ORF again produces hymn as a crown blow

35 years ago, he buried himself in the ear canals of almost everyone in the western world and has been celebrating a happy primitive life ever since: Lionel Richies and Michael Jackson’s charitable anthem “We Are The World” performed in 1985 by the set of stars “USA for Africa”. In crown times, the ORF revives global success, in interpreting the RSO and a set of stars from all over ESC.

At the initiative of ORF TV’s culture department, the new version is currently being recorded in an arrangement by bassoon Leonard Eröd, with around 50 RSO members recording their songs at home, and lead director Marin Alsop in Baltimore also contributed its mite. For the singing parties, the creators have won four stars of the Austrian song contest, following in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan or Diana Ross: last year’s representative Paenda, the third ESC 2018, Cesar Sampson, The Red 2017 white-red candidate Nathan Trent and last but not least Vincent Bueno, who was actually slated for this year will, of course, be recorded separately according to Corona, will perform “We Are The World “.

The Corona anthem will be presented for the first time on April 20 as part of “ZiB 1” and “Kulturmontag”. Proceeds from the holding in the broadcast area should benefit the AKM and Austro Mechana Cultural Disaster Fund for Musicians.

“Our new version of ‘We Are the World’ should be a sign of unity, because nothing connects more than the power of music,” said ORF TV director of culture Martin Traxl, describing the idea behind the project. And the director of RSO, Christoph Becher, stressed: “How we, the ORF Symphony Orchestra of Radio Vienna, the wonderful singers, the cultural team of ORF 2, we realized this project despite all the difficulties, made us feel this community. “