yearbook 2004/05 - The European Film College

Photo: Jean Leander
News Year’s Concert
EVENTS
By Lars P. Peitersen Musical fireworks with champagne and
almond sticks!
The 17th of January saw the EFC host a grand
New Year’s concert that might become a regular
fixture on the calendars of Ebeltoft and neighbouring
areas. The harmony orchestra “Promusica”,
comprising sixty musicians, entertained
an absolutely full house (Big Bear that is) and
under the direction of Michael Deltchev, having
put together a festive programme of high
quality including a first presentation of a piece
named “Puella Rustica” composed by Frank
Achmann.
Coloratura soprano Susanne Elmark, (who has
performed at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen,
Deutsche Oper in Berlin and at the opera in Tel
Aviv) demonstrated her talent and repertoire
with Mozart’s “Tryllefløjten”, “Flagermusen” by
Strauss and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Wishing
You Were Here Again”.
In the lighter moments, we enjoyed Gershwin’s
“Summertime”, Woodfield’s “Kalinka”, “Samba
Time” by Schneider, a Frank Sinatra medley
and “Spanish Gypsy Dance” by Marquina. The
whole programme was linked together by myself
and entertainer Søren Dahl, a well know radio
host from DR (“Café Hack”), In the middle
of all the seriousness he succeeded in cooking a
chicken and making popcorn.
During the break, the dining hall acted as the
perfect lobby/bar, offering champagne and almond
sticks for all. The concert then hit its
climax with beautiful fireworks and Lumbye’s
“Champagne Gallop”. Finally, a mention should
go to the “Tonicas Wind Quartet” who warmed
up the audience in dining before the mayor’s
speech, which itself preceded the main event.
ProMusica Ebeltoft
A classical music festival with the objective to
make Ebeltoft a cultural center for music and
to accommodate both well knowe artists and
young talent from the conservatories.
ProMusica presents a diversified programme
ranging from solo concerts, chamber concerts,
using either smaller groups or big orchestras
and choirs. The string of events starts off with
the New Year’s Gals Concert. The festival is
organized by the Danish Music Consort and is
supported by the municipality of Ebeltoft.
DaMuCo
A company designed to promote music culture
by way of concerts, courses and other
networking events for musicians and singers,
both nationally and internationally.
DaMuCo has especially focussed on music
from Central and Eastern Europe and the
propagation of the music from these regions.
The chairman of DaMuCo is Michael Deltchev,
who originates from Bulgaria. He is a well
known and skilled conductor, connected with
several choirs and orchestras in Denmark like
“Den Jyske Operas Kor” . He is also a visiting
conductor for several choirs in the USA,
Bulgaria and Sweden. The backer for the Da-
MuCo project is opera singer Jesper Brun-
Jensen fro “Den Jyske Opera”. Both of these
gentlemen were educated at the conservatory
in Sofia.