Church Music in the Castle Church, 2nd Half of 2010

 

 

ORGAN-AT-THREE

Dienstags, Mai bis Oktober

Tuesdays at 3 p.m., May - October

30 minutes organ music played on the historic Ladegast Organ

Free admission, freewill offering taken

 

Guided Organ Tour on the balcony following the recital at 3:30 p.m.  (Admission: 2,- €)

 

 

 

 

July 3rd                                  4 p.m.

End of Semester Symphony Concert (LEUCOREA musica)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy „Hymn of Praise“ Symphony-Cantata op. 52

Vocal soloists from Poland and Germany

University Choir “Gaudium”, Wroclaw/Breslau

Academic Orchestra Halle

Conducted by: Prof. Alan Urbanek / Musikakademie Wroclaw/Breslau

Admission: 8,- / 5,- € (Info: 03491 / 46 61 00)

 

Juli 18th                     5 p.m.

Organ Recital on the Ladegast Organ

Organist: Yulia Yufereva (Russia)

Eintritt: 8,- / 6,- €

 

August 18th               7.30 p.m.

Sacred Choral Concert

Choir: Shuken Gassho-dan (Tokyo/Japan)

Orchestra: Pro Musica Religiosa

Organist: Christian Stötzner

Soloists

Conducted by: Hiroshi Oshima

 

Works by J.S. Bach:

Mass in g Minor (BWV 235)

Mottet Nr. 2 „Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf“ (BWV 226)

Cantata Nr. 80 „A Mighty Fortress is our God“ (BWV 80)

 

Free admission, an offering towards purchasing Handbells for the Castle Church will be taken

 

September 5th           7.30 p.m.

„Magic of the Panflute“

Ion Malcoci (Panflute) and Gabriel Dorin (Organ and Violin)
Ion Malcoci, known as „Paganini of the Panflute“, presents one of his highly renowned concerts in Wittenberg.
Tickets in advance: 12,- €, At the door: 14,- €
Advance tickets available at 0700 20082017 or www.buehnewittenberg.de

 

October 3rd               4 p.m.

A “Moving” Concert between the Castle and Town Churches

The Wittenberg “Motettenchor”, conducted by Heike Mross-Lamberti

Organist: Matthias Maierhofer

Admission: 12,- / 6,- €, Concert begin in the Castle Church

 

Oktober 31st             5 p.m.

Reformation Day Hymn Festival – Hymns from Scandinavia

Choral and congregational song, brass and organ music

Youth Choir, Cathedral of Haderslev (Denmark)

Choir and Brass Ensemble of the Castle Church

Free admission, freewill offering taken

 

November 28th          4 p.m.

Musical Vesper on the First of Advent

Choir and organ music

Schola Cantorum „Adam Rener“, conducted by Sarah Herzer

Free admission, freewill offering taken

 

Dezember 19th          3 p.m.

Christmas Concert for Choir and Organ

Castle Church Choir, conducted by Sarah Herzer

Free admission, freewill offering taken

 

Dezember 31st                      9 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Concert

Symphony concert for piano and orchestra

Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague

Pianist: Ana-Marija Markovina

Admission: 8,- / 12,- / 15,- / 18,- €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organ:

 

The organ in the Castle Church was built by the renowned organ builder, Friedrich Ladegast of Weissenfels, in 1864.

 

          In 1994 the organ was restored as well as expanded upon by Hermann Eule Organ Builders in Bautzen.

 

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