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Heinrich Schütz Music Festival
October 5th–14th 2018
Bad Köstritz | Gera | Weißenfels | Zeitz | Dresden
“Grant us peace”
Patroness: Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister of Defense
“Receive us peacefully in your land”
In 1640, eight long years before the end of the Thirty Years’ War, Christoph Hoffmann from Nobitz by
Altenburg wrote this poem:”Woe, fear, and want / that which engulfs us now / because it arose in a short
time / brings great discord, turmoil, war, and strife.” And he pleaded with God: “Stretch out your arm and
right hand / shield house, city, church, school and land. / Safeguard us all with wife and child / Farmhands,
fields, cow and steer / Receive us peacefully in your land / grant happiness and salvation to every station”.
Hoffmann, who was a schoolmaster in Nobitz from 1637, was not a poet in the sense of an Opitz, Gryphius, or
Fleming, and yet the rumbling lines flowed out of him with the true sensability of an anxious heart. Four
years earlier, Heinrich Schütz had also bitterly lamented that “the laudable music not only fell into oblivion,
but was in some places actively disposed of by the continuously dangerous war-mongers in our dear
fatherland.” For both, the teacher in the Thuringian province as well as the world-famous Court
Kapellmeister in Dresden, the time of the Thirty Years’ War was a time of complete devestation.
In a year as weighted down by memory as 2018, merely looking into the past is not enough for us. Indeed, we
need a sense of return, a positive self-assurance in our cultural foundations. This sense of return – as is the
case with culture in general – enables identity to grow, which is in our world today an identity of European
culture. The growth of our roots awakens within us the strength to live in a contemporary world that exists
as a mutual cooperation of differences. This requires an open mind, a big heart, and a spirited sense of
tolerance. Not negating boundaries or defense, it grows out of a boundless love of humanity.
In this spirit, we invite you to a musical journey through time, one in which the relational arc to the present is
essential. Here, international stars of early music will mingle with hopeful young artists, songwriters, and
folk musicians. New venues conquered, let us in concerts trace through the sounds of war and peace
modern counterpoints into the present day.
Last but not least, we are celebrating an important anniversary in 2018 with the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC
FESTIVAL: founded twenty years ago, today the festival is a modern forum for the music culture of the 17th
century, something we are quite proud of. For this success, we owe all of our partners, supporters, and
patrons - many of whom have accompanied us on our journey throughout the years - great appreciation.
Please accept my sincerest thanks to you all!
Be cordially invited! We look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,
Dr. Christina Siegfried
Artistic Director
Stand: September 2018 [1]artist in residence 2018
Dorothee Mields
“Heinrich Schütz is for me a practiced FAITH.”
“When I SING, I am at PEACE with myself and the WORLD.
If I can COMMUNICATE this to the listeners, I have accomplished a great deal.”
Dorothee Mields has, like few others, internalized the music and culture of the 17th century and is able to
bring 300 – 400 year old compositions to life with her unique voice. Or, as the press raves: “that is
charismatic singing” (BR Klassik), “with supernatural perfection” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). The singer herself
would probably rather speak of a consistent artistic approach of drawing nearer to the musical rhetoric of
the baroque era, and of the search for ways to transport messages and content in order to directly reach and
affect contemporary listeners.
In short, we are happy and proud to have this extraordinary musician as our artist in residence for the 2018
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL, and to present Dorothee Mields with our most enthusiastic welcome.
Dorothee Mields is one of the leading interpreters of music of the 17th
and 18th centuries and is beloved by audiences and press alike for her
unique timbre and moving interpretations. Her impeccable technique
and the weightless clarity of her voice also make her a natural for
works by contemporary composers such as Beat Furrer, Gérard
Grisey, Hans Werner Henze and Pierre Boulez. She has a long and
close connection with ensembles such as the Collegium Vocale Gent,
the Nederlandse Bachvereiniging, L’Orfeo Barockorchester, the
Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, Bach Collegium
Japan, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Lautten Compagney,
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Toronto and with Klangforum Wien as
well as with conductors Stefan Asbury, Beat Furrer, Paul Goodwin,
Philippe Herreweghe, Gustav Leonhardt, Emilio Pomàrico, Hans-
Christoph Rademann, Masaaki Suzuki and Jos van Veldhoven. She is a
welcomed guest at international festivals such as the Bachfest
Leipzig, Wartburgkonzerte Eisenach, Suntory Music Foundation
Festival in Japan, Boston Early Music Festival, Festival van
Vlaanderen, Wiener Festwochen, Händel-Festspiele Halle,
Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, Styriarte Graz, Les Académies Musicales de Saintes, Niedersächsische
Musiktage and Musikfest Bremen. An important component of her artistic work is solo and chamber music
projects such as Lord Nelson on the Nile, White as Lilies was her Face with songs of John Dowland and texts of
Heinrich Heine, Mort exquise, mort parfumée with works of French impressionists, Duft und Wahnsinn with
Hille Perl and Lee Santana as well as Birds with Stefan Temmingh. A constantly growing discography comprised
of several award-winning recordings documents her artistic output. Since 2016, Dorothee Mields teaches
singing at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag.
