Grundton D - Benefizkonzerte für den Denkmalschutz

In the organizer's words:

Vocal ensemble APOLLO5

Penelope Appleyard, soprano
Clare Stewart, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Mottershead, tenor
Joseph Taylor, tenor
Augustus Perkins Ray, bass

"Anam" - music that moves the soul

"When music sounds, gone is the earth I know" - Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956)

Music can move us like nothing else. Perhaps it is the clarity, the immediacy of the sound that is produced, shared and absorbed by the listener that can evoke a multitude of emotions and revive a wealth of memories. Singing, with its recitation of words, is perhaps the most intimate and personal form of musical expression and additionally carries within it the immensity of storytelling, carrying the emotions and memories of the wordsmiths and the composers who set their texts to music.

"Anam" is a program of vocal music that is stylistically and geographically broad. The music has a strong connection to Scotland and Ireland, but there are also excursions to Renaissance Italy, Victorian England and North America. It is a tribute to the rich bardic tradition, inspired by human emotions, the landscape and our cultural heritage. APOLLO5 show in a fascinating way what the interplay of music and words can trigger in us humans: to move, encourage, comfort, guide and strengthen something in us.

APOLLO5 is one of the most impressive vocal groups in Great Britain. The ensemble, named after the ancient Greek god of music, consists of a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, two tenors and a bass and is renowned for its ability to immediately captivate audiences. APOLLO5 stands for a rich, powerful, dynamic and distinctive sound. With versatile programming and a repertoire ranging from Renaissance, classical and contemporary choral works to folk, jazz and pop, the five voices bring the music of five centuries to life.

Ticket proceeds support the preservation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.

About the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church:
Built by Wilhelm II in memory of his grandfather of the same name in 1891-92, the sacred building was largely destroyed in 1943. Between 1959 and 1963, a new building was constructed according to the designs of Egon Eiermann, retaining the ruined main tower. The ensemble of the ruined tower and four new buildings, some of which rise above a rectangular podium, is now considered one of the incunabula of German post-war modernism.

The Grundton D benefit concerts, which have been organized by Deutschlandfunk in collaboration with the German Foundation for Monument Protection since 1990, are particularly inspiring due to the combination of music and architecture. To mark the 40th anniversary of the German Foundation for Monument Protection in 2025, a total of three concerts will be held in special monuments for extraordinary purposes.

Price information:

Admission: 6.30 p.m. Free choice of seats