WikiOrchestra
The WikiOrchestra is an ad-hoc ensemble of amateur musician Wikimedians who come together to perform at the Wikimania closing ceremonies.
Performances
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Paris 2026
[edit]The 2026 WikiOrchestra is currently in the planning stage.
Wikipedia Birthday 2026
[edit]The WikiOrchestra and WikiChoir performed The Birthday Cake Song, an original composition based on List of cakes, for Wikipedia 25.
Nairobi 2025
[edit]The 2025 WikiChoir performed two popular East African songs:
- Adam Salim: Malaika (1945), arrangement by Joel Maluki
- Them Mushrooms: Jambo Bwana (1982), arrangement by Joel Maluki
- Buszmail, percussion instrumentalist
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Katowice 2024
[edit]The 2024 WikiOrchestra performed a piece of classical music by a Polish composer as well as a Polish folk song:
- Frederic Chopin (1810–1849): Nocturne in E-flat major op. 9 no. 2 for piano solo (1832), arrangement for small orchestra by Hubert Mouton (1912)
- Karliku (Silesian folk song)
Further reading
[edit]- WikiEulenOrchester, the predecessor ensemble from the German-language community