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Programme 2010 (PDF) - Beethovenfest Bonn

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<strong>Beethovenfest</strong> <strong>Bonn</strong> 10 s e P – 9 o C t <strong>2010</strong><br />

the King’s Singers<br />

Brave old World<br />

U topian society has long been<br />

a dream of humanity. Long before<br />

27<br />

mon 20 seP 8 P m<br />

s t I ftskI r C he<br />

Marx and engels, Thomas More the King’s Singers<br />

described the society of the fu- »UtopIA« –<br />

ture in his novel »Utopia«, written a utopian cross-section from<br />

in 1516: peaceful, democratic, thomas More to Modernity with<br />

hierarchical, education-oriented, works by William Cornyshe,<br />

communist, imperialistic. The John Shepherd, Josquin des<br />

King’s singers demonstrate what pres, orlando di Lasso, John<br />

the madrigal composers of the Donne, paul patterson<br />

subsequent centuries made of and others.<br />

this explosive mix. The world’s<br />

probably most famous a cappella<br />

group compiled this programme<br />

exclusively for the <strong>Beethovenfest</strong><br />

<strong>Bonn</strong>.<br />

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