chorsinfonisches Konzert: Vierne Messe solennelle / Poulenc Orgelkonzert / Ölbergchor / Concerto Kreuzberg

In the organizer's words:

See with the heart

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What does it mean to really see? This choral symphonic concert by the Mount of Olives Choir follows a special search for clues - between light and darkness, sound and silence, outer sight and inner realization.

At the center is the Messe solennelle in a version for chamber orchestra and organ by Louis Vierne. Vierne, who was born almost blind and later went completely blind, created music of overwhelming color and grandeur. Francis Poulenc's opulent Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in Gminor is also performed. As a devout Catholic and openly homosexual artist, Poulenc stood between social invisibility and personal confession, and his music is able to overcome this boundary.

Jean Langlais, who was also blind from childhood, also created a work for hearing that goes deeper than the eye can see with Caritas Christi.

The program will be performed by the Ölberg Choir and the concerto Kreuzberg chamber orchestra. Christoph Ostendorf plays the organ and conducts the Poulenc; the overall direction is in the hands of Johannes Weber.

At the same time, this evening marks a special new beginning: it is Johannes Weber's inaugural concert as the new director of the Ölberg Choir and the Protestant parish of Kreuzberg.

A concert full of opulence and radiance and an invitation to see with the heart.

Francis Poulenc

Concerto for strings, timpani and organ in G minor

Louis Vierne

Messe solenelle in a version for chamber orchestra and organ (arrangement: J. Weber)

Jean Langlais

Caritas Christi

Chamber orchestra concerto Kreuzberg

Christoph Ostendorf (organ + Poulenc conducting) Johannes Weber, general direction and organ

Price information:

Pupils, students and trainees under 27 receive a discount