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Sounding art – concert with the handbell ensembles of the castle church
March 10 | 4 p.m
Visitor Center, Wittenberg Castle
Free entry | Collection at the exit
The next concert in the SchlossMusik series will take place on Sunday, March 10th at 4 p.m. Both handbell ensembles from the castle church make music in the exhibition rooms of the visitor center in Wittenberg Castle. The vault and the wide castle walls of the visitor center provide special acoustics for the instruments cast from bronze from the USA, where each player in the ensemble plays two to four bells in their hands using different techniques. The chimes, metal rods with a light, floating sound, complement and expand the sound space of the handbells in a concert. The exhibition rooms of the visitor center not only offer special acoustics, but also some valuable and impressive works of art, including the antependium of Danish Queen Margaret and two Cranach portraits of Luther and Melanchthon. Alternating with the music, Dr. Hanna Kasparick in these works of art. In order to fully experience the works of art and the exhibition rooms, the program walks through the rooms. A few seats will be provided for those who need it. Cantor Sarah Herzer is the musical director.
Between the spiral staircase in the north wall, which leads to the gallery, and the door where Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses, there are six more bronze plaques embedded in the wall with Latin inscriptions. They bear the names of three professors of theology, one of jurisprudence, and two of medicine, who taught at Wittenberg University in the 17th and 18th centuries and are buried in the church.
The Two Kneeling Knights
To the left and right of the altar, on pedestals, stand two life-size marble figures of knights in armor, kneeling. Both are gazing towards the altar in a posture of "eternal adoration," their helmets removed and placed beside them, their hair held in place by a net-like, gold-colored cap. The knight on the left is a "striking likeness" of Elector Frederick the Wise (d. 1525), while the knight on the right, whose face is unfortunately damaged, represents his brother, Elector John the Steadfast (d. 1532). Both are buried in the crypt beneath the choir.
Introduction to Philipp Spielmann
I look forward to exploring the beautiful surroundings of Wittenberg by bike, to beautiful church services, musical highlights, old and new songs, and to meeting you!
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.