{"id":16363,"date":"2025-04-25T12:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=16363"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:18:48","slug":"singing-for-strawberries-and-rollercoasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/16363\/singing-for-strawberries-and-rollercoasters\/","title":{"rendered":"SING!ing for Strawberries and Rollercoasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Berlin’s Budget Cuts Threaten Future of Children\u2019s Educational Program<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Soft and excited, impatiently waiting, children\u2019s voices echo through the Berliner Philharmonie. They wait for the Liederb\u00f6rse<\/em>, an annual concert presented by SING!, a school-based choral education program run by Rundfunkchor Berlin. But behind the joyful noise laid a quieter tension. With recent cultural budget cuts from the Berlin Senate, the future of SING! now is unclear. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This afternoon in April, the main hall of the Berliner Philharmonie is alive \u2013 not with the polished sounds of a professional symphony, but with the layered voices of 800 children.<\/p>\r\n

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Children are waiting for the Liederb\u00f6rse in front of Philharmonie Berlin.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

When asked what their perfect city would look like, the childrens answers came quickly. \u201cAn ice cream shop!\u201d \u201cChips!\u201d \u201cStrawberries! A football field! A rollercoaster!\u201d The audience laughed.<\/p>\r\n