IFAC Control Orchestra in Yokohama 2023

Performance at the 22^nd IFAC World Congress 2023 in Yokohama, Japan

For the 22^nd IFAC World Congress 2023 in Yokohama, Japan, 33 musicians from overall 13 countries joined to deliver the first live performance of the IFAC Control Orchestra. Jochen Rieber, the conductor of the IFAC Control Orchestra wrote tailored arrangements which were distributed to the musicians roughly six weeks before the World Congress. Two 90-minute rehearsals took place during the World Congress on Monday and Wednesday after the technical sessions.

On Friday, three pieces were performed on-stage at the closing ceremony in front of an estimated audience of 2000 attendees: the festive ballad “You Raise Me Up“ by Norwegian composer Rolf Lovland, the fast-paced modern pop song “Blinding Lights“ by Canadian singer The Weeknd, and the well-known rock classic “Don’t stop believin’“ by the American band Journey. With a lot of passion and energy, the orchestra performed their first live concert and was met by enthusiastic applause from the audience.

We thank the following musicians for contributing to this performance:

Local organization: Tetsuo Shiotsuki (Tokyo Denki University), Takashi Yamaguchi (Ricoh Ltd), Masaki Nagahara (Hiroshima University), Masahiro Mae (University of Tokyo)

International organization: Julian Berberich (University of Stuttgart)

Musical arrangements and conductor: Jochen Rieber (DHBW Ravensburg)

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