The EUROPEAN UNION CHOIR organizes an exceptional concert!

On the program are two masterful works performed with the « Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles »:

In the first part, Beethoven's piano concerto n°5, known as the «Emperor Concerto», conducted by Jacques Vanherenthals and performed by pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha. 
Since the revelation of his talent at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, which he won unanimously at the age of 19, he has performed in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe and the rest of the world. 
The Emperor Concerto is Beethoven’s last and certainly his mightiest work.

In the second part, the hymn « Hör mein Bitten » for soprano, choir and orchestra followed by
the secular Cantata « Die erste Walpurgisnacht » by Mendelssohn, conducted by Dirk De Moor.
The text is a poem by Goethe that tells of the efforts of the druids of the Harz Mountains to perform their pagan rituals as a counterweight to the new
dominant Christian forces. This mesmerizing work swings us back and forth between belief and superstition.

Soloists : Julie Gebhart, sop. / Cécile Lastchenko, mezzo / Markus Ensthaller, ten. / Matthew Zadow, bar.

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The European Union Choir is invited by the Orchester Symphonique de Nivelles under the direction of Arnaud Giroud to perform Mozart's Requiem accompanied by soloists Céline Rémy, Marie-Laure Coenjaerts, Sébastien Romignon Ercolini, Bruno Silva Resende.

As a prelude, the Overture to the "Flûte Enchantée" and the delicate "Concerto for clarinet" (soloist: Bethsabée Hatzfeld).

These concerts will take place on December 4 in Nivelles and December 11 in Brussels.

The programme for this concert takes us back to 1791, Mozart’s last year, during which he composed some of his most famous works.
The concert opens with the Overture to “The Magic Flute”, one of Mozart’s last operas (a Singspiel), which starts with three stately chords that are repeated regularly throughout the opera.
It continues with the graceful “Clarinet Concerto” (soloist: Bethsabée Hatzfeld), one of the first of its kind and probably one of the most beautiful. Written for his friend, virtuoso clarinettist Anton Stadler, it has the classical structure of concertos, with 3 movements. The 2nd movement has become one of the most popular tunes of classical music, partly thanks to Sidney Pollack’s film, Out of Africa. For the concerto, the orchestra accompanies clarinettist Bethsabée Hatzfeld.
The concert closes with the monumental and mythical “Requiem” (soloist: Céline Rémy, Marie-Laure Coenjaerts, Sébastien Romignon Ercolini, Bruno Silva Resende). Shrouded in mystery, the story behind it, drawing on the context in which it was composed and the way it is portrayed in Milos Forman’s film Amadeus, is far too complex compared to the facts. The only certainty is that the “Requiem” was a commissioned work that Mozart was not able to complete himself due to his untimely death.

Sunday December 4, 2022 - 17h30
Collégiale Sainte Gertrude Nivelles
> Reservations Nivelles

Sunday December 11, 2022 - 16h00
Kerk of Saint Jacques sur Coudenberg, Bruxelles
Under the High Patronage of Marya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Honorary President of the Women of Europe Association
> Reservations Brussels

Concert for the benefit of the humanitarian projects of the Women of Europe Association
  Femmes d'Europe

The municipality of Koksijde has maintained a sponsorship relationship with the he Royal symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides for 15 years. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Royal symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides will present Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, in collaboration with the Beauvarlet choir from Koksijde, the Choirs of the European Union, the choir from Arenberg and 3 soloists from the Music Chapel Queen Elizabeth.
A concert not to be missed on November 17, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. at Notre-Dame des Dunes Church.

​Tickets: via the municipality of Coxyde

For its annual Spring Concert, the European Union Choir will sing  the monumental St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels . The Choir will be joined by longtime collaborators:  conductor Jacques Vanherenthals, a Bach specialist and 
the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles.  Renowned soloists will join the 80 choristes from 25 different nationalities to present this marvelous concert. 

The St. John Passion is structured almost like an opera. 
Bach accentuates the drama by using numerous theatrical effects: 
a central plot, succession of
 scenes and variety of characters alternated with traditional chorals. 

European Union Choir, Dirk De Moor, choir master
Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles, Jacques Vanherenthals, direction

​​Alice Depret, soprano
Katarina Van Droogenbroeck, alto
Markus Ennsthaller, tenore
Teun Michiels, tenore
Stefaan De Moor, baritone
Matthew Zadow, baritone
Shadi Torbey, basse​

Sun. 14.05.2022 - 20:00
Royal Music Conservatory - Brussels
Tickets Sale: The concert is SOLD OUT
Production:  European Union Choir - www.eusing.eu