Wernigerode 2019 - Program Book
10th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition July 05 - 09, 2017 Wernigerode, Germany Singing in the colourful city in the Harz mountain range Since 1999 the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition is a crowd puller for choirs and music ensembles from all over the world. The colorful city in the Harz mountain range attracts visitors with its unique charm of medieval architecture and moreover with its musical characteristics: Three renowned German choirs come from this small town. Furthermore this competition, named after Johannes Brahms, puts a musical focus on this German composer and the German romantics of the 19th century. Numerous advanced trainings offer interested choirs outstanding possibilities of mutual learning and professional training e.g. with evaluation performances and individual coaching. Apart from pedagogical offers further concerts will take place downtown and in the surroundings of Wernigerode. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition the city of Wernigerode and INTERKULTUR will come up with some surprises, which will add to the program's established highlights such as the Choir Parade, Charity Concert and the Closing Concert. More information: https://interkultur.com/wernigerode2019
10th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition
July 05 - 09, 2017 Wernigerode, Germany
Singing in the colourful city in the Harz mountain range
Since 1999 the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition is a crowd puller for choirs and music ensembles from all over the world. The colorful city in the Harz mountain range attracts visitors with its unique charm of medieval architecture and moreover with its musical characteristics: Three renowned German choirs come from this small town. Furthermore this competition, named after Johannes Brahms, puts a musical focus on this German composer and the German romantics of the 19th century.
Numerous advanced trainings offer interested choirs outstanding possibilities of mutual learning and professional training e.g. with evaluation performances and individual coaching.
Apart from pedagogical offers further concerts will take place downtown and in the surroundings of Wernigerode.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition the city of Wernigerode and INTERKULTUR will come up with some surprises, which will add to the program's established highlights such as the Choir Parade, Charity Concert and the Closing Concert.
More information: https://interkultur.com/wernigerode2019
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Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)<br />
Johannes Brahms – geboren am 7. Mai 1833 in Hamburg, gestorben am 3. April 1897 in Wien<br />
– zählt zu den herausragenden Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts. In einzigartiger Weise gelang<br />
es ihm, die kompositorischen Errungenschaften der Vergangenheit, etwa diejenigen Bachs<br />
oder Beethovens, in seine eigene romantische Epoche zu überführen. Er schuf dabei ein musikalisches<br />
Oeuvre, das nicht allein geprägt ist durch einen gänzlich individuellen Stil und höchste<br />
künstlerische Qualität, sondern auch durch eine bemerkenswerte Vielseitigkeit.<br />
Mit Ausnahme der Oper hat Brahms sich allen Gattungen der Musik intensiv gewidmet. So<br />
finden sich in seiner Instrumentalmusik unter anderem je vier Sinfonien und Konzerte sowie<br />
zahlreiche Kammermusik-, Klavier- und Orgelwerke.<br />
Nicht weniger wichtig war ihm allerdings die Vokalmusik. Hier steht seinen mehr als 200 Sololiedern<br />
eine große Zahl geistlicher wie auch weltlicher Chorkompositionen gegenüber: Stücke<br />
für Frauenchor, für Männerchor, Werke für gemischte Chöre, teils a cappella, teils mit Begleitung<br />
durch wenige Instrumente, mitunter auch durch ein volles Orchester. Und es war ein solches<br />
orchesterbegleitetes Chorwerk, das „Deutsche Requiem“ op. 45, mit dem Brahms in den<br />
Augen seiner Zeitgenossen endgültig zu einem Komponisten von europäischem Rang aufstieg.<br />
Alexander Odefey<br />
1853 1874
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