Konzert "Machet die Tore weit!" Chor capella|werdenfels und Orchester La Banda spielen Adventskonzert in Oberammergau

In the organizer's words:

Concert "Open wide the gates!"
Choir capella|werdenfels and orchestra La Banda perform Advent concert in Oberammergau

"Open wide the gates (...) that the King of Glory may enter." - The doors are wider open for the wealthy and influential in today's society than for those who really need open doors: Homeless people who have to live next to the garbage dump; refugees and the homeless who are detained on Lampedusa or some other slum; people who are pushed to the margins of society because of their appearance or because of their attitudes.

According to Psalm 24, the king to whom we should open the gates is Jesus. But Jesus said: "Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me." From this we can conclude that if we do not open the gates to the needy, we are closing the door to Jesus.

To draw attention to this idea, the chamber choir capella|werdenfels e. V. has rehearsed an Advent program on this theme - because this is exactly what Advent is all about: getting ready for Christmas, the birth of Jesus - opening the gates wide for the King. The choir will perform together with the baroque orchestra La Banda on historical original instruments and the soloists Franziska Zwink (soprano), Gabriele Weinfurter (soprano), Daniel Weber (tenor) and Johannes Gruber (bass) on 13.12.2024 at 18:30 in the parish church of St. Peter and Paul (Oberammergau). They will perform Advent cantatas by Telemann and Zélenka as well as Advent motets by Bruckner, Byrd, Mendelssohn and Sweelinck. Tickets cost €18 at the Box Office (reduced price: €9 for pupils, trainees, students, leisure pass holders; Free admission for pupils under 25 at music schools).

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Price information:

Tickets cost €18 at the Box Office (reduced price: €9 for pupils, trainees, students, leisure pass holders; Free admission for pupils under 25 at music schools)