The Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad is organising the One Earth Orchestra concert tomorrow as a part of the framework of the German Year in India, and on the occasion of the COP 11.
The One Earth Orchestra’s programme opens a window onto the musical diversity that exists in various cultures beyond the straitjacket of media ratings. The name is a reminder that ‘human music’ is just one facet of the great orchestra of life that never stops playing on Earth. Beyond the bounds of human culture, our living environment is filled with vibrations that we perceive as noise, sound or music - assuming our ears can hear them at all.
The One Earth Orchestra plays, composes and improvises contemporary music that includes influences from European, Arabic, Jewish and North American (indigenous) cultures, while the installation “Witterungsinstrumente” (Weather Instruments) transcends the human factor altogether - by giving voice to the forces of nature themselves, with the aid of highly sensitive instruments.
Says Volker Staub, director and composer, “Cultural diversity and biodiversity are closely related. Since culture, art and music resonate with their living surroundings, it follows that the richer these surroundings are, the more diverse our expressions of human culture will be. Conversely, any decrease in biodiversity inevitably leads to less variety. So the loss of biodiversity goes hand-in-hand with the loss of cultural diversity. As a result, the preservation of biodiversity is an issue not just for politicians, ecologists and environmental protectionists, but for artists and musicians everywhere.”
The concert will take place at the Indira Priyadarshini Auditorium in Nampally, beginning at 7 pm. The Little Theatre Group will precede the concert with readings of statements made by Alternative Nobel Prize winners. Entry for the event is free and open to all. For further details, contact 040-2335 0443.