Bach Interreligiös

In the organizer's words:

Bach in the spirit of ecumenism. Christian choirs and musicians of both Muslim and Jewish backgrounds unite, draw on the global source of strength and inspiration of his music and celebrate him in a joint concert. The Protestant Paul Gerhardt Choir under the direction of Ilse Krüger performs together with the Catholic Herz-Jesu Choir. The choir's director Andreas Götz plays the large Woehl organ.

As a festive opening, the Sinfonia and choruses of the Council Election Cantata BWV 29 will be heard. The interreligious musical counterpoint will be provided by Slava Cernavca - clarinet, Jan Eschke - piano, Mochine Ramdan - vocals/gembri, Bastian Jütte - drums and Giorgi Makhoshvili - double bass with Bach klezmer for band and strings as well as an aria from Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" in Arabic style for band, strings and mochine. The "Dona nobis pacem" from Bach's Mass in B minor concludes the concert as a cross-religious prayer for peace.

Afterwards, everyone is invited to enjoy a drink and a chat.