2023-09-13 08:02:00
For the 25th time, it’s not just singing, singing, jazzing, swinging, rocking, dubbing, grooving, but also belting, cheering, hooting, clowning, laughing, breathing deeply – continue singing, vocal artistry and acrobatics combined with tension, beatbox and body Percussion is taught with enjoyment and the sound cosmos is opened up to children in a playful way!
Spot on Voice for a quarter of a century: The millennia-old fascination, the effect of the human voice that pulsates directly into the heart in all its imagined and unimagined tonal facets, shades of sound and rhythm variations has been the driving force that has constantly produced new things for 25 years VOICE MANIA. The International Concert was initially the initiator of an expanded understanding of “choral performances”, then the driving force behind the increasingly diverse a cappella singing style, completely without accompanying instruments, and has always been a guarantor for the always up-to-date comprehensive presentation of a musical genre that is booming around the world -Festival of Vocal Acrobatics in Vienna simultaneously a breeding ground, scope and show platform for vocalisms of all kinds.
Internationally acclaimed ensembles with interpretations and original compositions across all styles from classical and jazz to pop and rock to soul, funk and folk as well as vocal theater and sound comedy can be found VOICE MANIA as well as a stage as well as artists outside the mainstream in mystical, exotic, bizarre onomatopoeias as well as the beatbox community with mouth-watering percussion and complex rhythm landscapes. A focus of the hundreds of groups and soloists since the start of the festival has always been and is dedicated to the Austrian scene. This year’s VOICE MANIA Festival is a cross-section of international and national a cappella art.
For the anniversary from November 3rd to 30th, the… Theater am Spittelberg With a branch in the Metropol, more than 30 ensembles and soloists from 16 nations (Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, France, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Bosnia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Iceland, Austria, the USA, Zimbabwe ) a.
With the iconic pop foursome Maybebop (DE) – new program! -, with Rock4 (NL, AT, HU) in the intimate setting of standing ovation interpretations à la Queen, Sting and Pink Floyd as well as with Slixs (DE) – the Vocal Bastards create their own genre within the genre in daring vocal sound creations – ensembles from the first hours of the festival arrive.
The vocal world-class format is lined up Ringmasters (SWE) with virtuoso vocal world harmony from Broadway songs to film music to barbershop classics. Stylize spontaneous pop/rock from your own favorite songs Let’s go to sleep (SWE) to international entertainment. seasons (ISL) present their new album in the best songwriting format. Great Britain’s rock and pop vocal trio We3 (UK) conquers the stage in full drive with covers from Justin Timberlake to George Michael. Catchy bass and beatbox driven funk pop from Duwende (US) brings the room to a boil. Afro-Caribbean vocalisms from gospel to reggae from the power ladies of Black Voices (UK) are popular with cheerful messages. Soulful rock from the center of the United States is guaranteed Face Vocal Band (U.S.). The Motown alliance seduces with international French songs Opus Clock (FR). This intones magically polyphonic female songs Vocal ensemble Glas (BG, BA, HR, SI, HU, AT). Touch in the dewy folk soul sound BassBariTenori (HR, SK, AT).
The Austrian a cappella scene will be taking part in an extensive exhibition. They are the undisputed leaders Hermann singing band (AT) with a cheeky dialect, Aschanti – The Viennese Goscherlkapön (AT) with lustfully humorous evil ear gluttony as well as that Lepschi Trio (AT) ingeniously gfeanzden puns with a premiere appearance VOICE MANIA. Intone sympathetically at the highest level VieVox – ensemble of former Vienna Boys’ Choir (AT) local works by great composers. Excellent, flawless ensemble sound is the hallmark of LALÁ (AT). They bring nonsense hits from the 1920s/30s Comedian Vocalists (AT) to be heard. Fun pastime in the rare barbershop style with your own compositions Five Gold Rings (AT) sure. Vocally represented Soultalk (AT) and vocal webs (AT) the next generation.
In the popular fixed element VOICE MANIA SHORT CUTS – for the third time also in a family version – Beatbox combines a crossover of various music genres with body performances in a varied program. VOICE MANIA FOR KIDS rounds off with a beatbox musical to take part in and a beatbox workshop by the German beatbox masters The Razzzones (DE) accepts the offer. Develop in the “adult” program The Razzzones opulent soundscapes that fill the evening.
At the start of 25 years VOICE MANIA shines another anniversary: 15 years BALCANTO! On November 3rd, artists including: artists will sing, belt out and groove at this unique event in Europe Insingizi & Friends (ZIM), Samira (AT), Dmitri Kaplinski (BLR), Josipa Bainac & Viennese Composers Quartet (HRV,AT), Sunnawend Trio (AT), Holy voice (BG) and V.O.I.C.E (AT), making you look forward to the 20th VOICE MANIA Concerts from balconies and church galleries in Vienna’s city center. Additionally power A CAPPELLA TO GO Would like more. Admission free!
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