Campus-Concert: Nigeria

The Humboldt Forum in Berlin engages with the history and present of the West African state through its collections, such as the Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria in 2022, and its programming. The Campus Project has been a central part of the Beethovenfest in Bonn since its inception. Each year, it seeks to foster encounters and exchange between young musicians from Germany and a guest country, whether near or far. The aim is to broaden horizons, challenge techniques, listening habits, and approaches, and thus promote the artistic development of young musicians on both sides.


At the heart of each edition lies a major work by Beethoven, which is placed in dialogue with compositions connected to the guest country, illuminated, fractured, or expanded in unexpected ways. The Symphony Orchestra of the National Music Academy of Ukraine marked the beginning of the “international orchestral campus” in 2001, as the project was then called. Since then, countless musicians from countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Iraq, South Africa, India, and Mexico have taken part.



Participants

• Musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Germany
  
• Musicians from the MUSON Center of Music Lagos, Nigeria
  
• Members of the band BANTU:
  
• Adé Bantu – concept & vocals
  
• Isaiah Oladele Odeyale – musical direction & trombone
  
• Meret Louisa Vogel – musical direction & flute
  
• Sönke Lentz – musical direction
  
• Cassie Kinoshi – saxophone & composition
  
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Introduction moderated by Anastassia Bloutsko, Deutsche Welle

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to “Egmont” in excerpts, arr. by Josef Bach
  
• BANTU: “Ten Times Backwards,” “Cash and Carry,” and “We No Go Gree,” arr. by Isaiah Oladele
  
• Yoruba Traditional: “Omo to moya re loju,” arr. by Josef Bach
  
• German Traditional: “Die Gedanken sind frei,” arr. by Isaiah Oladele
  
• Olufęlá Şowándé: “Nostalgia” & ‘Akinla’ from “African Suite”
  
• Fela Kuti: “Colonial Mentality”
  
• Mauricio Kagel: IV. Vivace, V. Moderato & X. Allegro from “10 Marches to Miss the Victory”
  

Further information


- Price: EUR 20 / reduced EUR 10
- Location: Hall 1, ground floor
- Ages 12 and up