ESME Newsletter Premiere: September 2013

By admin | September 1, 2013

Welcome to the very first edition of the ESME Newsletter.

So far, 2013 has been a very busy year for the Orchestra, Singers, and Big Band, and the rest of the year promises to be just as exciting.

Rehearsals started in the depths of winter but it wasn’t too long before the Spring Weekend Away. For this we returned to Bad Schussenried. As well as rehearsals there was plenty of time to socialize and get to know people a bit better.

Our spring concert in May, “Sounds from Underground”, gave both the Singers and several smaller ensembles the chance to perform.

In June, the Big Band played at the Lions Ball for the second year in a row and everyone had a great evening.

At the beginning of July, ESME members, family and friends met up in a Munich beer garden. The weather was perfect and it was a great opportunity for some people to model the brand new ESME T-shirts.

The final date in the diary for the season was the summer concert “Summer Reverie” in the Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig. As is customary, the Orchestra, Singers and Big Band presented a varied programme.

At the party after the concert there was time to say thank you and good luck to Heather Gentemann and Daniel Stratievsky.

The new season starts at the beginning of September and we are looking forward to rehearsing with two new conductors.
Andreas Partilla will be conducting the Orchestra while Andreas Sczygiol will be directing the Singers.

Our Winter Concert is on Sunday December 1^st at the Münchner Künstlerhaus. Hope to see you there!

You can find out more by visiting our website:

https://esme-ev.de

ESME Summer Concert 2013

By admin | July 18, 2013

This year the ESME summer concert was once again at the Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig.

The Orchestra began the concert with Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. The first half also included Grieg’s Piano Concerto with soloist Genevieve Holmes.

Genevive Holmes playing Greig Piano Concerto — Photo by Celticon Photography

The Big Band opened the second half with a set inspired by The Blues Brothers and they were definitely dressed for the occasion.

The Singers then performed a varied set of mostly unaccompanied songs, including a rousing version of The Battle of Jericho. Dark Night of the Soul provided the opportunity for singers, string quartet and piano to show how well they blend.

The Orchestra and Singers also performed some pieces together and brought the concert to a close with a medley of popular songs from years gone by, including Imagine and The Locomotion.

We would like to thank everyone for coming along and supporting us. We really enjoyed the concert and hope you did too.

At the party after the concert we had a chance to say thank you to Heather Gentemann and Daniel Stratievsky.

Heather first joined the Orchestra in 2009 and was instrumental in setting up ESME e.V. in 2011. Since then she has worked tirelessly to help make ESME what it is today. Heather also played the viola in the Orchestra and sang soprano in the Singers. We would like to wish her the very best as she and her husband move to the north of Germany to start their new jobs.

Daniel Stratievsky started conducting the ESME Orchestra in September 2012 and since then there has been fun as well as hard work. We have learned a lot and are pleased to have introduced Daniel to the world of rock ‘n’ roll. We would like to wish him the very best of luck as he takes up his new position with the Theater für Niedersachesen in Hildesheim.

We will miss them both and hope to see them back in Munich very soon.

Saturday Night is our Summer Concert!

By admin | July 11, 2013

We had a great time at our Beergarden social last Saturday afternoon, and Sunday’s all-day rehearsal was just fantastic. We are so pumped up for our concert this Saturday, July 13! The Singers and Big Band heard Genevieve Holmes and the orchestra perform the Grieg Piano Concerto for the first time Sunday, and you are missing out if you don’t come hear it. Our country swing and boogie medleys didn’t move anyone to tears, but you should see our conductor Daniel dance — I hope our audience can tell from his back what a good time he’s having conducting all the rock and pop he never thought he’d be dealing with as a professional musician! And the Big Band fresh off their last ballroom gig rocks the second half with a Blues Brothers tribute. You do know the Blues Brothers, right? It’s 106 miles to Chicago… hit it!

19:00, Saturday, July 13, 2013
Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig
Rosenheimer Straße 5, Munich

Tickets: €18, €12, or €8 at München Ticket agencies, via phone at 089/ 54 81 81 81 or at the door. (Student and children’s tickets for €6 and €5 in PK2 and PK3 cannot be purchased online and must be purchased at a ticket box office.)

ESME Summer Social at the Augustiner Biergarten at 2pm on Saturday July 6

By admin | June 14, 2013

You are cordially invited to come clink glasses and break bread at the 2013 ESME Summer Social! We’ll kick off at 2pm on Saturday July 6 at the Augustiner Biergarten on Arnulfstraße, nestled between Hauptbahnhof and Hackerbrücke.

Two years ago we had a BBQ social on the Isar which turned out to be a really fun day and a good opportunity to get to know people from other ensembles – hopefully this will be the same! All those associated with ESME’s past, present and future are welcome, including +1s and anyone thinking of joining the team!

In the best of beer garden traditions, we’re encouraging everyone to bring along some food for sharing. Brezen, Obazda, Würste, potato & pasta salads, cheese and bread are all staples – but it’d be nice to reflect the ESME ethos with an international spread, both savoury and sweet! There is of course food available at the venue, so if you’re short of time to put something together then please don’t be put off! Your presence is the most important thing.

We’ll go ahead unless the weather is looking terrible – in which I’ll put an announcement here and send an email around by 9am on Saturday. I’ll provide some details nearer the time as to how we will all find each other there.

I hope lots of you can make it and am looking forward to seeing you all there.

*Please let us know if you are bringing a +1 (or more)* so I know how many tables to try and reserve. If you have a Facebook account, please join our Facebook event (easier to count).
Yours,
Mark

Set sail with us on a musical voyage: Summer Reverie on Saturday, July 13

By admin | May 30, 2013

The Orchestra, Singers, and the Big Band are proud to present our Summer Concert 2013: Summer Reverie. This year we’re featuring Beethoven, Grieg, Schubert, James Brown, Billy Joel, Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjeilo, Marvin Gaye, and many more.

Music Direction: Daniel Stratievsky, Eric Weddle, and Leonhard Kuhn

19:00, Saturday, July 13, 2013
Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig
Rosenheimer Straße 5, Munich

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