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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.
From the visitor center, you can access the permanent exhibition in the connecting corridor to the west tower of the castle. Here you can learn many interesting facts about the history of the castle.
30 Years of World Heritage
In 1996, the castle church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an almost completely preserved prime example of 19th-century monument preservation. From 2012 to 2016, it was renovated and restored with funding from the State of Saxony-Anhalt, the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Union, and private donors.
Volunteer Year in Argentina
Dear members of the Castle Church congregation, In August, I began my volunteer year in Argentina, where I live in a small village in the north.
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.