Musiktheater Sommernachtsbaum - Das New World Orchestra mit Prof Harald Lesch

In the organizer's words:

On 19.01.2025, the New World Orchestra and Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch will be guests at the WERK 7 Theater in the Werksviertel-Mitte in Munich.

SommernachtsBaum is thename of the music theater dedicated to the theme of the forest, which premiered at the Munich Volkstheater in 2023. This concert combines classical music and sustainability as well as science and culture.

Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream was reimagined for this purpose: Munich actress Eleonore Daniel guides the audience through the events of Shakespeare's comedy as the forest spirit Puck. The New World Orchestra plays Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night ' s Dream as well as Fanny Hensel's Faust II and Waldruhe. Two new compositions have also been commissioned by the orchestra: Ein Hoch by Theresa Zaremba and Liebe by Lukas Maier.

Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch will give an extraordinary concert introduction , bringing the audience closer to the forest ecosystem in a scientific way.

The New World Orchestra is a professional ensemble dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The concerts and programs are innovatively designed to give the audience special access to these sustainability goals . Particular attention is paid to contemporary compositions and works by female composers. Instead of the traditional concert introduction, experts provide an introduction to the respective concert theme. The orchestra's structures are also designed to be as sustainable as possible. In general, the orchestra is committed to greater sustainability in the classical music industry. Further information on the orchestra's philosophy can be found on its website: https://new-world-orchestra.de/philosophie/

With the 17 Sustainable Development Goals , the international community has defined binding guidelines for action that are intended to bring about social and economic change.

The cultural sector can and must also make a contribution to this change. This is why the New World Orchestra combines classical music with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

"My vision is to inspire people with culture and sustainability and thereby support the current transformation process in the world," says founder Sonja Lachenmayr. The Forum Conducting scholarship holder received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Choral Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and completed her Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting in Nuremberg in 2022. Sonja Lachenmayr was awarded the Bavarian Arts Promotion Prize, among others, for founding the New World Orchestra.

Further information can be found at: https://sonja-lachenmayr.de