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What a year! On February 13, I was on stage at “30 Years of LaLeLu” in the sold-out Laeiszhalle Hamburg, and the six of us sang my arrangement of "Perfect Day". A perfect day! On February 15 and 16, the Arbon Symphony Orchestra performed the world premiere of my piece TIMKAT - AN AFRICAN CELEBRATION three times at the sold-out Presswerk. And on March 12, the children's choir and orchestra of the Cuenca Conservatory performed my FA WO DO YI MAME for choir and orchestra - the official world premiere is in Cuenca on April 9. I will of course be there! Also: My second piano solo album WHITE NILE is now also available on spotify& co at https://listen.music-hub.com/J1Auay!

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

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!

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!