Johannesburg south africas largest city the metropolis is full of contrast. Its 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. To acapella in some ways from 2 different continents have come together. From leipzig 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 missing years 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 thats all beautiful because then it just like out comes on top of what theyre doing there with the rhythm what we do with. It is that you giant mess shell make this very make. Those who dont proofread. What. Is it that. The workshop is being led by marcus ditto back from germany an expert on South African vocal music hes here to help bring the groups together we know isnt going to stay because were trying to go 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 theyre brimming with the order to start ive 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 countrys most important historical sites once a fortnight was later used as a prison. Today its the. Each of south africas constitutional court. The day after they 1st meet the groups give their 1st concert at a music school in soweto. Each Group Introduces itself by singing a piece from its own repertoire its. d great to see. That. Right afterwards they performed their 1st joint arrangement him from the middle ages jazzed up with african beats. Can you believe that we just did that. The 1st time. I. See and i have truly arrived. Theyre finding the african audiences enthusiasm infectious unsellable singing has a long tradition here and is part of everyday life. The next day of rehearsals belongs to seppo to see hes been commissioned by george of ella to compose a work that will be rehearsed here for the very 1st time. Its untitled the birth of change. Barely half. The vocalists will later be supported by a full Symphony Orchestra oh whoa. Word. Here theyre getting acquainted with a new work which was created on a computer and has never been performed before. You can see. 2 and 3. At some point things just click into place the jazz musician and composer tiptoe and the vocalists bring the piece to life was. I. Was. I was really was with this little i suppose for me to just think since there would be so much action. It just needs to be this michael is going to have. That right to ask the 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 some. In jazz and i think its amazing the rhythms that will go on there you know the 2 different sections that with the i think were going to have a good time says and a sense does this is really interesting that these 2 or 3 voices are going to fuse together with the orchestra. That something new for us to sing with a full orchestra. Gunson a quaestors ing piece to post pieces are usually very exciting and with music so im enjoying the glover does this music and the opportunity to sing together have really bonded us. So immense that it doesnt feel like weve only known one another for 3 a day i sighed haggis and the stillness received it. In an instant instinctively the immediate which which is what i hoped it would do certain were going to have a good term i think its going to look really. Nothing true intellectual about it the militarys easy and the sink beautifully so i think you can embody this piece produced. That afternoon c. L. O. Pay a visit to the parted museum is south africas most Popular Museum and helps visitors understand the effect of the countrys 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 africas 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 i havent asked for to see 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 zakk. Its simply giving voice to what theyre feeling at that moment about whats them and yet making something positive out of their pain. This weekend i think thats really one of africas strengths from africa. I had already suspected that singing has a completely different meaning here than it does for us in germany and that it brought people together during the apartheid era and gave them strength and was maybe even used to make political statements political statements suki in the spring had music everything and. Right now im very angry hesitant because ive just seen or been shown how so many personal fates were affected by a party not my idea that was the apartheid inside how many reasons but im also thinking about germany. And how there are still racists all over the world and a justice who gives in. So. The good of their. Means freedom to the women from leipsic are getting a lesson in soon one of south africas official languages. There was that the. Was. C. L. A and just 6 make good use of the break before their next for herself. She should. Stand by. One like this man. And i can out of. 10. To get here. And that in the end i did and it was. Wrong. Because. It. Was. I. Know its winter in south africa it feels like summer. The singers have come to this University Campus outside johannesburg to rehearse the new composition together with the orchestra. Germanys National Youth orchestra is taking advantage of its summer tour through south africa to rehearse birth of change with simple to see for the 1st time. I want to. Say to. The composer once his music to entertain people 1st and foremost but with this piece he also hopes to create a tribute to societys 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 theyre invited to a broadway the South African name for barbecue. Its a color. Mary tradition that brings people in cultures together. If. Various. C. L. A and just 6 have a lot to talk about music their everyday lives and simple answer to these composition. And what happened in that so of all is described by music as new school stiff little new school new saving for something different. Look with the same instruments with the same kinds of musicians but its just the perspective that that is teens i mean im a very young guy im 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 its our duty as composers i try to to really put say a covenant and feel of what we experience as young people. Almost a week of intensive or her skills is capped off with a concert at the university of pretoria. In this arrangement a traditional norwegian wedding march gets an african twist youre. Sure youre the. To eat eat. Her. Her her 2 d. Thank you. C. L. R. Now feeling completely at home with the african beats. And. It may be the only. Way. Thank. You. This irish ballad about the tragic death of a young girl is complemented and interwoven with african rhythm. Its just. The only. Be. 4 weeks later the singers have come to bonn germanys former capital for the annual Beethoven Fest. It celebrates the citys famous son the composer and pianist live it from beethoven. Howd you like to live near i mean its so peaceful its nice i like it so much. That. I guess the 1st thing they do after getting up to sing. Ive never seen them warm up or prepare they just ready to go. We find that really inspiring it gives us the confidence to really go for it its only. Like the sting of that also that i like to think of it as. The rose is among the forms because we. And we have been already serious but hearing the sweet voice and talk so beautiful. And teeth their voice is a so deep and velvety but they can sing high tune. Theyre very colorful and have an incredible versatility bonds in the district theyre able to sing classical material but also jazz and soul jessica she saw. How that comes together really nice and they can all the very flexible. To some jazz and all those things so it really mixes very well with what we do and you know its been quite a fun process. There were so many great moments when we tried out new things we worked on material we didnt cover in south africa. Well. I. Was dating a. Whole truths. I. Wasnt from does it does not i think they complement each other extremely well i know sides theres this powerful african rhythms and these powerful African Voices and system and when we have this Crystal Clear highly precise sound of c. L. O. This mixes were really fascinating when because it brings together different worlds united in sound and even perceive an event and for playing 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 d. W. The conductor is Brandon Phillips a South African who will moving forward oh my. Liege. I. See i. Feel. That. I. Feel. I. I think the skill a bit of the methodes. In this is a really telling to deal with these issues and its jim you had be able to play. The big moment has arrived at the concert with the premier of simple it so to see his composition. I was 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 that. Of the. Musicians get a rousing reception. Their concert was a huge success. And the composer couldnt be happier. I played for us so that theyd be good but if i didnt put it it would have been so its a sheet of the on and i just feel like so at the end of the week thats exactly what we did with. The studio. At this. Event we were all nervous and wanted to unleash our Artistic Energy when we were tense before the big day but now were happy because everything worked out so well. This is a big mistake im going to tell you kept a lot of Different Things going on orchestra just see us yeah you know it was a lot and we hope the audience enjoyed it to get to be bigger than dozens of it over you know we had a son of this movie it was so moving. And 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. I thought about that. Party like the varian the sum total of best moral why. The worlds 2nd largest october fest is held in chained down china. Its meant to look just like america. Though the beard tension trappings arent quite right. His Party Takes Place in the summer and the music just isnt the same. Next. On the 77 percent talk about the issues that. Knife play some way behind. Is in a. Jam from the. Pretrial detention. To last Human Rights Group and in just. 60 minutes the. World unto itself. The finest musical. Impositions. 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