Stand: September 2018 [2]Wednesday, October 3rd 2018, 19:30, St. Salvatorkirche | Gera I | Prelude // Peace of Souls Burkhard Großmanns Fear of Light and Peace of Souls “Due to a curious and great good deed and the wondrous salvation of God”, the tax collector Burckhard Großmann from Jena offered a quite unique “token of thanks”: he commissioned 16 composers to create settings of the 116th psalm and published them in 1623 in a collection entitled Fear of Hell and Peace of the Soul. Among the “distinguished Musicos” commissioned were Schütz, Schein, Praetorius, Franck and Rogier Michael. What beseeching strength had been displayed in trusting the mercy of God by setting the words of the 116th psalm against the backdrop of the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War? Concert Choir of the Goethe Gymnasium/Rutheneum, founded in 1608 in Gera Capella Jenensis Yvonne Schmidt and Annegret Dudek, recorders Thomas Friedlaender, cornett | Andrea Schmidt and Magdalena Jagusch, violins Daniela Döhler-Schottstädt, viola | Gertrud Ohse, viola da gamba Tillmann Steinhöfel, violon | Julia Chmielewska-Ulbrich, organ Conductor: Christian K. Frank In cooperation with the Academia Musicalis Thuringiae within the framework of the “Güldender Herbst” 2018 Tickets: €18 (reduced price €12) Friday, October 5th 2018, 20:00, St. Marienkirche | Weißenfels 1 | Opening Concert // “Wenn ick mal tot bin” [When I Lay Dead] Love of Life, and Anguish of the Soul, in Times of War Music of Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill in combination with works by composers of the “Musical Kürbishütte” – Heinrich Albert, Johann Franck, Johann Nauwach, Johann Philipp Krieger, Nicolas Adam Strungk – as well as from Heinrich Schütz Times of war have always also been celebrations of survival: a “dance on top of the volcano” that often broke out into music and into eruptions of the most conflicting emotions possible. Love of life, and anguish of the soul – this attitude towards life was profoundly strong, and at the same time ambivalent, during the time of the Thirty Years’ War. It is this attitude which Dorothee Mields and the Lautten Compagney dedicate themselves to in moving songs. With songs by Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, an intense connection to three decades of World War history in the 20th century is captured as well. artist in residence 2018 Dorothee Mields, soprano Lautten Compagney Berlin Inga Maria Klaucke, recorder Friederike Otto, cornet Birgit Schnurpfeil and Anne von Hoff, violins Christine Brand, trombone Ulrike Paetz, viola Hartmut Becker, viola da gamba and cello Ondrej Stajnochr, violon and contrabass Mark Nordstrand, organ and cembalo Peter Bauer, percussion Hans-Werner Apel and Wolfgang Katschner, lutes Concept and idea: Wolfgang Katschner 19:00, Introduction: Dr. Maik Richter in conversation with Dorothee Mields | Fürstenhaus Our artist in residence is presented by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung. Tickets: €35 | €20 | €11 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [3]
Saturday, October 6th 2018, 10:00, meeting point: St. Marienkirche | Weißenfels A | Promenade Concert Weißenfels is the place in which Heinrich Schütz spent his childhood as well as his most creative phase in life. Nowadays, we find in this city on the Saale river the only surviving house of the composer. Beginning in the city church St. Marien, numerous ensembles from Weißenfels will also in this year through music and dance explore further stations of importance for the city’s history. Veit Richter alias Heinrich Schütz Dr. Maik Richter, guide Thomas Piontek, organ Chamber Choir St. Elisabeth Weißenfels Evangelical Trombone Choir Weißenfels Chamber Choir Weißenfels Dance Company „Faux Pas“ Weißenfels Volkschor Langendorf Weißenfelser Hofkapelle Weißenfelser Gästeführer e.V. Free admission Saturday, October 6th 2018, 19:00, Heinrich Schütz House | Weißenfels 2 | The Eternal Jester A reading from Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel Till [Ger. = Tyll] with compositions by Antonio de Cabezon, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Louis Couperin and Johann Jakob Froberger The new book by the highly successful author Daniel Kehlmann is a reinvention of a legendary figure: a great novel about the power of art and the devestation of war in a world that has lost its bearings. The book can be seen as a fabric of time, a captivating epic on the Thirty Years’ war. And who else should be depicted but Till, an enigmatic jester who decided one day never to die? In commeration of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended not only the Thirty Years’ War, but also the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, we embark on a musical journey through Europe. Here Bob van Asperen puts his finger on the pulse of the times and shows how composers between 1568 and 1648 processed their impressions of war and peace. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord Klaus Büstrin, reading Tickets: €15 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 6th 2018, 18:30, Renaissance wing of the Royal Castle [Residenzschloss] | Dresden 3 | Promenade Concert World and Knowledge // On the Way to Electoral Power // Power and Fashion Saturday, October 6th 2018, 20:15, Renaissance wing of the Royal Castle [Residenzschloss] | Dresden 4 | Promenade Concert World and Knowledge // On the Way to Electoral Power // Power and Fashion With the opening in 2017 of the Renaissance Wing in the Royal Castle in Dresden, the sensational contents of the armory – ceremonial weapons, portraits of dukes, ceremonial costumes – are presented for the first time in their entirety, offering insights into the times of the Reformation and early Baroque. Through various stations in these new rooms with acoustic exhibits and expert commentary, this specially designed promenade concert offers a fascinating conjuncture of treasures from the museum with music! Guided tour with Dr.Stefano Rinaldi, Curator of the Armory Julla von Landsberg, vocals Michael Erxleben, violin Diethard Krause, viola da gamba Stefan Maass, lute In cooperation with the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden – SKD Tickets: €19 Meeting point: Small Courtyard Castle [Kleiner Schlosshof] | max. 30 participants/concert Stand: September 2018 [4]
