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05/14/2020 - 11:12
Newly published

Brand new: Karungi, 10 simpler pieces for soprano/tenor recorder and piano. On the initiative of Martina Kominkova, my first edition for piano and recorder suitable for teaching! Also, of course, appropriate to the season: African Christmas for recorder quintet ATTBG and recorder quartet ATBG! Here you can see a recording from the premiere on November 27th in Boxtel by Seldom Sene: https://youtu.be/KNSZs_Tooqg. UKUVALELISA is now also available in a version for recorder and cello, here you can see the tenth miniature FAREWELL: https://youtu.be/LLSA3eve5vg. Thanks to Susanne Modrej, UKUVALELISA is now also available in a version for violoncello solo, here she plays the fourth miniature LULLABY: https://youtu.be/NuiHnvXbbv8. In addition, the Siciliano Suite is now also available in a version for recorder, piano and violoncello! Here you can see the second movement, Silver Linings: https://youtu.be/2GNVmlKQQgs. The contemporary bestsellers are still CADIZ for recorder and piano (here is the second movement from the premiere in Sydney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqh8s51HvCU); and TELL THEM I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE in the version for recorder and piano. Here is the video of the second movement THIS ONE MOMENT: https://youtu.be/blrYmSaaEro.

01/28/2020 - 18:42
Music Video Competition 2020!

I want to say my biggest thanks to all groups and individuals taking part in my first music video competition 2020. We received 39 contributions from all over the world, including musical, visual and performing artists from Hongkong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Argentinia, Chile, Brazil, Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. So many different approaches, so much love and effort and fun and mastery. It will be very hard to chose the three winners , and I am glad I have Claire Walka and Ebba-Maria Künning-Zeijl at my side in the Jury. We will announce the winners on November 1 and then step by step publish the best videos. Again, I would like to say thank you to everyone involved. There will definitely be a second competition next year!

02/25/2019 - 13:07
Sören in the FAZ

I am very pleased that the long-standing German ambassador to Cameroon, Volker Seitz, has now published a detailed review of "Oh, how beautiful is Africa!": https://www.achgut.com/artikel/oh_wie_schoen_ist_afrika. Volker Seitz himself published his 40 years of experience in Africa in the very good book "Afrika wird armregiert" (dtv). His review is therefore a special honor for me! Before this I was able to report on the absurdities of the so-called "sensitivity reading" in the FAZ from 28.1. and in the Swiss WELTWOCHE from 17.2. (https://weltwoche.ch/story/sie-reproduzieren-kolonial-rassistische-macht...). The Hamburger Abendblatt published a large portrait (https://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article236657777/couchsurfing-trip...) and WELT has printed the first chapter (https://www.welt.de/reise/staedtereisen/plus241191741/Couchsurfing-in-Af... Eine-unvergessliche-Nacht-in-Kenia.html). Although Randomhouse really didn't do anything for the book, it has now become my book with the greatest public resonance - which makes me happy, because I have put so much work, time, love and research into my twelfth book! I look forward to all feedback to mail@soerensieg.de. You can also order the book OH WIE SCHÖN IST AFRIKA right here on the site. My CD AMAZING AFRICA is now available on all streaming platforms:
https://listen.music-hub.com/nVJpM0

02/21/2019 - 23:11
Double Saturday

On February 23 there will be two Premieres on one day: On the Recorder Day Itzehoe the commissioned work UXOLO for recorder orchestra will be played for the very first time. And nearly at the same time Liesbeth Schlumberger and Claudia Leibovitz will play the Premiere of my African Suite No. 27 TELL THEM I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE for organ and recorder in the Église Protestante Unie de Étoile in Paris, just a few steps from the Arc de Triomphe. I am very happy, but I can only attend the Premiere in Paris! Besides I am proud to announce that the new CD of iFlautisti DOUCE DAMES JOLIE contains my African Suite No.15 WAKATI NJEMA in a wonderful recording. The marvelous CD is available in every CD-shop, on Spotify and soon also on this homepage!

01/11/2019 - 12:00
Kampala Circus

I am looking forward to the Premiere of my African Suite No. 23 KAMPALA CIRCUS by the fabulous Hanke Brothers tomorrow in Böblingen! The concert is sold out - if you already have a ticket, I am very much looking forward to meet you there! The instrumentation piano, tuba, viola and recorder is as unique as the four brothers and the whole family. This will be great fun!

11/30/2018 - 07:40
Advent, Advent!

My scores as christmas present? If you order a score a CD on this site till December 18 you will receive a christmas present by me! Of course it is a surprise which present this is exactly. I wish you all a happy Christmas time!

11/30/2018 - 07:32
Seldom Sene

Many Thanks to Katharine Rawdon (flute), Raj Bhimani (piano) und António Carrhilo (recorder) for the fantastic Premiere of my 22th African Suite INSIDE KAMPALA in the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Bombay on November 27! Now I am looking forward to the recording of my African Suite No. 24, MATHONGO AMNANDI (sweet dreams) on the 14th and 15th of December in Amsterdam by the fantastic quintet SELDOM SENE, who commissioned the piece!

10/13/2018 - 19:01
Premiere in India!

My biggest thanks to the Bass Recorder Consort of Simon Borutzki who played the Premiere of my Ingxunguphalo in the Genezareth Church in Berlin today! Now I am looking forward to the next Premiere: My African Suite No, 22 INSIDE KAMPALA will have Premiere on November 27 in the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Bombay! Syrinx : XXII is the name of the fantastic ensemble formed by Katharine Rawdon (Flute) , Raj Bhimani (piano) und António Carrhilo (recorder). Read more about this here: https://serenademagazine.com/series/know-your-composer/discover-soren-si... I hope to see you there!

08/02/2018 - 10:03
Next workshops

Dear friends, due to the current spread of the Corona virus all workshops till summer are canceled. We will try to delay the MOLLENHAUER workshop from May to October. I will keep you posted! Take care and stay healthy!

08/02/2018 - 09:57
Alla turca and African Circus

Just published: On their first CD Alla turca the Berlin Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Simon Borutzki, plays works of Händel, Beethoven, Mozart, Tschaikowsky - and my first Arabic piece Jabal Ram. A terrific CD and a wonderful recording! And the next premiere will be on September 7: The amazing Hanke Brothers will play the Suite African Circus that I wrote for them, in an open air concert in Böblingen. I am very much looking forward to it!