It should be a musical sign against Trumps wall plans and on both sides of the border fence to take place. But now the USA have granted to the Protest-concert of the Dresdner Sinfoniker a cancellation.
“Security concerns and the protection of birds in the Park” – these are the official reasons for the US authorities to refuse the Symphony orchestra of the scheduled appearance in San Diego. Will music still, says Markus Rindt, artistic Director of the Symphony, but it is only on the Mexican side, in Tijuana. The city will create a musical bridge for freedom and international understanding. “Directly at the border to the United States, the musicians will set a Signal against the walls in the heads”, – stated in a press release. The Slogan is: “Now!”
“Tear down this wall”
The Motto of the concert, in cooperation with Amnesty International on 3. June takes place, is reminiscent of the famous invitation of former US President Ronald Reagan in 1987 in West Berlin: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Through Crowdfunding-financed admission-free Event is reached before the expiry of the period of its fundraising goal, some 370 supporters from 40 countries, brought in more than 16,000 euros.
Originally a cross-border Interplay between American and Mexican artists, it was planned together with the Dresdner sinfoniker. This is not in the Form now possible, the concert will now take place exclusively on the Mexican side.
3144 kilometres to the border – a lot of actions
“Now!”, find Markus Rindt
Artists in all disciplines are invited to contribute with their own actions, or flash mobs along the entire 3144-Kilometer-long border. The prohibition of the authorities is restricted exclusively to the concert of the Dresdner Sinfoniker in Friendship Park in San Diego. “Sings, plays, makes use of the small action, a Video, and share it under #teardown this wall in the Internet,” said Markus Rindt.
To be premiered in Tijuana at Parque del Mar, the ballad “Beyond” of Wieland Reißmann and the guided Improvisation “The Big, The Bug, The Cricket & The Quack” by Harald Thiemann, in the case of the Dresdner Sinfoniker with numerous percussionists from Mexico and the United States to transform the wall into an Instrument. Occur in addition to children’s choirs, the Maya-pop singer Sara Curruchich, and the pop singer Ceci Bastida.
There are too many walls in the world
“Our action is in many parts of the world possible and necessary. The list of eligible walls is, unfortunately, very long,” said Rindt. Europe urgently needs to find other ways, as more and more foreclose: “The refugee is suffering in the Mediterranean sea, is unbearable and must be stopped. Let us prevent any more walls to be built!”
Most recently, the Dresdner Sinfoniker have made around the world with their German-Turkish-Armenian concert project “Aghet” headlines, which recalled the genocide of the Armenians. The appearance in the Turkey had to be canceled after protests by the Erdogan government.
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