Saturday, October 6th 2018, 20:00, Jazz Club Tonne | Dresden 5 | WENZEL in Trio Which Song Should I Sing Now? Touching people through songs, moving their spirits, causing tears or laughter, creating furrowed brows or making a glimmer of hope audible – this kind of artform connects the 17th century with our present. And in this very present, Wendel proves to be a stong voice and a rousing spirit. His new program, which originated in the most diverse countries is a “search for ways out”. Which song should one sing in times in which the antics of populists are devouring our dreams? What hope can we still bear to hold? We are stuck in an immobile time, firmly buckled in and instabile at the same time. With circumspect tones, shimmering guitars and an unusually gentle voice, Wendel – who has always had something to say and to sing – goes on a journey in tight cooperation with his trio. A soft outcry in times of a general armament and a time in which contradiction becomes profane, an affirmation of circumspection and culture. Hans-Eckardt Wenzel, vocals, guitar, accordion and piano Hannes Scheffler, guitars and bass | Thommy Krawallo, guitars and bass In cooperation with the Jazz Club Tonne, Dresden Tickets: €19 advanced sale | Junior!: €5 // €22 door price | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 6th 2018, 15:30, Heinrich Schütz House | Bad Köstritz B | Bataille, Battaglia and Barriera Special Guided Tour (only in German) Musical Battle Paintings for the 400th anniversary of the Defenestrations of Prague Friederike Böcher M.A., Director of the Heinrich Schütz House, Bad Köstritz Tickets: €5 (max. 25 admitted) Saturday, October 6th 2018, 19:00, St. Leonhard Church | Bad Köstritz 6 | Gala Concert // “Wenn ick mal tot bin” [When I Lay Dead] Love of Life, and Anguish of the Soul, in Times of War Music of Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill in combination with works by composers of the “Musical Kürbishütte” – Heinrich Albert, Johann Franck, Johann Nauwach, Johann Philipp Krieger, Nicolas Adam Strungk – as well as from Heinrich Schütz Times of war have always also been celebrations of survival: a “dance on top of the volcano” that often broke out into music and into eruptions of the most conflicting emotions possible. Love of life, and anguish of the soul – this attitude towards life was profoundly strong, and at the same time ambivalent, during the time of the Thirty Years’ War. It is this attitude which Dorothee Mields and the Lautten Compagney dedicate themselves to in moving songs. With songs by Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, an intense connection to three decades of World War history in the 20th century is captured as well. artist in residence 2018 Dorothee Mields, soprano Lautten Compagney Berlin Inga Maria Klaucke, recorder Friederike Otto, cornet Birgit Schnurpfeil and Anne von Hoff, violins Christine Brand, trombone Ulrike Paetz, viola Hartmut Becker, viola da gamba and cello Ondrej Stajnochr, violon and contrabass Mark Nordstrand, organ and cembalo Peter Bauer, percussion Hans-Werner Apel and Wolfgang Katschner, lutes Concept and idea: Wolfgang Katschner 18:00, Introduction: Friederike Böcher M.A. in conversation with Dorothee Mields | Heinrich Schütz House Our artist in residence is presented by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung. Tickets: €35 | €20 | €11 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [5]
Sunday, October 7th 2018, 14:00, Gustav Adolf Memorial | Lützen C | For a Hero King Special Guided Tour through the Gustav Adolf Memorial On November 6th, 1632, the decisive battle between Gustav II Adolf and the imperial armies of Wallenstein took place in Lützen. In the course of the battle, the Swedish king lost his bearings and became entrapped between two fronts. Two shots pierced him, he fell from his horse and lay dead on the battlefield. The Protestants mourned at great length for their fallen savior, a true cult-of-personality emerged. The chapel built in honor of Gustav Aldolf and its small museum still serves to this day as a site of pilgrimage and memorial. Katja Rosenbaum, Director of the Castle Museum, Lützen Tickets: €3 (payable on site) (max. 20 admitted) Sunday, October 7th 2018, 15:30, Gustav Adolf Memorial Chapel | Lützen 7 | The Eternal Jester A reading from Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel Till [Ger. = Tyll] with compositions by Antonio de Cabezon, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Louis Couperin, Claude Le Jeune and Johann Jakob Froberger The new book by the highly successful author Daniel Kehlmann is a reinvention of a legendary figure: a great novel about the power of art and the devestation of war in a world that has lost its bearings. The book can be seen as a fabric of time, a captivating epic on the Thirty Years’ war. And who else should be depicted but Till, an enigmatic jester who decided one day never to die? In commeration of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended not only the Thirty Years’ War, but also the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, we embark on a musical journey through Europe. Here Bob van Asperen puts his finger on the pulse of the times and shows how composers between 1568 and 1648 processed their impressions of war and peace. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord Klaus Büstrin, reading Tickets: €15 | Junior!: €5 Sunday, October 7th 2018, 15:30, Heinrich Schütz House | Weißenfels D | My Song in my House Special Guided Tour Rarely does one truly have the feeling of being in a very special place. Here in the Heinrich Schütz House that feeling becomes immediately tangible: in the only originally preserved residence of the composer one finds a modern exhibition (since 2012) on the life and work of “the Sagittarius”. The highlight of this house is the composition study situated under the roof, fully restored. Here, one can admire two fragments of a manuscript by the composer that were found in the house. These are among the many elements to be seen in the guided tour. Dr. Maik Richter, Director of the Heinrich Schütz House, Weißenfels Tickets: €5 (max. 25 admitted) Sunday, October 7th 2018, 17:00, Heinrich Schütz House | Weißenfels E | Wallenstein Based on Friedrich Schiller’s classic, Wallenstein – in an original paper theater adaption from the 19th century that takes place in 1634, in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War. For adults and families with children from 8 years old (only in German) It is often said that in theater, the stage is the world. That this stage can also be made of paper is made clear by the twin brothers Nils and Carsten Niemann. What is for us today the television, the paper-theater was for audiences in the 19th century, similar to a living room. Operas, dramas, or fairytales served as a model for the performances, especially from the great princes of poetry. The classic work Wallenstein is descended from Friedrich Schiller. In the original 19th Stand: September 2018 [6]
century version for paper theater, the story dates back to the year 1634 in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War and in the colorful encampment of the power-hungry, ingenious commander Wallenstein. But can one really perform Wallenstein in one hour? Carsten and Nils Niemann can! The most important people, the most important scenes, a dramaturgy that doesn’t leave anything important away, and here and there a cleverly woven teichoscopy (viewing from the walls) make it possible to get to know the story without first having to dig through three thick volumes. The fact that whole is also offered as a musical with song and dance numbers is probably due to the joy that multi-instrumentalist Casten Nieman takes in sound creation and strips away the dreadful heaviness from this serious piece. Meanwhile, Nils Niemann directs the characters and changes the scenes, a masterful task given the countless figures and quick scene changes. The fact that he also stands visibly behind the stage and directs the figures to the side means that nothing is hidden behind the curtains. While the figures move on the stage, one also experiences how the accompanying sounds are created: in the best tonmeister tradition of employing coconut shells, steel plates, clattering bowls, voice-altering buckets, and various musical instruments – a rousing performance! An unconventional encounter and probably the most entertaining history lesson imaginable. Puppet Theater Liselotte Berlin