2022 - a year of friendship!
Let's be thankful for 2021 , a year to take courage. We shared knowledge , and continue .
We talked , and continue .
We remembered great people , and continue.
We enjoyed places, songs and food with friends, and continue !
2021 was another green year
forest in snow
creek frozen
pilewort
glories-of-the-snow
rapseed field
sweetbriar rose
Lady's mantle
sunflowers
roses
poplar
common spindle
frost in December
27 November St. Martin, Idstein · women's choir:
4 December St. Martin, Idstein
18 December St. Martin, Idstein
Did you know ...
24 December St. Martin, Idstein
Did you know ...
... that star singers from the Munich parish of St. Martin, Moosach Angela Merkel in 2012?
29 January St. Martin, Idstein
... that "Nahe wollt der Herr uns sein Huub Oosterhuis in 1964, was included in the 1975 German hymnal Gotteslob ?
Did you know ...
... that operatic soprano Elena Tsallagova
19 February St. Martin, Idstein
20 February Oper Frankfurt
... that the mezzo-soprano of Beth Taylor Amadigi male character with fine vocal lines and "remarkable coloraturas "?
Did you know ...
... that "Bewahre uns, Gott hymn for protection and blessing that Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina?
... that Anna Korsun Villa Massimo in Rome in 2018?
... that Monika Buczkowska Grand Theatre, Poznań , as Mozart's Susanna , was a soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at a charity concert for Ukraine at the Alte Oper ?
... that during a German charity concert for Ukraine, Slovakian singer Judita Nagyová Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ?
... that AJ Glueckert Metropolitan Opera as Erik in 2017, described as a "clarion sensitive tenor", and at the Oper Frankfurt as Flamand in 2018, with "passionate power"?
... that when public radio stations aired Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in solidarity with Ukraine on 10 March 2022, the bass voice of Anthony Robin Schneider from Frankfurt and recorded from Auckland ?
... that after the Ukrainian soprano Olga Bezsmertna Neue Stimmen competition in 2011, she was engaged at the Vienna State Opera ?
... that the melody of Mozart's aria "Dove sono Le nozze di Figaro Coronation Mass
... that Katharina Konradi soprano born in Kyrgyzstan, made a recording of lieder with pianist Gerold Huber including settings by Lori Laitman of children's poems written in Terezin ?
... that that American soprano Emily Pogorelc Glyndebourne to appearing as Mozart's Cherubino at the Munich Opera Festival ?
... that compositions by Graham Waterhouse String Sextet , Op. 1, in 1979 to the Fantasia Ucraina for two violins in 2022?
... that all stanzas of the song "Gott liebt diese Welt Mecklenburg after the Berlin Wall was built?
... that the text of the hymn "Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit transfiguration of Jesus , an annual reading during Lent ?
... that when Bernardin Schellenberger hymn "Selig, wem Christus auf dem Weg begegnet prior at Mariawald Abbey , a Trappist monastery?
9 April St. Martin, Idstein
15 April · Good Friday Chor St. Martin, Idstein
16 April · Easter Vigil Chor St. Martin, Idstein
17 April · Easter Chor von St. Bonifatius (not me)
Did you know ...
... that the Johannespassion by Wolfram Menschick Passion according to St John for three soloists and choir, was performed today at Essen Cathedral ?
... that in the twelve-stanza Easter hymn "Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut a 15th-century hymn in Latin , an angel tells women to not remain at the empty tomb?
23 April St. Martin, Idstein
Did you know ...
... that when Nadja Stefanoff Fedora Oper Frankfurt , one reviewer complimented the brilliance and agility of her voice, assertive even when singing softly?
... that when tenor Jonathan Tetelman Fedora Caruso famous, a reviewer called him ideal for the role? 8 Jun
... that Lorenzo Passerini Fedora Oper Frankfurt ?
... that the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra Berlin Philharmonie and the Kurhaus Wiesbaden (pictured) ?
... that Aleksey Semenenko Odessa , professor of violin at the Folkwang University , was held in Ukraine for a month after a concert on 23 February, but played on a tour in Germany in April?
... that Luigi Gaggero Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Germany in April 2022, restoring Lyatoshynsky's Symphony No. 3 to its 1951 version, with the last movement themed "Peace will conquer war"?
Did you know ...
... that soprano Sarah Traubel Babylon Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden ?
11 May · IMF Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
15 May Martinis, St. Martin, Idstein
... that in 2020 when Persian-Canadian countertenor Cameron Shahbazi Written on Skin
... that Ukrainian baritone Danylo Matviienko A Midsummer Night's Dream Oper Frankfurt ?
22 May · Abendlob Chor St. Martin, Idstein
28 May · Evensong Chor von St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden
Did you know ...
... that after bombing in World War II, the surviving tower of the Friedenskirche Stuttgart , was combined with a new concrete structure?
... that songs from the collection "Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht Katholikentag ?
... that "Öffnet eure Tore hymn in German written by Christoph Bernhard Verspoell for the Feast of the Ascension , based on Psalm 24
5 June Westfälisches Musikfestival Hamm
6 June · Pentecost Ecumenical Pentecost open air
6 June Klassik zu Pfingsten
Did you know ...
... that the Messe brève no. 7 Charles Gounod (pictured) is an 1890 Missa brevis that he derived from an earlier work for only two voices and organ ?
... that the Konzerthalle Bad Salzuflen , an example of spa architecture in the 1960s, is one of the regular venues of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie ?
... that Linus Roth Dancla Stradivarius violin, recorded all compositions by Mieczysław Weinberg which feature a solo violin?
