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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

    Saturday, August 29, 21:00
    Horto Theatre
    Admission: 15€

    Fables of Mingus is an international ensemble project led by Martin Zenker (Germany), dedicated to the music of Charles Mingus.

    Line-up:
    Panagiotis Andonikou – Alto
    Katharina Pfeifer – Tenor
    Khasar Ganbaatar – Baritone
    Evangelos Menetsopoulos – Trumpet
    Anian Feyrer – Trumpet
    Nathaniel gates – Trombone
    Bela Tschochner – Tuba
    Simon Harscheidt – Guitar
    Manuguldei Otgonbayr – Piano
    Martin Zenker – Bass/Lead
    Korbinian Bauer – Drums
    Aidana Zhakupova – Vocals

    The ensemble brings together twelve musicians from Germany and Greece, including students from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, and the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. During a week of rehearsals in Horto, the musicians will explore selected works by Charles Mingus, with a particular focus on his landmark 1963 suite The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady—a continuous composition originally conceived as a ballet and widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in jazz orchestration.

    The project is supported by the Goethe-Institut.