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The
choir:
The
male choir was founded in 1926 and has more than a hundred singers, equal
divided in the four parties, bass, baritone, tenor 1 and tenor 2.
On
the occasion of its 75th anniversary in 2001, the choir has been awarded
the ´Koninklijke
Erepenning´ (Royal Medal
of Honour).
The
history of the choir was published in 2001 in the book ´75
jaar Mignon in een eeuw Geleense mannenkoorzang´
(75 years Mignon in a century of male choir in Geleen).
Choirmaster
is John Gerits, who conducts the choir since 1993. Patrick Aendekerk is
regular accompanist and second choirmaster.
The choir is well-organized, the board is supported by several committees.
Huub Schäfer
is its president since 2011.
Each
year there are regular items on the program of Mignon, such as a
springtime concert in April and a concert in the Christmas-time.
From
time to time a concert travel is organized, sometimes also abroad.
Members
of the choir have the opportunity to attend lessons in choral singing, at
the local school of music.
Although
the choir is a Dutch choir, there are also members from Belgium and
Germany, such as the regular accompanist.
Repertoire
The many-sided repertoire is kept up by the cooperation between the
choirmaster and the music-committee. Many genres and languages can be
found on the repertoire, i.e.:
Classic
/ Opera:
-
Chœur des Soldats (Coro di Soldati) de ´Il Trovatore´
- Madre
piestosa de ´La Forza del Destino´
Musicals/chansons:
-
The Rythme of Life out of ´Sweet Charity´
-
Le printemps
Church
music:
-
Milotsj mira (Slavonic Byzantine rite)
- Magnificat (Nieland)
Pop
music:
-
Bohemian
Rhapsody (Queen)
- Annie's song (John Denver)
Circle
of friends:
The
male choir Mignon has also a circle of friends, a group of people that
support the choir. Membership of this circle of friends gives free entry
to the concert in springtime. The members can also receive the quarterly
magazine ΄Muzenkunst΄.
Further
information can be obtained by contacting:
Hub Beaumont +31(0)46-474 50 08), Leo Caessens +31(0)46-475 17 65) and Paul
v.d. Zwaan +31(0)46-452 56 63.
Compact
Discs / Muzenkunst:
Mignon
released 3 compact discs.
‘Rhythm
of Life’
(1995) and ‘Mignon 2000’.
Both show the many sided repertoire of the choir.
'Jubileum Operaconcert' is
a highlight of the live-registration of the concert on the occasion of the
75the anniversary of the choir.
Sale
compact discs:
Ton Schäfer
Parklaan 9
6165 CJ Geleen
Telephone:
+31(0)46-475 07 59
E-mail
CDverkoop@mignon-geleen.nl
΄Muzenkunst΄
is a quarterly magazine and is published to the members and the friends of
the choir, to the sponsors and to other relations. The editorial staff
always guaranties interesting and pleasant readable news. It has been
published already for 25 years now.
E-mail of the
editorial staff is:
muzenkunst@mignon-geleen.nl
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