Nils and Carsten Niemann Tickets: €9 | Junior!: €5 (max. 35 admitted) Sunday, October 7th 2018, 17:00, St. Trinitatiskirche | Gera 8 | With Peace and Joy Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music) as well as vocal music from Michael Altenburg, Melchior Franck, Stephan Otto, Michael Praetorius and Samuel Scheidt At the heart of this program are the Musikalische Exequien SWV 279-281 by Heinrich Schütz. Schütz composed these pieces in 1635/1636 for the funeral of his provincial sovereign Heinrich Posthumus Reuß, Lord of Gera, Greiz and Lobenstein. Through this commissioned work, Schütz created one of the most artistic and intimate compositions for mourning in all music history. In times of mass and anonymous death, the piece is a testament to an individual who touched the lives of many, to finding strength in trusting God in the face of death. Cantus Thuringia Anna Kellnhofer, soprano Judith Devise, soprano Christoph Dittmar, alto Stefan Kunath, alto Mirko Ludwig, tenor Benjamin Glaubitz, tenor Carsten Krüger, bass Oliver Luhn, bass Capella Thuringia Myriam Eichberger, recorder Silvia Müller, recorder Karina Müller, violin Irina Kisselova, violin Katharina Holzhey, viola da gamba Tillmann Steinhöfel, viola da gamba Dietrich Haböck, viola da gamba Matthias Müller, violon Bernhard Klapprott, organ and conducting 16:00, Introduction: Friederike Böcher, M.A., in conversation with Hanna Kiethe, Chaplain in the SRH-Clinic Gera Tickets: €19 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [7]
Sunday, October 7th 2018, 19:00, Annenkirche | Dresden 9 | Gala Concert // “Wenn ick mal tot bin” [When I Lay Dead] Love of Life, and Anguish of the Soul, in Times of War Music of Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill in combination with works by composers of the “Musical Kürbishütte” – Heinrich Albert, Johann Franck, Johann Nauwach, Johann Philipp Krieger, Nicolas Adam Strungk – as well as from Heinrich Schütz Times of war have always also been celebrations of survival: a “dance on top of the volcano” that often broke out into music and into eruptions of the most conflicting emotions possible. Love of life, and anguish of the soul – this attitude towards life was profoundly strong, and at the same time ambivalent, during the time of the Thirty Years’ War. It is this attitude which Dorothee Mields and the Lautten Compagney dedicate themselves to in moving songs. With songs by Friedrich Hollaender, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, an intense connection to three decades of World War history in the 20th century is captured as well. artist in residence 2018 Dorothee Mields, soprano Lautten Compagney Berlin Inga Maria Klaucke, recorder Friederike Otto, cornet Birgit Schnurpfeil and Anne von Hoff, violins Christine Brand, trombone Ulrike Paetz, viola Hartmut Becker, viola da gamba and cello Ondrej Stajnochr, violon and contrabass Mark Nordstrand, organ and cembalo Peter Bauer, percussion Hans-Werner Apel and Wolfgang Katschner, lutes Concept and idea: Wolfgang Katschner 18:00, Introduction: Dr. Oliver Geisler in conversation with Dorothee Mields | Sacristy Our artist in residence is presented by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung. Tickets: €35 | €20 | €11 | Junior!: €5 Monday, October 8th 2018, 18:00, Mathematical-Physical Salon in Zwinger | Dresden 10 | Bellona, Minerva and Pax Concert lecture with works by Antonio de Cabezon, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Philips, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Louis Couperin, Claude Le Jeune and Johann Jakob Froberger The Mathematical-Physical Salon in Dresden is not just a place where one can experience time. This unique collection also includes the history of military armament, ballistic experiments, new optical precision equipment, and even psychological warfare methods through the usage of impressively realistic props Together with Battaglia compositions of the early Baroque, one can immerse him or herself in this lecture-concert, exploring the equally fascinating and threatening world of mathematical-physical military research of the 17th century. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord Dr. Peter Plaßmeyer, Director of the Mathematical-Physical Salon In cooperation with the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden – SKD Tickets: €29 includes €6 admission to the Mathematical-Physical Salon, which is open from 17:00 for our concert guests. Stand: September 2018 [8]
Monday, October 8th 2017, 18:30, Meeting Point: Heinrich Schütz House | Bad Köstritz F | Promenade Concert When 400 year-old music is sounding throughout Bad Köstritz and a merry and colorful mix of people in historical costumes are roaming through the city, it’s that time again: the citizens are celebrating their most famous son. The path is forged by the light of lanterns and torches from the birthplace of the composer, and continues past small timber- framed houses onto the Church of St. Leonard in which Schütz was baptized on October 9th, 1585. In the end, the 1985- erected Schütz monument by Bernd Wilde is reached. Ronneburger Tower Brass Band and other surprise musical guests Free admission Tuesday, October 9th 2018, 12:00, St. Marienkirche | Weißenfels G | Organ Music at Market Time The regular organ concerts on the Friedrich Ladegast Organ (built in 1864) take on special programmatic emphasis during the music festival. As in previous years, the pieces presented to the audience have a relationship to the festival’s themes. Andreas Morys on the Ladegast Organ Free admission Tuesday, October 9th 2018, 14:00, Heinrich Schütz House | Bad Köstritz H | Wallenstein Musical Museum Tour for Everyone, ages 8 to 98 Based on Friedrich Schiller’s classic, Wallenstein – in an original paper-theater adaption from the 19th century that takes place in 1634, in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War. For adults and families with children from 8 years old It is often said that in theater, the stage is the world. That this stage can also be made of paper is made clear by the twin brothers Nils and Carsten Niemann. What is for us today the television, the paper-theater was for audiences in the 19th century, similar to a living room. Operas, dramas, or fairytales served as a model for the performances, especially from the great princes of poetry. The classic work Wallenstein is descended from Friedrich Schiller. In the original 19th century version for paper theater, the story dates back to the year 1634 in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War and in the colorful encampment of the power-hungry, ingenious commander Wallenstein. But can one really perform Wallenstein in one hour? Carsten and Nils Niemann can! The most important people, the most important scenes, a dramaturgy that doesn’t leave anything important away, and here and there a cleverly woven teichoscopy (viewing from the walls) make it possible to get to know the story without first having to dig through three thick volumes. The fact that whole is also offered as a musical with song and dance numbers is probably due to the joy that multi-instrumentalist Casten Nieman takes in sound creation and strips away the dreadful heaviness from this serious piece. Meanwhile, Nils Niemann directs the characters and changes the scenes, a masterful task given the countless figures and quick scene changes. The fact that he also stands visibly behind the stage and directs the figures to the side means that nothing is hidden behind the curtains. While the figures move on the stage, one also experiences how the accompanying sounds are created: in the best tonmeister tradition of employing coconut shells, steel plates, clattering bowls, voice-altering buckets, and various musical instruments – a rousing performance! An unconventional encounter and probably the most entertaining history lesson imaginable. Puppet Theater Liselotte Berlin Nils and Carsten Niemann Tickets: €3.50 (available only at the box office, additional €3 for coffee table afterwards) Stand: September 2018 [9]
