Northern Lights

The Beyenburg Abbey Friends Association and the “unmuted” choir invite you to a concert titled “Northern Lights” at the Beyenburg Abbey Church. On Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., the women’s chamber choir, conducted by Julia Reckendrees, will present its current program. Free admission; donations collected at the exit will benefit the choir and the Beyenburg Monastery Friends Association.

With the “unmuted” Women’s Chamber Choir, the gems of choral music

in the most wonderful timbres. The semiprofessional ensemble

was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since dedicated itself

classical and contemporary repertoire. Experienced

professional musicians sing alongside highly talented

amateur singers, embodying femininity in all its facets.

The voices are just as at home in ethereal, delicate melodic weavings

at home in ethereal, delicate melodic weavings as they are in powerful chanted passages. Conductor Julia

Reckendrees creates a very special

sonic space—a symbiosis of musical precision and emotional

authenticity.

Join “unmuted” on a journey to the “Northern Lights,” the most beautiful

compositions from Latvia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The program

the program are pieces by Ola Gjeilo, Laura Jēkabsone, and Arvo Pärt,

the program. A German composer, Simon Wawer, is also

included. After all, the Northern Lights are even visible in the sky over Germany

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