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25 Years Praetorius Consort: Anniversary Concert | Praetorius Consort Wittenberg & Former Members | Wittenberg court chapel
Saturday | 28.10. | 7 p.m. | Castle Church
If that is not a reason to celebrate! The Praetorius Consort Wittenberg has been playing Renaissance and early Baroque music for 25 years - and is therefore considerably older than most of its current members. The ensemble celebrates its founding anniversary with a celebratory anniversary concert in the Wittenberg Castle Church and presents itself and its audience with the very best birthday present: together with former Consort members and the Wittenberg Court Orchestra as well as with the soprano Julla von Landsberg, the Praetorius Consort is with one of its varied and popular To experience programs always dedicated to song and dance.
The young ensemble, led by musicians from the Wittenberg Court Orchestra, has been part of the program of the Wittenberg Renaissance Music Festival since the first days of the festival. In their concert, the participants maintain the tradition of musical tradition in their own special way: the traditional Wittenberg court orchestra plays together with children and young people from Wittenberg and Bad Schmiedeberg - and passes on their passion for music to the next generation.
Former ensemble members of the Praetorius Consorts Wittenberg who would like to actively participate in this anniversary concert are welcome and are asked to contact the festival management as soon as possible:
Pfaffengasse 6, 06886 Wittenberg
+49 (0) 3491 459620
Ticket price 15 euros/concessions 10 euros
The altar in the choir, which rises up to 12 m high, is made largely of soft French limestone because of its delicate shapes. On the massive mensa block (altar table) with a top made of red-brown marble there is a carved crucifix (1890 by the Tyrolean woodcarver Demetz) and two heavy brass candlesticks. Behind the mensa rises the tabernacle-like altarpiece, consisting of three high keel arches richly decorated with Gothic style elements, in which three large limestone figures stand.
The glass portraits of European reformers
In the two lower windows of the north wall to the left and right of the gallery stairs, 12 glass portraits of European reformers of the 16th century can be seen. They were donated in 1983 by the Evangelical Church of the Union to expand the one-sided selection of German protagonists of the Reformation made in the 19th century. The medallion-shaped portraits were created by the graphic artist Renate Brömme in grisaille painting based on historical models.
Castle church parish
The castle church parish was founded in 1949. For a long time there had been a desire to give this church its own congregation in addition to the preachers' seminary, thereby strengthening the religious life.
History
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Church for children
Every Sunday there is a children's service in the Wittenberg Castle Church, parallel to the adult service. Ms. Felicia Grauel is one of the volunteers for the children's service.