After four long years, we are finally ready to spread our wings again for our most varied concert of the season: the Spring Showcase! We will present a multitude of genres: everything from traditional choral pieces, to classical, jazz and pop ensembles. This is our chance to show off how many different styles of music we enjoy performing, and what a truly international group we all are! The family-friendly time is 16:00 on Sunday, 14 May, 2023 at the Einstein Kulturzentrum. The perfect gift for Mother’s Day – hope to see you there.
In this time of social distancing, it is indeed starting to feel like five-hundred, twenty-five thousand, six-hundred minutes since the last time things were normal… but ESME members have not let this stop the music! This month, ESME Singers united–from a safe distance–to bring you the Seasons of Love virtual choir. We hope this helps you feel the love from your ESME friends!
Directed by Linda Oppermann. Created by Daniel Plappert.
Tis the season for… Cosying up by a crackling fire with hot chocolate and a good book; the scent of Plätzchen wafting through the house; or listening to the dulcet tones of English-Speaking Music Ensembles e.V. in their dazzling Winter Concert – which makes winter the glorious season that it is!
Join the ESME Orchestra and Singers in Schloß Nymphenburg for an afternoon of beautiful musical frivolity and a programme which includes Handel, Rutter, Bach, Sullivan, Mika and more. There is something for everyone.
Winter Concert tickets are now on sale!
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This season, the ESME orchestra has been working hard for the upcoming winter concert at Schloss Nymphenburg. Under the direction of award-winning conductor, Johanna Malangré, the orchestra will be performing an exciting program including, among other pieces, Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony (Symphony No. 5) and Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33. The orchestra has flourished under Johanna’s inspiring and entertaining conducting style, and her rehearsals are always filled with great music and great fun. On a recent all-day orchestra rehearsal, members brought along unique potluck dishes so that in-between making music, they shared in some food and fellowship. The day proved successful in providing not only a focused, productive time for rehearsing, but also a time for members to enjoy each other’s company!
Epic ESME Weekend Away
For this year’s ESME Fall Weekend Away, Haus Sudetenland in Walkreiburg was filled with smooth harmonies and good vibes, punctuated by stretches of raucous revelry. Over the weekend, Linda’s infectious laughter, positivity and clear guidance propelled the Singers through over 12 lively hours of rehearsals. Meanwhile, Lea, Chris and Niels were hard at work in their mini-strings sectional.
As so often happens at the ESME Weekends Away, the fun carried on in all the in-between moments and into the wee hours of the night! Led by inspired game master, Dang, teams collaborated to showcase their choreography, beat-boxing, lyricism and even an impressive Russian rendition of “Bear Necessities” from the Jungle Book. The creative team skits had everyone rolling with laughter and singing until they found their beds.
Big Band to Play 2019 Munich Winter Ball for Amnesty International
On 23rd November our Resident Alien Big Band will be providing the musical entertainment at the annual Irish Business Network Charity Ball (in aid of Amnesty International). Hurry, there are only a few tickets left! For further details including a link to ticket sales: Winter BALL for Amnesty International 2019.
This winter, our friends at Entity Theatre e.V. present Anton Chekhov’s great 19th century classic, The Seagull,a heart-wrenching and darkly funny story about love, art and ill-fated ambition.“It is life itself onstage with all its tragic alliances, eloquent thoughtlessness and silent sufferings the sort of everyday life that is accessible to everyone and understood in its cruel internal irony by almost no one” (Anatoly Koni). Adapted by Tom Stoppard, Directed by Bogdan Tabacaru and Produced by Katrin Fegert.
ESME Singers join ENTITY for Live Radio Broadcast Production!
Performing as live carollers, members of ESME e.V. have joined this special Entity e.V. production to add a winter dusting of holiday spirit! It will be a night of Christmas carols and live sound effects as the cast brings to life the 1940s story of idealistic George Bailey, who spent his entire life giving up his dreams for the good of his town. This 1940s live radio broadcast is an adaptation by Tony Palermo of Frank Capra’s beloved American holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Audiences worldwide can TUNE IN digitally from the Entity IWL website HERE!
Sunday, 26 April 2020 Einsteinkulturzentrum – Spring Showcase
Saturday 25 July 2020 Kulturzentrum Trudering – Summer Concert
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Take a whistle stop world tour in the company of the ESME Orchestra, Singers and Resident Alien Big Band! Fly with us from the misty Scottish highlands, to Southern Italy for a touch of Sicilian romance. Brazilian rhythms at a Copacabana beach party, spectacular views of Kilimanjaro rising above the Serengeti and a walk in Memphis are only some of the many experiences on offer. Book your seat and don’t forget to pack your dancing shoes….
Program excerpt: Hebrides Overture – Felix Mendelssohn Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddy Mercury City of Stars (from La La Land) – Justin Hurwitz Violin Concerto in E minor opus 64 – Felix Mendelssohn 1st movement solo violin: Stefano Menna from the Munich Symphony Orchestra
The second half of our Summer Concert will keep you traveling right across the dance floor to the groovy beats and heavenly harmonies of the Resident Alien Big Band! Here’s a preview from the recent wedding of one of our own.