Tuesday, October 9th 2018, 14:30, Chamber Music Hall of the Palais im Großen Garten | Dresden 11 | Premiere: Simple & Schwejk or Edifying mosaic of unpeaceful world’s history Tuesday, October 9th 2018, 19.30, Chamber Music Hall of the Palais im Großen Garten | Dresden 12 | Premiere: Simple & Schwejk or Edifying mosaic of unpeaceful world’s history The 200th Event “Open Palais – Music and Art in the Great Garden” A musical tale based on true, imaginary, edifying, and entertaining reports of two rogues in disproportionately militaristic times, with music on all sorts of ancient instruments by Christina Siegfried free after Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Jaroslav Hašek, Selma Lagerlöf and Tobias Goldfarb Simplicius Simplicissimus and Josef Schwejk both know a lot about the world – in each case the world of their own. And even though there are a good 300 years standing between them, no one can pull the wool over their eyes! Both of them can tell stories that will make your head spin! But what if the times become mixed-up and the one asks the other if humanity has learned absolutely nothing despite the passage of three centuries? The Bohemian dog-dealer Schwejk lives in peace and harmony in Prague during the time of the outbreak of the First World War. There, he is jailed for treason and lands directly with the soldiers. He survives the war effort through the good fortune of his alleged simplicity. Simplicius also confronts complete hardship in a terrible and terrifyingly long war. He loses his family, becomes a drummer for the Swedish army and flails on through to the (happy?) ending by acting as a naive rogue and alleged simpleton. What would the two have said “after the war at 6 o’clock“? A roguish story for adults and clever people above the age of six. Mareike Greb, song and dance Hans-Georg Pachmann, Simple & Schwejk Ensemble all‘improvviso Martin Erhardt, recorders, one-hand whistle and drums Michael Spiecker, Baroque violin Miyoko Erhardt-Ito, viola da gamba Christoph Sommer, lute and Baroque guitar In cooperation with the association: Friends of Palais Großer Garten “Open Palais – Music and Art in the Great Garden in Dresden” Tickets: €17 / red. €15 Wednesday, October 10th 2018, 10:30, Festival Hall of Casle Moritzburg | Zeitz 13 | Simple & Schwejk or Edifying mosaic of unpeaceful world’s history A musical tale based on true, imaginary, edifying, and entertaining reports of two rogues in disproportionately militaristic times, with music on all sorts of ancient instruments by Christina Siegfried free after Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Jaroslav Hašek, Selma Lagerlöf and Tobias Goldfarb A roguish story for adults and clever people above the age of six. Mareike Greb, song and dance Hans-Georg Pachmann, Simple & Schwejk Ensemble all‘improvviso Tickets: €9 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [10]
Wednesday, October 10th 2018, 17:00, Talleyrand Room SLUB | Dresden I | Musical Treasures Presentation of and dialog about resources in the SLUB The consideration of manuscripts and prints from the past opens not only a lively entry point into music history, but also offers an unadulterated aesthetic experience. Barbara Wiermann and Arno Paduch, both renowned experts in the music culture of Schütz’s time, present valuable originals and resources of the 16th and 17th centuries and make the works, sources, and transmission history of today’s performances tangible. Katrin Bicher, music department SLUB Dominik Stoltz, manuscripts, old prints, and regional studies at SLUB Arno Paduch, cornetist, conductor and musicologist In cooperation with the State Library of Saxony, and the State and University Libraries of Dresden (SLUB) Free admission (max. 25 admitted) Reservation of admission ticket necessary Wednesday, October 10th 2018, 20:00, Small castle courtyard in the Dresden Castle [Residenzschloss] | Dresden 14 | A Guardian Angel For he commanded his angels to preside over you ... Works of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Hieronymus Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Sergei Rachmaninov, William Byrd, Edward Elgar, James MacMillan, Owain Park and Heinrich Schütz Angels are spiritual beings, superior to us humans in their strength and intelligence, mediators between heaven and earth, messengers of peace sent by God to guide and protect us. Their wisdom and kindness is inspiring, as well as their devotion to us: they endow us with the source of their power, which is also visible in artistic gifts that show and describe their everlasting beauty. With VOCES8, the brightest star in the a-capella heavens, are for the first time guests at the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL. Music lovers and critics rave about their perfect sense of harmony: “They give the word ‘ensemble’ a new meaning.” (Gramophone 2017) Together with the celebrated “Queen of the Baroque violin” (BBC Music Magazine) Rachel Podger, they have prepared an evening in the special atmosphere of the historical small castle courtyard of the Dresden Castle that is covered by a modern ceiling. This will be an evening in which in the end many will leave sighing... “Heavenly!” “Podger’s serene and beguiling virtuosity is the guiding voice in Guardian Angel amidst choral masterpieces sung by the impeccable VOCES8.” (Gramophone) Rachel Podger, violin VOCES8 Andrea Halsey, soprano Eleonore Cockerham, soprano Katie Jeffries-Harris, alto Barnaby Smith, countertenor Sam Dressel, tenor Blake Morgan, tenor Christopher Moore, bass Jonathan Pacey, bass In cooperation with the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden – SKD Tickets: €35 | €20 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [11]
