Institutionalization of Ghetto Classics in Nairobi, Kenya
During a week-long visit to Nairobi, Kenya in August 2023 Mark fell in love with the education outreach initiative of Elizabeth Njoroge Ghetto Classics (program of Art of Music Foundation). The initiative existed for 15 years, and was able to impact the lives of hundreds of kids and their families, as well as gain worldwide exposure. For next half of the year Mark and the members of Implementation Hub will help this Kenian non-for-profit organization to institutionalize by streamlining operations and strengthening worldwide community of supporters.
3rd International Competition of Polish Music
Together with New York based music journalist Ilona Oltuski and the Director of Education & Public Programs of the Morgan Library and Museum Mark has assest the administration of this truly unique competition in Rzeszów, Poland. Organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance of Poland, this week-long contest for pianists and chamber music ensembles has hosted hundreds of artists from all over the world performing exclusively polish music. All three rounds of rigorous performances were broadcasted live, and now available throughout streaming platforms.
Verità Baroque at Institut De France
Philip Lasser's A Mask in the Mirror is a romantic and complex masterpiece that commands both attention and admiration from any listener. The French Premiere of this piece is a special honor and is sure to draw crowds and music lovers alike. With a masterful blend of soprano and countertenor, Lasser creates a rich tapestry of sound that is sure to enchant anyone who watches or listens to the streamed performance.
Migó and Friends
On this special evening, a kaleidoscope of soloists and ensembles will perform a selection of Marc's chamber music works in the large studio of Bildgießerei Hermann NOACK. As always, we look forward to welcoming you to a three-course meal with artists in the Bar Brass.
The German Album
With the release of The German Album, Verità captures a unique take on well-known jewels of German baroque repertoire. The first of a series of albums that similarly will portray highlights from the Italian, French, and Catalan baroque collection, all of Verità’s ambitious projects are continuously supported and executed by its extraordinary team of musicologists, engineers, consultants, video and audio producers, ensuring the highest-quality results to captivate their listeners imagination.
Trio Well-Jocaru
They are full-blooded musicians based in Munich: the siblings Maria (cello) and Matthias Well (violin). The German-French siblings have been performing on stage as the Duo two Well since their earliest childhood - now they have been joined by virtuoso accordionist Vladislav Cojocaru. The program ranges from classical music to jazz evergreens and groovy gypsy swing. An evening full of temperament, groove and melancholy.
"Shouldn't be gone!"
Her visual repertoire is oriented towards the plastic representation of water (in various aggregate states, in this respect also fog and snow) as well as plants and animals. In Bogouchevskaia's material artistic approach, the state of permanent variability of flowing water, how could it be otherwise, is stilled (as in the sculpture "Waterfall"), a natural movement image of boundlessness is frozen.
“The Crow”
Arie van Selm's iconic crow returns to the rooms of the Workshop Gallery: but it is not only the familiar Crows 1 to 3 that will take their place in various sizes, in black and red patinated bronze or mirrored nickel silver - the centerpiece of the exhibition is the world's first unveiling of Crow 4, a plaster model that provides insight into Van Selm's continued preoccupation with his most popular and influential motif.
Weihnachtsgala in Berlin
For the first time, you can experience a concert where the sculptures are actually created - right in the workshop! VERITÁ revolutionizes the approach to baroque music, puts it in a contemporary context and offers a new concert experience.
125 years Bildgiesserei Noack
In the 125th year of its existence, the Noack sculpture foundry is one of the five most important bronze foundries in the world today. The traditional company has produced such famous monuments as the Quadriga for the Brandenburg Gate or St. George for the dome of the Kremlin as monumental sculptures. In addition, almost all of Germany's modern art was cast here and the British sculptor Henry Moore had around 1,000 large sculptures cast here after the war.