Miervatia Gewandhaus Orchestra
The Miervatia Gewandhaus Orchestra is a Mikitivian orchestra based in Miervatia City, Mikitivity. It is named after the original concert hall in which it was based, the Gewandhaus. The national anthem of Mikitivity is traditionally performed by the Miervatia Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Concerts in Miervatia date back to the 18th century. They were first held in various private dwellings, and then a small inn near the Risden River, before the orchestra moving into the old Gewandhaus. The orchestra is the oldest in Mikitivity and claims to be the oldest in the International Democratic Union. In 1918 a fire burned down the original Gewandhaus concert hall. The orchestra downsized for a number of years and relocated within Miervatia City until a new hall was completed in 1922. A new organ was designed in the style of the original organ that was built in 1809.
The orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra with between 100 and 140 full-time musicians at any given time. In addition to performing at the new Gewandhaus concert hall, the orchestra sometimes will travel to other concert halls in the International Democratic Union. Some of the orchestra actually work on other music related projects in Mikitivity.
Principal Conductors
- Kurt Rietz (1994-present)