Thursday, October 11th 2018, 17:00, Military History Museum | Dresden K | Masculine War - Feminine Peace? Guided Tour for the Special Exhibition “Violence and Gender” Are acts of violence and the capacity for violence determined by gender? Is “feminine” the equivalent of “weak”, and “masculine” the equivalent of “militaristic”? Or, are the elements that are considered to be typical masculine or feminine behavior with regard to violence a result of social norms and traditions, which are therefore subject to change? Just as with the concepts that peace comes as a result of war, and that peace is not necessarily a state of non-violence, the distinction between the sexes cannot be presumed to be as clear and straight-forward as with the designations of ‘the peaceful woman’ or ‘the violent man’. Current debates highlight the importance of this topic. In cooperation with the Military History Museum of the Armed Forces in Dresden Free admission (max. 15 admitted) Reservation of admission tickets necessary Thursday, October 11th 2018, 18:30, Military History Museum | Dresden Counterpoint MODERN 15 | in allem frieden [in all peace] Works of Heinrich Schütz, Heinrich Albert, Malachias Siebenhaar and Reiko Füting Reiko Füting, a composer with roots in Central Germany, and at the same time a global sphere of influence from New York to Seoul, answers the question “What do I want to compose?” with: “Experiences: Experiences of form – time – space.” This certainly resonates with the world of Heinrich Schütz. It’s no wonder that an artist with this sort of world view is a welcomed guest at the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL. AuditivVocal Dresden, one of the leading ensembles for contemporary vocal arts is invited to interweave Füting’s works als ein Licht [as a light] and in allem Frieden [in all peace] - based on works of Heinrich Schütz - with compositions from the 17th century. These are works that emerged out of unmediated experience with war and peace. A counterpoint MODERN that grows out of the spirit of the early Baroque. Vocal Ensemble AuditivVokal Dresden Ensemble L’Art d’Echo Juliana Laake, viola da gamba Marthe Perl, viola da gamba Irene Klein, viola da gamba Julia Vetö, viola da gamba Frauke Heß, violon Klaus Eichhorn, organ Dresdner Schlagzeugquartett Conrad Süß, Georg Wieland Wagner, Ulrich Grafe, Matthias Schleyer, percussion Conductor: Olaf Katzer Following the concert, there is an opportunity to have a conversation with the musicians and employees of the MHM. A cooperation of the Musical Society of Magdeburg, the Schütz Academy in Bad Köstritz and the Sandstone and Music Festival In collaboration with AuditivVokal Dresden, Ensemble Art d'Echo, and the Heinrich Schütz Music Festival Tickets: €19 | Junior!: €5 Friday, October 12th 2018, 19:00, Three-sided Courtyard of the Brewery [Dreiseitenhof der Brauerei] | Bad Köstritz 16 | Whither to Now? The War has a Hole. Of Child and Mercenary Soldiers | Brewery Session Ballades, folk songs, hymns from war heroes like Tilly and Gustav II Adolf, songs of mercenary soldiers, mournful lamentations, and, in spite of everything, exuberant dances, hopeful songs of peace, and chorales out of the time of the Thirty Years’ War Stand: September 2018 [12]
The Thirty Years’ War was a time of deep trauma in German history. If the 100th anniversary of the Reformation had been celebrated with pride and defiance, the foundations began to crumble a year later. A war broke out, a most savagely imaginable war, one that was ended several times through treaties and declarations of peace only to be rekindled a short time after. Ballades, folk songs, and hymns from this time are tracked down, arranged, and presented with historically-informed thoughtfulness and wit by The Playfords in a Brewery Session. This session creates associations between the life of a soldier with the family life of Heinrich Schütz: after all, his family owned and operated an inn in Köstritz among other places, brewing and pouring beer. The Central German ensemble, The Playfords, stands for authentic and innovative interpretations of dance music from the Renaissance and early Baroque. They play new arrangements of Early Music on historical instruments that arise from spontaneous improvisations, and these improvisations mature through collaboration with masters of dance and through extensive experience on the stage. The Playfords Björn Werner, vocals Annegret Fischer, recorders Nora Thiele, percussion Erik Warkenthin, lute, Baroque guitar Benjamin Dreßler, viola da gamba In collaboration with the Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei Tickets: €15 (includes two Köstritz beers, 0.2 l) | Junior!: €5 (naturally, without beer!) And water is offered gratis, until thirst is quenched. Friday, October 12th 2018, 19:00, St. Claren Cloister | Weißenfels 17 | Fly Maybug Lost Songs 1914–1918 100 years after the beginning of the First World War, Die Grenzgänger [engl: The Border Crossers] presented their sixth program with songs from the German Folk Song Archive in Freiburg: Almost 3000 songs were evaluated with the help of over 50 volunteers and the most impressive of them were bathed in the musical waters of the past hundred years and painstakingly dusted off. For the first time, the original version of Lili Marleen can be heard here, a song sketched by Hans Leip in 1915 on a piece of paper. Many anonymous people who had tried to make sense of a world going up in flames, have a chance to speak now through their songs and their humor. And suddenly, an Andreas Gryphius and a Paul Gerhardt are not so very far away from us ... Die Grenzgänger Michael Zachcial, vocals, guitar, harmonica Jörg Fröse, mandolin, violin, banjo, concertina, vocals Annette Rettich, cello, vocals Florian Oberlechner, accordeon, piano, vocals Tickets: €15 | Junior!: €5 In cooperation with the Weißenfelser Bürgerverein „Kloster St. Claren“ e.V. Friday, October 12th 2018, 19:00, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral | Zeitz 18 | Soul Music Vocal and Instrumental Music by Johann Theile, Johann Philipp Krieger, Gregor Zuber, Johann Schop, Franz Tunder and Heinrich Schütz Johann Theile (1646–1724), the last pupil of Schütz, is nowadays long forgotten. This is hard to believe, given the quality of his surviving work and his important role in the musical culture of North Germany at the end of the 17th century. He served as Court Kapellmeister under Duke Christian Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. His opera Adam and Eve was the premiere performance at the Opera am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg. Between 1685 and 1689 he held the post of Kapellmeister in Wolfenbüttel, succeeding Johann Rosenmüller. His last post was in Naumburg under Christian I of Saxony-Merseburg and from 1694 as a musical advisor to Duke Moritz of Saxony-Zeitz. The evening with Dorothee Mields and the Ensemble Hamburger Ratsmusik is a comprehensive and exemplary tribute to Johann Theile and a plea for musical curiosity and the joy of discovery – and thus quite fitting for our purposes! Stand: September 2018 [13]
artist in residence 2018 Dorothee Mields, soprano Ensemble Hamburger Ratsmusik Barbara Hofmann, viola da gamba Hermann Hickethier, viola da gamba Bastian Altvater, viola da gamba Heike Lindner, viola da gamba Ulrich Wedemeier, theorbo Anke Dennert, organ Simone Eckert, viola da gamba und conducting 18:00, Introduction to the concert: Dr. Christina Siegfried in conversation with Dorothee Mields Our artist in residence is presented by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung Tickets: €19 | Junior!: €5 Friday, October 12th 2018, 19:00, Canon Court (Brühl’s Terrace) | Dresden 19 | When what I love leaves me … Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesca Caccini, Giovanni Legrenzi, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell Inspired by Cuando el bien que adoro me deja sin mi by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Combo CAM together with the fictional character Doris Meeresbüchner raise questions about war and peace, and peace in everyday life. Are the great mysteries in understanding power and powerlessness, darkness and light, in all their human and inhuman facets, possible to grasp in their entirety? These mysteries are guided, ensnared, driven, comforted, and danced to, step by step, by music of German, Italian, South American, Sephardic, and Israeli origin. Doris Meeresbüchner, herself