16 June · Corpus Christi St. Martin, Idstein
19 June · Kirchweih Chor und Orchester of St. Martin, Idstein
... that "Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen Psalm 9 ?
... that when Heather Engebretson Madama Butterfly
... that R. B. Schlather The Rose Elf L'Italiana in Londra Madama Butterfly Oper Frankfurt ?
... that the Missa brevis in C František Brixi , an 18th-century kapellmeister at Prague Cathedral , was not published until 2004?
... that the only trumpet concerto by Antonio Vivaldi is for two trumpets
26 June women of Chor von St. Bonifatius
... that organist Jehan Alain 's Messe modale en septuor septet of soprano, alto, flute and string quartet?
... that the 18th-century "Danket, danket dem Herrn round based on Psalm 106:1 , has been described as one of the most widespread rounds in German?
... that when the Canadian baritone Iain MacNeal Odysseus in Dallapiccola's Ulisse Oper Frankfurt , a reviewer noted that he portrayed the "character's self-exegeses"?
... that when Francesco Lanzillotta Ulisse Oper Frankfurt in 2022, a reviewer noted that he "does not shy away from agglomerations of sound"?
... that Colombian singer Juanita Lascarro soprano at the Oper Frankfurt , where she appeared as both Calypso and Penelope in a new production of Dallapiccola's Ulisse
... that in 2021 Sarah Aristidou Jörg Widmann 's Labyrinth V , a wordless piece for her soprano voice with "ululations , sobs, jazz inflections and wild laughter"?
Did you know ...
... that in a choral tour program titled Salmo! , Bach's 18th successor first conducted Salmo 150 a cappella setting of Psalm 150 by the Brazilian composer Ernani Aguiar ?
... that when pieces from Mendelssohn 's German Liturgy Thomanerchor (pictured) in 2022, a reviewer noted "a captivating purity in the tone of devotional Reformation romanticism"?
... that Andreas Reize ranked Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen Psalm 84 by Johann Hermann Schein , as one of three pinnacles of motets before Bach ?
... that when the new church of St. Martinus Hattersheim was built in 1915 with Jugendstil elements, the architect incorporated parts from the earlier church?
... that Stardust , the title of a composition by Taylor Scott Davis a cappella commissioned by Voces8 , became also the name of the vocal ensemble's 2022 tour?
... that Britten's Five Flower Songs part songs composed for a couple's 25th wedding anniversary, premiered at their estate Dartington Hall ?
16 July · RMF Kubus
17 July Youth project choir St. Martin, Idstein
... that Victória Pitts Il trittico Oper Frankfurt in 2022, including Zita in Gianni Schicchi ?
... that Pier Giorgio Morandi oboist at La Scala in Milan, and conducted a 2019 recorded production of Verdi's Il trovatore Verona Arena , directed by Franco Zeffirelli ?
28 July · RMF Kubus
... that the last of three Regina coeli settings Mozart for Salzburg Cathedral is scored for four soloists, choir and orchestra?
Did you know ...
... that Markus Becker Max Reger , also recorded jazz?
24 August · RMF Eberbach Abbey
31 August · RMF Kubus
... that the Russian violinist Evgeny Sviridov concertmaster of the Baroque ensemble Concerto Köln since 2015, has made an award-winning recording of sonatas by Giuseppe Tartini ?
Did you know ...
... that Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt Heinrich Schütz , a 1619 setting of Psalm 100 for double choir , was performed at the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in 1972?
... that the walls of the Kronberg Academy 's Casals Forum (pictured) are curved and covered with wood in a manner reminiscent of a string instrument?
... that Ella van Poucke Kronberg Academy , returned there as a soloist, playing Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in the new Casals Forum ?
... that the Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra Alfred Schnittke , as sounding like a "blues nightmare" at one point?
8 October St. Martin, Idstein
Did you know ...
... that "Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn Diethard Zils wrote in 1972 as a paraphrase of Psalm 95 to an Israeli melody?
... that Talia Or (pictured) , who sang as the Voice of a Falcon at La Scala , was born in Israel and is based in Germany?
... that Silvia Hauer Rosina and Bizet's Carmen at Staatstheater Wiesbaden , performed the mezzo-soprano solo of Verdi's Requiem in 2022?
... that Sung Min Song Guillaume Tell Saarländisches Staatstheater ?
... that after Domen Križaj Neue Stimmen , he moved to the Oper Frankfurt where he appeared as Massenet's Albert and Mozart's Papageno ?
16 October Ecumenical service for the
22 October St. Martin, Idstein
30 October St. Martin, Idstein
... that the three lines of the traditional German round "Lobet und preiset, ihr Völker, den Herrn psalms ?
... that "Look at the world anthem with text and music by John Rutter , written for CPRE "on the theme of the environment and our responsibility towards it"?
Did you know ...
... that the mass Messe in A Christopher Tambling , originally set for high voices, proved so popular that a four-part version was commissioned.
... that Concentricities Graham Waterhouse , musically depicts a theme of circular, spiraling, or oscillating concentric phenomena in nature and human structures? (2023)
... that Four Epigraphs after Escher piano trio by Graham Waterhouse for viola , heckelphone and piano based on four graphic artworks by M. C. Escher including Reptiles
6 November St. Martin
13 November Presbyterian Church of Katonah
7 December · concert Kurhaus, Wiesbaden
14 December Oper Frankfurt
24 December · Christmas Eve Chor & Orchester St. Martin
forest in snow
creek frozen
pilewort
glories-of-the-snow
rapseed field
sweetbriar rose
Lady's mantle
sunflowers
roses
poplar
common spindle
frost in December
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