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December 31, 2022, 9 p.m., Castle Church
New Year's Eve concert with saxophone and organ
Sonorous or gentle, symphonic or solo, from baroque to contemporary, all this promises the charming combination of saxophone and organ. Castle church cantor Thomas Herzer and saxophonist Frank Liebscher from Leipzig make the castle church ring with music on New Year's Eve.
The program includes the famous and virtuoso D minor Toccata by J.S. Bach, the sonorous Suite Gothique by Leon Boellmann, the tender Romance in G major by Johan Severin Svendson, the Hungarian dance Czardas by Vittorio Monti and the timeless music "Spiegel im Spiegel" by Arvo Pärt. All these works can be heard in arrangements for organ and saxophone.
Admission is €15 and €10 reduced. Children up to and including 12 years get free admission.
Due to the high demand, we strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance
: www.schlosskirche-wittenberg.de, www.reservix.de, Tourist Information Wittenberg and all reservix ticket agencies
In 2011, the castle church received a very special gift from a Lutheran congregation in California - 2 octave handbells. These instruments, which are common in the USA, are played in the "choir". Each player has 2-4 bells in their hand. The 12 players in our ensemble currently take great pleasure in participating and enrich church services and concerts with the special sound of the handbells.
Contemporary history
As part of the new construction of Wittenberg Castle (1489-1518), Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony (r. 1486-1525) had a castle church built from 1496 onwards, which was consecrated in 1503 and completed around 1509. It took up almost the entire north wing of the main castle, which consisted of three wings, and its interior was furnished with works by the most important artists of that period of transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance.
Jubilee!
The castle church congregation celebrated its 75th anniversary on August 25, 2024 with a celebratory service followed by a reception.
History
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Church for children
Every Sunday there is a children's service in the Wittenberg Castle Church, parallel to the adult service. Ms. Felicia Grauel is one of the volunteers for the children's service.