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“Healing” – Sacred Piano Concerto with Heloïze Magdalena Palmer, Halle
February 17 | 17 o'clock
Auditorium of the seminary, Wittenberg Castle
Free entry | Collection at the exit
Admission is via the castle/castle church visitor center from 4:30 p.m
On Saturday February 17th at 5 p.m., the pianist Heloïze Magdalena Palmer from Halle will present a spiritual piano concert on the theme of “Healing”. The central reference comes from the biblical story from Matthew 9, the healing of the woman with blood. This is the basis for considerations about what 'leprosy' is - even today and in our society - and how GOD saves and heals us from it; The music ranges from largely romantic piano literature, to biblical scenes set to music (Bethesda), to Jewish prayer songs. Works by J. Haydn, F. Chopin, R. Schumann, E. Grieg, J. Brahms, M. Brod, A. Hajdu and others will be heard.
The piano concert marks the start of a new series “SchlossMusik” – sound and space. This series aims to make the many special rooms and corners of the Wittenberg Castle and the Castle Church sound with music and offer its guests a special experience. The next concert in the series will take place in the exhibition area of the visitor center with the Schlosskirche handbell ensemble on March 10th at 4 p.m.
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.