopher Stine Jensen, will present an online advent calendar with small surprises in the form of a video with an inspiring column by Stine, surrounded by atmospheric Advent and Christmas music and every day an online lesson to learn to sing the music yourself. Finally you will find in one of the boxes an interactive online Christmas concert.
Ever since the Middle Ages, seven Magnificat antiphons have been sung at the vesper service in the last week before Christmas; the initial letters of them together spell out the words ERO CRAS, which means 'Tomorrow I will be there'. With this thought in mind, the ensemble has put together a concert of Gregorian chants and Christmas carols from the past to the present, interwoven with short, stimulating reflections by Stine Jensen on the past corona period. In this way, Stine Jensen and the five singers of Wishful Singing will be counting down to the interactive Christmas concert on December 23, 2020 from the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven and you can sing along from home to some of the music. There is also a live chat for all online viewers during the concert.
Screenshot Livestream
Credits Cast & Crew
Concept & Performance Wishful Singing (vocal female quintet):
Anne-Christine Wemekamp (1st soprano)
Maria Goetze (2nd soprano)
Marleen van Os (mezzo-soprano)
Stella Brüggen (1st alto)
Marjolein Stots (2nd alto)
Marjolein Verburg (teaching videos)
Speaker Stine Jensen
Philosophical contemplation Stine Jensen
Arrangers Wijnand van Klaveren, Philip Lawson
Project manager Anne-Christine Wemekamp
Head of Educationproject Marjolein Verburg
Scores Kaspar Kröner
Coaching Gregorian Jerry Korsmit
Vocal Coaching Xenia Meijer
Styling Anne Ammerlaan
Make-up Aurora Klugt
Recording technique Nico de Voogd (camera), Jaap Schledorn (sounddesign)
Montage Fleur Beemster, Jaap Schledorn
Lightdesign Annechien Koerselman
Lighting technics Niek Geitenbeek
PR & Marketing Marleen Paping (Muziekgebouw Eindhoven)
Programmer & Production Muziekgebouw Eindhoven Jeroen Smits & Constance Dale
Backoffice Wishful Singing Erik Laarman, Barbara Kos
Technics Muziekgebouw Eindhoven led by Roland Lanslots
Business Manager Anne-Christine Wemekamp
Organisation Wishful Singing Amsterdam i.c.w. Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
CALENDER
2021
HeerlenTheater Heerlen December 12, 2021, 19.30h
2020
Online Advent Calender December 17 - 23, 2020
Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Eindhoven December 23, 2020, 20:15h Livestream
