Youth choirs throughout Switzerland stage a musical based on the book of Daniel, Evangelical Focus
The Swiss Adonia Teens Choirs are now on tour and present their latest musical about the biblical story of Daniel.
After a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, this well-known music company has started its 43rd season on stage 17 choirs (15 in German-speaking Switzerland, 2 in French-speaking Switzerland) of around 70 singers each, who perform in a total of 71 cities in Switzerland.
“The audience experiences the impressive biblical story of Daniel and the lions’ den, staged with a lot of heart and passion by the Adonia Teens Choir and live band“, says the Adonia website.
The musical Daniel was written by Jonas Hottiger and Marcel Wittwer. That Performances are free.
The Adonia choirs are not year-round choirs, but are put together anew every year. Young people between 13 and 20 meet for a week at a music camp to work on a concert program.
she Rehearse the musical in three days and then leave the camp and perform at four concerts in the second half of the week. You will stay with host families at the concert venues.
“Each choir is supported by a specially assembled band, sound engineers and a management team,” the choir representatives explain.
During the 3-day camp “the The focus is not only on the music. There are also Group reflections and guest speakers to lead to Discussions and questions about life and faith“, you add.
The tour ends on Sunday, May 8, 2022 with a unique final concert in the multi-purpose hall of the Swiss city of Zofingen, where all choirs of the German-speaking part on one stage in front of a large audience.
In addition to the choirs of the Adonia Teens, Adonia also runs Youth choirs for children between the ages of 9 and 13which started in 1990.
it will be over 20 music camps for the members of the youth choirs and their families in 2022.
“The week will be entirely devoted to the preparation of a musical, which the children will do appear in 2 concerts‘ the organizers explain. These concerts will take place from July 3rd to October 8th and they will be performing the Musical “Josef: The Beloved” throughout Switzerland.
Adonia “is a Youth organization of the Evangelical Alliance. Several full-time employees (teachers, musicians, office workers, graphic designers) take care of all organizational and musical work. Their salaries are paid for through donations, endowments, bequests and sales of phonograms,” the website explains.
The first Adonia choir performed a musical in 1979. The teacher at the time, Markus Hottiger, initiated the project and composed the musical for it.
In the past 43 years, this one choir has grown into a large one Children and youth work with around 50 music and sports camps a yearwhich also produces music and radio play CDs, picture books and extensive sheet music for schools and churches.
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– Youth choirs stage a musical based on the Daniel book throughout Switzerland