a person, does not want to give up on people and believes that it is possible to build on that which unites all of us despite our divisions. The outcome is no less humorous and bizarre than tragic and encouraging. The Combo CAM (care about music) is a chamber music ensemble founded in 2016 in Leipzig whose primariy focus is on Baroque music from France Italy, Spain and South America. In 2017, the Ensmble won the Youth Competition “ZAMUS Spielwiese” in Cologne. Combo CAM – care about music Bernadette Beckermann, vocals Friederike Merkel, recorders Antje Nürnberger, Baroque cello Max Hattwich, Baroque guitar and lute Babett Niclas, Baroque harp Hannes Malkowski, percussion Scenic acting: Doris Meeresbüchner Tickets: €18 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 13th 2018, 15.00, Festive Hall in the Palace | Bad Köstritz 20 | Simple & Schwejk or Edifying mosaic of unpeaceful world’s history A musical tale based on true, imaginary, edifying, and entertaining reports of two rogues in disproportionately militaristic times, with music on all sorts of ancient instruments by Christina Siegfried free after Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Jaroslav Hašek, Selma Lagerlöf and Tobias Goldfarb Simplicius Simplicissimus and Josef Schwejk both know a lot about the world – in each case the world of their own. And even though there are a good 300 years standing between them, no one can pull the wool over their eyes! Both of them can tell stories that will make your head spin! But what if the times become mixed-up and the one asks the other if Stand: September 2018 [14]
humanity has learned absolutely nothing despite the passage of three centuries? The Bohemian dog-dealer Schwejk lives in peace and harmony in Prague during the time of the outbreak of the First World War. There, he is jailed for treason and lands directly with the soldiers. He survives the war effort through the good fortune of his alleged simplicity. Simplicius also confronts complete hardship in a terrible and terrifyingly long war. He loses his family, becomes a drummer for the Swedish army and flails on through to the (happy?) ending by acting as a naive rogue and alleged simpleton. What would the two have said “after the war at 6 o’clock“? A roguish story for adults and clever people above the age of six. Mareike Greb, song and dance Hans-Georg Pachmann, Simple & Schwejk Ensemble all‘improvviso Martin Erhardt, recorders, one-hand whistle and drums Michael Spiecker, Baroque violin Miyoko Erhardt-Ito, viola da gamba Christoph Sommer, lute and Baroque guitar Tickets: €9 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 13th 2018, 17.00, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral | Zeitz 21 | Organ Concert Prize-winner’s Concert with pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Scheidemann, Georg Böhm, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Matthias Weckmann among others When one thinks of the Baroque organ in Central Germany, the names of Gottfried Silbermann, Zacharias Hildebrandt or Tobias Heinrich Trost immediately come to mind. The diverse possibilities of sound offered by these “Queens of the Instrument” inspire again and again. At the same time, they are instruments of a lively promotional effort for young talent in Central Germany, offering excellent possibilities for the presentation of outstanding talents. An example: Johannes Krahl, the winner of the International Silbermann Organ Competition in 2017, will make his Music Festival debut on the Eule-Organ in the Cathedral of Zeitz. Johannes Krahl on the Eule Organ First Prizewinner at the 2017 Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition Tickets: €12 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 13th 2018, 16:00, Gustav Adolf Museum in the Geleitshaus | Weißenfels L | The Lion of Midnight Special Guided Tour On November 6th, 1632, the decisive Battle of Lützen between Gustav II Adolf and the Imperial Armies of Wallenstein took place. At the end of this carnage, the Swedes were victorious, albeit without their king. He, celebrated as the rescuing “Lion of Midnight”, had become caught between the two fronts and was fatally struck. His corpse was autopsied, embalmed, and laid out in the Geleitshaus in Weisenfels. Today, the Geleitshaus, a former convoy agency, houses the Gustav Adolf Museum. The highlight of the exhibition is a diorama with 10,000 pewter figures as well as a bloodstain presumed to belong to the Swedish king in the autopsy room. N.N. Tickets: €5 (max. 25 admitted) Saturday, October 13th 2018, 19:00, Castle Church St. Trinitatis | Weißenfels 22 | Schütz and Monteverdi Music in Times of War – Works of Heinrich Schütz, Claudio Monteverdi, Franz Tunder and Johann Hermann Schein Claudio Monteverdi, who died 375 years ago, continues to fascinate and inspire nowadays. Claudio Cavina, the director of La Venexiana, who has throughout the course of his career concerned himself with the music of his namesake, discovered over time a new perspective of the early Baroque master. Out of this, he and his ensemble have presented Stand: September 2018 [15]
continuously breathtaking interpretations of the works of the “Divino Claudio”. For the program in Weißenfels, Cavina combines the works of Monteverdi with those of another “musicus excellentissiums”, an equally great transformer of text into music- Heinrich Schütz. Both worked during the time of the Thirty Years’ War and wrote music for a variety of occasions. The music represents the sound of their times, however individual the musical language of both masters may be. La Venexiana Alessio Tosi, tenor Luca Dordolo, tenor Jaromir Nosek, bass Efix Puleo, violin Daniela Godio, violin Alberto Lo Gatto, violon Davide Pozzi, harpsichord and positive organ Gabriele Palomba, theorbo and conducting Tickets: €25 | €18 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 13th 2018, 19:00, St. Leonhard Church | Bad Köstritz Counterpoint MODERN 23 | in allem frieden [in all peace] Works of Heinrich Schütz, Heinrich Albert, Malachias Siebenhaar and Reiko Füting Reiko Füting, a composer with roots in Central Germany, and at the same time a global sphere of influence from New York to Seoul, answers the question “What do I want to compose?” with: “Experiences: Experiences of form – time – space.” This certainly resonates with the world of Heinrich Schütz. It’s no wonder that an artist with this sort of world view is a welcomed guest at the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL. AuditivVocal Dresden, one of the leading ensembles for contemporary vocal arts is invited to interweave Füting’s works als ein Licht [as a light] and in allem Frieden [in all peace] - based on works of Heinrich Schütz - with compositions from the 17th century. These are works that emerged out of unmediated experience with war and peace. A counterpoint MODERN that grows out of the spirit of the early Baroque. Vocal Ensemble AuditivVokal Dresden Ensemble L’Art d’Echo Juliana Laake, viola da gamba Marthe Perl, viola da gamba Irene Klein, viola da gamba Julia Vetö, viola da gamba Frauke Heß, violon Klaus Eichhorn, organ Dresdner Schlagzeugquartett Conrad Süß, Georg Wieland Wagner, Ulrich Grafe, Matthias Schleyer, percussion Conductor: Olaf Katzer 18:00, Introduction: Friederike Böcher M.A. in conversation with Olaf Katzer | Heinrich Schütz House A cooperation of the Musical Society of Magdeburg, the Schütz Academy in Bad Köstritz and the Sandstone and Music Festival In collaboration with AuditivVokal Dresden, Ensemble Art d'Echo, and the Military History Museum of the Armed Forces in Dresden Tickets: €19 | €11 | Junior!: €5 Saturday, October 13th 2018, 17:00, Kreuzkirche | Dresden Vesper in the Kreuzkirche An event of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden Tickets: €3 (only at the evening box office) Stand: September 2018 [16]