Click the ticket link above to secure your seats for:
Full Concert -Orchestra, Choir & Party with RABB Adults €18, Students €10 and Children <12 €7
Concert Party with RABB only Adults €12, Students €8
Resident Alien Big Band return to Munich’s Stadtgründungsfest 15.06
Get a live taster of our Summer Concert afterparty when the ESME Big Band play the 2019 Stadtgründungsfest, Saturday 15 June in Marienplatz. Bring out your friends and family to soak up the tunes, tap your toes and sip some of Bavaria’s finest brew! (We’ll play approx. 1pm)
Spring Showcase
All photographs by: Alexandra Coman
Our annual Spring Showcase at the Einstein Kulturzentrum was nothing short of sublime. It featured a diverse range of crowd-pleasing performances including a cello duet, charming french chanson, toe-tapping jazz, impassioned opera, a unique ukulele love ballad and a sampling of choral harmonies. Special thanks to our concert management team, Alyssa Filardo and Carina Little, Singers’ conductor Linda Oppermann and to all the performers and helpers who made this such a fun event!
When the conductor’s away, the orchestra will play
Recently the orchestra had a real treat. As their conductor could not make a rehearsal, none other than Bob Ross stepped in. Over two fantastic and hilariously amusing hours the musicians learned a lot, including how to “attack” the music so it won’t “defend itself”. Thank you, Bob – we surely haven’t laughed so much during a rehearsal before! Come see all we’ve learned at our upcoming Summer Concert!
For a taste of Bob’s humour, read his most recent book, Dirigenten und andere Katastrophen. (Use this Amazon link and Amazon.de will donate part of their profit to ESME!)
Another memorable ESME weekend away
All photographs by Daniel Plappert
There was no shortage of smiles, laughter and energizing music at this year’s annual Spring Weekend Away in Bad Schussenried. Some of the highlights included our first joint Orchestra-Singers’ rehearsals led by conductors Johanna Malangré and Linda Oppermann, impromptu orchestra yoga, delicious meals by the friendly Humboldt Institute kitchen staff, lovely llama walks and of course piano sing-alongs lasting into the wee hours of the morning. Come out for our Summer Concert and share in the energy and fun that makes us ESME e.V. Huge thanks goes to Mark Hammond for his organization of this fantastic weekend!
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You’re in for a treat at this year’s annual Spring Showcase, Sunday 19th May, 16:00 at Einstein-Kulturzentrum. Let us melt your weekly worries away with an array of classical, pop and folk music performed by various small ensembles from our Singers, Orchestra and Resident Alien Big Band. From choral pop classics and classical cello to folk and ukulele, there’s something for everyone–families welcome!
Tickets for our “Spring Showcase” are now on sale.
Add the event to your calendar, so you won’t forget.
Back – Manuela Osinski (Treasurer), Annika Brockhaus (Secretary), Elaine Cole (Co-Chair), Davy Kazan (Auditor), Alyssa Filardo (Concert Management – Artistic Director), Michael Von Glasow (IT); Front – Mette Holmark (Orchestra Manager), Sam Gelletly (Co-Chair) and Carina Little (Concert Management – Administrator); Not pictured – Sabine Gaumert (Auditor)
Greetings from the newly restructured board! Our goal with this new structure is to make the day to day running of our organization more sustainable and to better accommodate a group of our 160 plus member size. By bringing ensemble and concert teams to the board, and creating teams within each ensemble, we hope to spread the responsibilities and make contributing to our special musical club easier and more attractive.
We’re working on getting the changes, which were voted in with a large majority at this year’s AGM, fully implemented, and very soon we will be putting workgroups together to help define processes both for the new board positions and for fair member treatment.
We look forward to making music with our members in the concerts and gigs to come in 2019 and especially to seeing our loyal newsletter readers and supporters in the audience!
Fresh Faces in the Lead
The ESME Orchestra and the ESME Singers both began the season with new conductors. Johanna Malangré has taken over the baton for the ESME orchestra, and Linda Oppermann is conducting the Singers for the Spring/Summer season 2019. Welcome to ESME!
ESME Spring Weekend Away May 9-11 2019
We are all looking forward to bringing the ensembles together for another music and fun-filled weekend at the Humboldt Institute in Bad Schussenried. Along with our first joint rehearsals for the Summer Concert, the weekend is guaranteed to include impromptu jam sessions, laughter and llamas.
At the moment the ESME orchestra are working on a broader orchestral sound. Therefore we are actively looking for some more string players. This season, the Orchestra rehearsals are at Einsteinkultur – the venue of the Spring Showcase. You’re interested in joining? Contact us via the introduction form.
Our Resident Aliens also need more support in the trumpet section. Can you jazz solo? Or perhaps you are not the jazz soloist/ jazz trained, but are a confident sight-reader with the ability to hit the high notes? Or do you have someone in mind who might fit one of those profiles? Then get in touch with the Band Leader, Davy Kazan via bigband@esme-ev.de
Entity is proud to host the FEATS
Entity Theatre e.V. is proud to host the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) on 30 May-2 June 2019 in Ottobrunn. 4 Days, 12 Plays. Find more information HERE.
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