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On 31 March 2022, Hannover (Germany), a UNESCO Creative City of Music, together with the city’s creative industries association “kreHtiv Netzwerk Hannover e.V”, will be holding the “Digital Sounds Online Meet Up”. Digital Sounds is both a project and a network whose aim is to create synergies amongst sound design, acoustic listening, the music industry and digital business.
The event is designed as an opportunity for digital professionals from all over the globe to converse and share their knowledge and ongoing projects on digital...
Hannover (Germany), a UNESCO Creative City of Music, launched the ‘Worldwide wo+men in concert’ project to support musicians and sound technicians around the world affected by the pandemic, via organizing online solidarity concerts.
Initiated in October 2020, the project has invited musicians and in particular female and LGBTQIA+ artists to organize concerts at the place of their choosing ranging from small to big locations, home to office space, amongst others. The concerts are then recorded and broadcasted online and on other...
Hannover, a UNESCO Creative City of Music in Germany launched ‘hell:wach’, a 29-hour-classical music-marathon led by the city-based orchestra called ‘Orchester im Treppenhaus’ (stair-case orchestra).
The concert brought together over 250 musicians based in and around Hannover from various backgrounds including classical scene, orchestra musicians from the opera house and the radio symphony orchestra, baroque bands, students from the Hannover music university as well as self-employed musicians and bands. The musicians performed in their own...
From 2 to 11 November, the two UNESCO Creative Cities of Music jointly organised a series of concerts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War. The concerts were held at the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Music Director of Hannover’s NDR Radiophilharmonie and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Maestro Andrew Manze. Choirs of Hannover such as Knabenchor Hannover, Mädchenchor Hannover, Norddeutscher Figuralchor,...
On 30 April, the inhabitants of Hannover, UNESCO Creative City of Music, will gather in the famous KröpckeClock Tower of the city center for a flashmob to celebrate the International Jazz Day. Professional musicians, music students and the city’s inhabitants will gather toghter and dance the music “Dr. John’s Revenge”, the well-known hit of the Hannover’s composer Jörn Marcussen-Wulkf.
The event will enable to foster the city’s sense of belonging and represent an opportunity for networking among the music community of the city and the Lower...
In April, four musicians from Bologna will be in Hannover to perform at the Klangbrücken Festival, an acclaimed event dedicated to the discovery of contemporary music. Organized by the Nordstandt-Konzert and the prestigious Chamber Orchestra of Hannover, the event is also supported by the municipalities of the two cities.
The Creative Cities of Music of Hannover and Bologna are well-known for their international cooperation in the field of music thank to their numerous events and festivals. After the A-capella, festival, the musicians...
On 21 June, musicians from three Creative Cities of Music have met and performed at Fête de la Musique in Hannover, Germany. An annual music festival celebrated by many countries around the world, Hannover has, this year, set up a “city of music stage” which featured not only local bands but also bands from other Creative Cities of Music, such as Dan Astles from Liverpool, Kolory from Katowice, and Subliminal Legacy from Idanha-a-Nova.
Besides performing at the festival, these bands have also had the opportunity to meet other bands from...
Musicians from the two UNESCO Creative Cities of Music will meet at the International Choir Festival of Hannover, Chortage Hannover. Sense of Sound Singers with Jennifer John from Liverpool and Sub5 from Hannover will be performing together at the festival.
On 17 June, the Chortage Hannover will be presenting the Sense of Sound Singers under the baton of Jennifer John to perform at their Jazz/Pop Evening at the world-famous Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen. In addition to this festival concert, a concert in cooperation with the Chortage was...
The philosophy of the MASALA Weltbeat Festival is “diversity”, just like masālā, the fiery mixture of spices of Indian cuisine. The main program of the festival's 22 year-long history, has showcased 290 bands from more than 80 different countries.
Music is at the forefront, but it is not just about the composition of sounds but especially about creating a language that everyone understands to foster a vibrant social cohesion. In addition, workshops, dance classes, theatre, exhibitions, extensive children's and family’s activities complete the...
On 20 October, Hannover, Creative City of Music, will be organizing the Digital Sounds Conference, a specialised meeting for auditory design and experience. The name and concept Digital Sounds links sound design, acoustic listening, the music industry and the digital industry. The focus will be placed on digitisation in these fields, since in the future they will be closely linked to the digital industry, as acoustic experiences will be increasingly generated digitally and acoustic listening supported digitally.
The interplay between man and...