An Enthusiastic Audience at the 2016 Winter Concert

Actor and singer Artur Molin supports the high school choir

This year, we were able to secure an exceptional guest for the Christmas concert: Artur Molin, who, at the end of a remarkable concert featuring many groups and ensembles, took the performance to the next level with his performance.

But first things first: The winter concert in the packed Forum opened with a performance by the 6th-grade wind ensemble, conducted by A. Jamin. It’s amazing to see the confidence and sense of rhythm the group displays after about 15 months of practice.

The Swing & Sing girls were delighted to receive spontaneous applause. They had rehearsed a choreography set to lively and catchy tunes that had everyone in the hall tapping their feet. The group was led by two 8th-grade students who had themselves danced with “Swing & Sing” not too long ago.

Both the concert band and the chamber music club demonstrated their usual high standard, with the chamber musicians “taking on” the jazz standard “Take Five,” a performance that was met with enthusiastic applause.

Students in 10th grade performed a routine they had learned in music class: rhythmic thigh-tapping combined with gentle body turns made a strong impression on the audience and encouraged them to join in.

And then there was the upper-level choir, accompanied by Artur Molin. The students know the artist Artur Molin from his appearances on the TV music show “The Voice of Germany,” while the parents know him as an actor and singer at the Hessian State Theater in Marburg. Artur Molin not only wowed the audience with a voice that pushed the Forum’s sound system to its limits; his spontaneous and sensitive interaction with the choir and our female singers demonstrated what solid vocal training and years of stage experience can achieve. The enthusiasm among the singers and the audience was overwhelming.

This doesn’t have to be the last time we work with Artur Molin. Perhaps the partnership between the Steinmühle and the Marburg Theater will lead to further opportunities for collaboration …