<p>Saxony Youth Jazz Orchestra, a group of 23 young jazz musicians, all drawn from different genres of music, across different colleges and music groups from Germany, were in the City for a performance last week. They are best known for offering a bit of everything from lively jazz, swing, modern, drive and groovy music. They think jazz, feel jazz and be jazz. <br /><br />Their performance in the City was not only well received by jazz lovers but appreciated by general lovers of music. They came in with a specially designed package for the Indian audience. <br /><br />Their conductor, Rolf von Nordenskjold, a trained flutist arranged a unique programme that combined traditional big band sounds with new contemporary ones. <br /><br />The pieces had a mix of German folk songs and popular songs of the 1980s and early 90s. <br /><br />As a special gesture of friendship to India, the orchestra surprised the audience with a rendition of a popular Hindi song. “We have rearranged music and tunes to suit modern times. Songs for children and popular fairy tales, tuned and composed especially for children, is a special part of our India tour,” Rolf told Metrolife. <br /><br />European and German folk songs were integral to the concert here in the City. “We try and plug in a lot of experimental music like adding on drums beats, flutes into the pieces,” says Rolf. <br /><br />Among the groups’s favourite compositions are the Work Song which the farmers hummed and sang during their work on the fields. The Maids of Cadiz, a spanish song, is dedicated to the beautiful maids in the countryside. Hansel and Gretel a children’s fairy tale was composed into a lively tune to appeal to the kids. <br /><br />The group toured South India, visited Mysore and stayed with Indian families to get a feel of the culture and tradition of the people here. “We ate masala dosa and some rice stuff. The people here are warm and nice,” says Rolf. <br /><br />Rolf will be collaborating with a few music groups in the City to further ties and promote inter-cultural exchange between the two countries.</p>
<p>Saxony Youth Jazz Orchestra, a group of 23 young jazz musicians, all drawn from different genres of music, across different colleges and music groups from Germany, were in the City for a performance last week. They are best known for offering a bit of everything from lively jazz, swing, modern, drive and groovy music. They think jazz, feel jazz and be jazz. <br /><br />Their performance in the City was not only well received by jazz lovers but appreciated by general lovers of music. They came in with a specially designed package for the Indian audience. <br /><br />Their conductor, Rolf von Nordenskjold, a trained flutist arranged a unique programme that combined traditional big band sounds with new contemporary ones. <br /><br />The pieces had a mix of German folk songs and popular songs of the 1980s and early 90s. <br /><br />As a special gesture of friendship to India, the orchestra surprised the audience with a rendition of a popular Hindi song. “We have rearranged music and tunes to suit modern times. Songs for children and popular fairy tales, tuned and composed especially for children, is a special part of our India tour,” Rolf told Metrolife. <br /><br />European and German folk songs were integral to the concert here in the City. “We try and plug in a lot of experimental music like adding on drums beats, flutes into the pieces,” says Rolf. <br /><br />Among the groups’s favourite compositions are the Work Song which the farmers hummed and sang during their work on the fields. The Maids of Cadiz, a spanish song, is dedicated to the beautiful maids in the countryside. Hansel and Gretel a children’s fairy tale was composed into a lively tune to appeal to the kids. <br /><br />The group toured South India, visited Mysore and stayed with Indian families to get a feel of the culture and tradition of the people here. “We ate masala dosa and some rice stuff. The people here are warm and nice,” says Rolf. <br /><br />Rolf will be collaborating with a few music groups in the City to further ties and promote inter-cultural exchange between the two countries.</p>
