Symphonies, A Cappella Music, and Jazz at the End of the Semester
The ensembles of the Collegium Musicum of Freie Universität and Technische Universität Berlin will be presenting several concerts in Berlin in January and February 2020, as usual at the end of the semester. The Small Symphony Orchestra will kick off with classical-romantic pieces by the composer Antonín Dvořák on January 31 and an excerpt from the dramatic-symphonic work Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia in the Kirche zum Guten Hirte (Church of the Good Shepherd) in Friedenau. A highlight of the musical program of the Collegium Musicum is the concert in the Berlin Philharmonic on February 9: the symphony orchestra and the full choir will present pieces of the romantic and modern by Anton Bruckner, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Francis Poulenc. On February 7 there will be an a cappella performance in the St. Jacobi Church in Kreuzberg, where the chamber choir of the Collegium Musicum will present a concert of contemporary choral music. There is also a highlight for jazz enthusiasts – the Uni-Bigband Berlin will play on February 14 and 15 in the Schlot art factory in Berlin-Mitte. Tickets for the classical concerts are available on the Collegium Musicum website and at the box office. Tickets for the big band concert are available at the box office. Reservations can also be made directly at the Schlot art factory, [email protected].
The Collegium Musicum is composed of members of Freie Universität and Technische Universität Berlin. Currently about 450 students and other members of the two universities perform in one or more of the five ensembles: full choir, chamber choir, symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, and the Berlin Uni Bigband. The concerts at the end of the semester are a semi-annual highlight, both for members of the orchestra and the audience.
Times and Locations
- Die Mittagshexe – ein Sinfoniekonzert (Symphony Orchestra of Collegium Musicum):
Sibelius – Finlandia op. 26, Dvořák – Die Mittagshexe op. 108 und Dvořák – Sinfonie Nr. 8 G-Dur op. 88
Tickets: 10 euros, reduced 5 euros, (plus system fee)
Friday, January 31, 2020, 7 p.m.
Kirche zum Guten Hirten, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz, 12161 Berlin-Friedenau
(subway station: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz)
- Muusika – ein A-cappella-Konzert (Chamber Orchestra of Collegium Musicum):
Tickets: 10 euros, reduced 5 euros, (plus system fee)
Friday, February 7, 2020, 7 p.m.
St. Jacobi-Kirche, Oranienstraße 132/134, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
(subway station: Moritzplatz)
- Bruckner | Mendelssohn | Poulenc – Sinfonie und Chorsinfonische Werke (Symphony Orchestra and Full Choir of Collegium Musicum):
Anton Bruckner – Sinfonie Nr. 6 A Dur, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Die erste Walpurgisnacht op. 60, Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Tickets: 15 euros, reduced 10 euros, (plus system fee).
Sunday, February 9, 2020, 8 p.m.
Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, 10785 Berlin-Mitte
(subway and S-Bhf: Potsdamer Platz)
- Uni Bigband Berlin – Jazz Evening with Drinks and Good Entertainment
Tickets: 10 euros, reduced 5 euros, (plus system fee)
Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15, 2020, 9 p.m.
Kunstfabrik Schlot, Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin-Mitte
(subway and S-Bhf.; Nordbahnhof)