Saturday, October 13th 2018, 20:00, Frauenkirche Dresden 24 | Peace – Joy Gala Concert: 20 Years of the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL Music in the Times of the Thirty Years’ War Works by Heinrich Schütz, Nicolaus Weisbeck, Erasmus Widmann, Christoph Harant von Polschitz and Weseritz, Marcus Dietrich Brandisius, Giovanni Valentini, among others A concert with works from the heart of the Thirty Years’ War as a celebratory Gala Concert “20 Years of the HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL“? But, of course! Absolutely! Because the program points to the core of our festival’s self-image, as a unique forum for music and culture of the 17th century: a smartly through-composed program which makes works of Central German and Central European composers tangible through exemplary interpretations. In addition to well- known works, numerous note-worthy rediscoveries can be heard. And the retelling of messages from the 17th century prove to be impulses for answering urgent contemporary questions. In other words, in one of Europe’s most important places of peace, the Dresden Frauenkirche, Arno Paduch and the extensive Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble have developed a program in which magnificent polychoral works encounter haunting solo songs; where the euphoria of victory, lamentation, and assurance of all political camps come together. And where one thing is palpable above all: how close the music of the 17th century can come to us, if we allow ourselves this experience. Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble on historical instruments Veronika Winter, soprano Heidi Maria Taubert, soprano Dorothea Wagner, soprano Beat Duddeck, alto David Erler, alto Georg Poplutz, tenor Nils Giebelhausen, tenor Dirk Schmidt, bass alf Grobe, bass Arno Paduch, cornett Friederike Otto, cornett Sebastian Krause, trombone Masafumi Sakamoto, trombone Kristina Filthaut, dulcian Axel Andrae, dulcian Eva Maria Horn, dulcian Volker Mühlberg, violin Irina Kisselova, violin Andrea Schmidt, viola Bodo Lönnartz, viola Laura Frey, violon Petra Burmann, chitarrone Jürgen Banholzer, organ concept and conducting: Arno Paduch 19:00, Introduction: Dr. Christina Siegfried in conversation with Arno Paduch In cooperation with the Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden Tickets: €44 | €34 | €24 | €12 | Junior!: €5 Sunday, October 14th 2018, 9:30, Kreuzkirche | Dresden Church Service Liturgy: Pastor Holger Milkau Stand: September 2018 [17]
Sunday, October 14th 2018, 10:00, St. Leonhard Church | Bad Köstritz Festive Church Service Ensembles of Bad Köstritz play music of Heinrich Schütz Wind Ensemble Köstritzer Spielleute Ensemble Carmina among others Sermon: Pastor Juliane Schlenzig Sunday, October 14th 2018, 10:00, Princely House [Fürstenhaus] | Weißenfels 25 | Simple & Schwejk or Edifying mosaic of unpeaceful world’s history A musical tale based on true, imaginary, edifying, and entertaining reports of two rogues in disproportionately militaristic times, with music on all sorts of ancient instruments by Christina Siegfried free after Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Jaroslav Hašek, Selma Lagerlöf and Tobias Goldfarb Simplicius Simplicissimus and Josef Schwejk both know a lot about the world – in each case the world of their own. And even though there are a good 300 years standing between them, no one can pull the wool over their eyes! Both of them can tell stories that will make your head spin! But what if the times become mixed-up and the one asks the other if humanity has learned absolutely nothing despite the passage of three centuries? The Bohemian dog-dealer Schwejk lives in peace and harmony in Prague during the time of the outbreak of the First World War. There, he is jailed for treason and lands directly with the soldiers. He survives the war effort through the good fortune of his alleged simplicity. Simplicius also confronts complete hardship in a terrible and terrifyingly long war. He loses his family, becomes a drummer for the Swedish army and flails on through to the (happy?) ending by acting as a naive rogue and alleged simpleton. What would the two have said “after the war at 6 o’clock“? A roguish story for adults and clever people above the age of six. Mareike Greb, song and dance Hans-Georg Pachmann, Simple & Schwejk Ensemble all‘improvviso Martin Erhardt, recorders, one-hand whistle and drums Michael Spiecker, Baroque violin Miyoko Erhardt-Ito, viola da gamba Christoph Sommer, lute and Baroque guitar Tickets: €9 | Junior!: €5 Sunday, October 14th 2018, 10:15, St. Marienkirche | Weißenfels Festive Church Service Chamber Choir of the Evangelical Church Community in Weißenfels Direction: Thomas Piontek Sermon: Pastor Martin Schmelzer Stand: September 2018 [18]
Sunday, October 14th 2018, 17:00, Annenkirche | Dresden 26 | Closing Concert // Grant us Peace Works of Heinrich Schütz, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Samuel Scheidt, Johann Bach, Franz Tunder and Philipp F. Böddecker Music in the breath of the times: The Thirty Years’ War is one of Europe’s greatest turning points in its consciousness. And Heinrich Schütz was a musical chronicler of these horrifying years. From the opulent Psalms of David (1619) to the peace cycle Geistliche Chormusik [Sacred Choral Music, 1648], his work reflects the experiences of utmost devestation, but also hopefulness and assurance. After he wrote in the midst of the war “all order is turned awry”, his music after 1648 was an attempt to create new order through the world of tones and to direct his gaze towards visions of peace after the nightmare of war had passed. And in between, on political occasions, he created a number of rarely heard motets and concerts in which (in additions to hommages to the authorities) insistant messages are inscribed: da pacem domine – grant us peace. In a program of deep contrasts, Hans-Christoph Rademann and his celebrated Dresden Schütz interpreters dedicate themselves to this great European theme. artist in residence 2018 Dorothee Mields, soprano Our artist in residence is presented by the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung Isabel Schicketanz, soprano David Erler, alto Georg Poplutz, tenor Tobias Mäthger, tenor Felix Schwandtke, bass Dresdner Kammerchor soloists: Franziska Neumann, alto Maria Stosiek, alto Timo Hannig, bass Margret Baumgartl, Wolfgang von Kessinger and Cosima Taubert, violin Juliane Laake, Sarah Perl, Frauke Hess and Julia Vetö, viola da gamba Friederike Otto and Anna Schall, cornett Sebastian Krause, Julia Nagel, Masafumi Sakamoto and Fernando Günther, trombone Clemens Schlemmer and Eva-Maria Horn, dulcian Stefan Maass, theorbo Matthias Müller and Christian Heiml, violon Michaela Hasselt, organ Hans-Christoph Rademann, direction A concert in cooperation with the Dresdner Kammerchor Tickets: €24 | €18 | €11 | Junior!: €5 Stand: September 2018 [19]
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