An overview of our current annual programme. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to seeing you.
10th benefit concert in aid of the church renovation
Programm
Ännie&Jogs – In the Mood for Swing
Classics of the Swing era with tunes by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Louis Thomas Jordan, Errol Garner, Charles Trenet and Franz Doelle, and songs including »Sing Sing Sing«, »Side by Side«, »Don’t Get Around Much Any More«, »Let’s Misbehave«, »Fly Me to the Moon«, »Dream a Little Dream of Me«, »La Mer« and »We’ll Meet Again«
Annette Schmidt, voice and ukelele
Jürgen Burkart, voice and guitar
Admission free, donations requested
MUSIK AM 13. special concert – Messiah
Programme
George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
Messiah HWV 56
Johanna Pommranz, soprano
Wiebke Wighardt, alto
Lars Tappert, tenor
Hans Porten, bass
BACHCHOR STUTTGART
MAIN BAROCKORCHESTER
Guest conductor: Kristina Pfeffer
Tickets at €20-30 (reductions of -50% for Cat. II-IV) via +49 (0)711/2 555 555 and at the box office
About the programme
Handel’s best-known oratorio “Messiah” tells the story of Jesus’s salvation, from the prophecies of the Old Testament to the birth, the Passion and the resurrection of the Saviour to his hoped-for return on the Day of Judgement. The Romantic Friedrich Schleiermacher enthused: “As Jesus was received by the choir of angels, so we accompany him with music and song to the great Halleluja of the ascension; for me, music such as Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is, as it were, a shortened promulgation of the whole of Christianity.”
MUSIK AM 13. – Romantic choral music
Programme
Johannes Brahms 1833–97
Three motets op. 110 (1890)
Heinrich Reimann 1850–1906
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern op. 25 for organ (1895)
Max Reger 1873–1916
Romanze WoO IV/11 for harmonium
Hugo Wolf 1860–1903
Six sacred songs (1881)
CANTUS STUTTGART
Jörg-Hannes Hahn, conductor and organ
Introduction 7.15pm: Dr. Jürgen Schaarwächter
Admission free, donations requested
About the programme
A cappella singing, that is unaccompanied choral singing, expressing all the nuances of the human voice artistically and sensitively, experienced another impressive blossoming in the 19th century. The most important choral compositions of the late Romantic period include the motets of Johannes Brahms and the “Sechs geistliche Lieder” by Hugo Wolf, setting poems by Eichendorff. These remain a challenge for all ambitious choirs and an incomparable listening experience for audiences.
Summer! Organ – International Organ Cycle 2025
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–47
The Six Sonatas for Organ op. 65
About the programme
Felix Mendelssohn is amongst the most important German church music composers of the 19th century, not just for his vocal works, but also for his organ compositions. The most important of these are the Six Sonatas op. 65, which stand at the heart of our International Organ Cycle 2025. Their exemplary status lasted for over a century, influencing composers from Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger to Max Reger and Paul Hindemith. Their variety and their musical richness make them a true compendium of organ playing.