»The Art of Choral Music«

In the organizer's words:

A finale with Verdi

The fourth anniversary concert is dedicated to the music itself. We are celebrating the end of our anniversary year together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonierochester Berlin. The focus will be on Giuseppe Verdi's late work "Quattro pezzi sacri". Published in 1897, the cycle comprises four sacred compositions for choir and orchestra and is one of the centerpieces of our repertoire: an incredibly multifaceted work that combines filigree a cappella balances and grand choral symphonies.

A cappella works by Mendelssohn and Heppener

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's "Psalm 43" and Robert Heppener's "Fragments of an Old Text" are two impressive a cappella works. Mendelssohn's heartfelt work sets the 43rd Psalm to music, in which the central question of the meaning of remoteness from God is posed to this day: Why have you cast me off?

Heppener's "Fragments of an old text" is a homage to Mendelssohn. He also takes up the 43rd Psalm and uses expressive musical language to create his very own world of sound in which the spiritual depth of the psalm is impressively preserved.

An ode to music

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Serenade to Music", in which members of the choir can also demonstrate their solo skills, completes the program of the festive concert with a deeply felt homage to music. In the words of William Shakespeare, it says: "Here will we sit and let the sounds of music/ Creep in our ears", or in August Wilhelm von Schlegel's translation: "Here we sit and let the music/ Slip into our ears". That's exactly how it should be.

A Verdi finale

The fourth anniversary concert is dedicated to music itself. Together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, we are celebrating the end of our anniversary concerts with one of the centerpieces of our repertoire: Giuseppe Verdi's late work "Quattro pezzi sacri". Published in 1897, the cycle comprises four sacred compositions for choir and orchestra, an incredibly multifaceted work that combines filigree a-cappella balances and grand choral symphonies.

A-cappella works by Mendelssohn and Heppener

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's "Psalm 43" and Robert Heppener's "Bruchstücke eines alten Textes" ("Fragments of an Old Text") are two impressive a-cappella works. Mendelssohn's heartfelt work sets the 43rd Psalm to music, in which the central question of the meaning of remoteness from God is posed to this day: Why have you cast me off?

Heppener's "Fragments of an Old Text" is a homage to Mendelssohn. He also takes up the 43rd Psalm and uses expressive musical language to create his very own world of sound in which the spiritual depth of the psalm is impressively preserved.

An ode to music

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Serenade to Music", in which members of the choir will also demonstrate their abilities as soloists, completes the program of the gala with a profound homage to music. William Shakespeare asserted: "Here will we sit and let the sounds of music/ Creep in our ears". And that is exactly how it should be.