Music

Sonbahar – Orchester der Kulturen Stuttgart

Inspired by the reconciliatory work of Manfred Rommel, Lord Mayor of the City of Stuttgart from 1974 to 1996. After Germany’s hot autumn, he was one of the first politicians of the old Federal Republic to recognise the new post-war immigrants as an equal part of society. We wrote this piece on the occasion of the award of the Manfred Rommel Prize of the German-Turkish Forum to our orchestra in 2013.

For My New Homeland – World Music from Stuttgart

Born of the perpetual lack of positive national symbols after the decline of the German nation of poets and thinkers, this song was written for the celebration of German Unity on 3 October 2013 at Stuttgart City Hall. The singers of the “Orchestra of Cultures” tell of their personal experience of leaving their old homeland and the long journey towards a new emotional homeland in Germany.

Ave Verum – Classical Music meets World Music

From the rich sacred repertoire of the Orchestra of Cultures. A fusion of European classical music and Christian tradition from Europe and the Near East, sung in Aramaic by Abeer Nehme, with African song and rhythms between Cuba and Turkey. The composer Adrian Werum expands Mozart’s contemplative composition into an ecstatic piece that returns to archaic forms of spirituality.

Documentary – Orchester der Kulturen

Classical music meets cultural diversity: a documentary by filmmaker Stephan Boehme about the history and working methods of the Stuttgart orchestra. This orchestra video shows how Stuttgart’s cross-cultural orchestra combines classical symphony with world music elements into a unique sonic experience.