May through
October: MUSIC-AT-THREE
Tuesdays at 3 p.m.
30 minutes of organ
music played on the
historic Ladegast Organ
Guided Organ Tour on the
balcony following the recital at 3:30 p.m.
(Admission: 2 €)
Thursdays at 3 p.m.
“Luther and the Lute” – Early Music from Luthers time
Saturdays at 3 p.m.
“International Choir
Forum”
Choirs from around the world sing for and with
each other
(Registration: contact@chorforum2012.de)
Free admission,
freewill offering
January 8 5 p.m.
Schola Cantorum
Adam Rener
Free admission, freewill offering
January 11 7:30
p.m.
The Very Best of Black
Gospel
(www.blackgospel-tour.com, Ticket-Hotline:
01805 / 969 00 00)
January 15 10 a.m.
Composer’s portrait in
the worship service: „Luther und Walter“
Schola Cantorum
Adam Rener
(the
worship service will be at the Evangelical Seminary, Collegienstr.
54)
February 12 5 p.m.
Collegium Canticum Novum,
Free admission, freewill offering
February 19 10 a.m.
Composer’s portrait in
the worship service: music of „Heinrich Schütz”
(the
worship service will be at the Evangelical Seminary, Collegienstr.
54)
March 11 3 p.m.
“Walking organ
concert” from the Castle to the
Degree concert of the
Organ: Georg Wendt
March 18 5 p.m.
Russian Orthodox Men’s Choir “Holy Vladimir”,
Free admission, freewill offering
Events about the composer
Johann Sebastian Bach:
March 21 7:30 p.m.
„Walking
concert” from the Seminary (Collegienstr. 54) to the
on the
Birthday of J.S. Bach
Works for harpsichord, piano and
organ
Anne-Dore Baumgarten
(Wustrow), Thomas Herzer (Wittenberg)
Admission: 8 / 6 €
March 25 10 a.m.
Composer’s
portrait in the worship service: “Johann Sebastian Bach”
Organ: Thomas Herzer
(the worship service will be at the Evangelical Seminary, Collegienstr. 54)
Easter
with the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge - England
April 8 (Easter Sunday) 5 p.m.
English Choir Music from the 19th
Century
April 9 (Easter Monday) 3 p.m.
Cantata Service
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria
J.S. Bach:
“Bleib bei uns”
Free
admission, freewill offering
April 22 10
a.m.
Composer’s portrait in
the worship service: music of „sons and students of J.S. Bach”
(worship service in
the castle church)
May 13 5 p.m.
Gospel Choir of the
Free admission, freewill offering
May 17 3 p.m.
Concert on Ascension
Day
May 20 10 a.m.
Composer’s portrait in
the worship service: „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”
Organ works by Mendelssohn played on the
historic Ladegast organ (organ: Sarah Herzer)
(worship service in
the castle church)
May 27 (Pentecost) 8 p.m.
Organ Recital with Luther
„Walking concert“ from
the Castle to the Town church followed by a light evening buffet
Organ: Heike Mroß-Lamberti,
Ulrich Lamberti, Anne-Dore Baumgarten
Admission: 10 / 6 €
June 3 9:30 a.m. Market Square
Festive Worship Service with live TV broadcast
about: „Reformation and Music“
Sermon: Dr. Margot Käßmann
Choirs and Brass players from
June 9 Noon and 6 p.m.
Wedding Music for „Luther’s Wedding“ Festival
Festive Concert for Organ, Trumpet and Voice
Sarah and Thomas Herzer
(organ), Klaus Vogelsang (trumpet), Johanna Beimler (voice)
Free admission, freewill offering
June 10 5 p.m.
Music Project Altmark
West
Free admission, freewill offering
June 17 10
a.m.
Composer’s portrait in
the worship service: music of „composers of the 20th century”
(worship service in
the castle church)
July 1 6
p.m.
Reformation Hymn
Festival
Choirs and brass players from the Castle and
The Hymn Festival
takes place in the Town Church
Free admission, freewill offering
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Organ:
The organ in the
In 1994 the organ was restored as
well as expanded upon by Hermann Eule Organ Builders
in
The organ has 4 manuals and pedal
and 57 ranks. It has aprox. 3500
pipes and a mechanical action.
Besides having organ concerts given
by international artists, there are 30-minute recitals each week on Tuesdays at
2:30 p.m., May through October.
It is also possible for groups to
book a private organ recital and or tour.
Organists are Sarah and Thomas Herzer
Collegienstr. 54
06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg
e-mail: musikschlosskirche@gmx.de
Tel: 03491 / 505415
Fax: 03491 / 505429