For the first part of the evening singers and cunductor had rehearsed old unknown and modern songs
for Christmas time. The second part was devoted to the frequently enjoyed Christmas classics with
recognition effect. As solists and musical accompaniment the choir had engaged high ranking musicians
who gave an additional festive ambient to the concert. Among them were the trumpeters Daniel Zellweger
and Christian Reger, the pianist Markus Koch, Christian Geugelin from the Musikverein (wind orchestra)
Efringen-Kirchen at the timpani and Rolf Haas as organist. The motto of the concert was the program -
seven titles containing the word "Hallelujah" were presented. Erhard Zeh and Pastor Steffen Mahler
supplemented the musical performance by lectures and thoughts on Christmas time.
With a festive "Adagio" from Adolph Friedrich Hesse Rolf Haas initiated the evening. Slow, accompanied
by the fanfar sound of the trumpets, followed Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's "Wachet auf, ruft uns
die Stimme" (wake up, the voice calls us) from the "Paulus" oratorio. Seldoml heard is the modern
"Hallelujah" of Heinz Martin Lonquich from the year 2003, also melodically fresh Gordon Young's
"Alleluja". Currently a renaissance experiences the melancholic "Hallelujah" from von Leonhard Cohen
which the choir interpreted convincingly and closely related to the original and spontaneously received
applause.
Brilliant the modern soul interpretation of "Hallelujah - a soulful Celebration" with motives of
Händel's famous "Halleluja", played at the E-Piano by Markus Koch. Extremely melodic was John Rutter's
"Alle Dinge dieser Welt" (all things bright and beautiful) as well as the song "From a distance",
well known through Bette Midler and sung with fun and violance.
Kobi Oshrats swinging and catchy melody of his "Hallelujah" was familiar to many lovers of music in
the church from TV shows. Wonderful to listen, triumphantly accompanied by organ, trumpets and timpani
the in England well knowwn Rutter composition "All Creatures of our God and King", a anthem and a
highlight of the evening. Frisky, agile, blitheful and festive: The listening to the baroque
"Concerto in D" from Christoph Wolfgang Druckenmüller, performed with virtuosity as organ solo by
Rolf Haas was an enjoyment.
The Sängerbund now opened the chapter of famous Christmas songs, among them the beautiful "Tollite
Hostias" (Bring offerings) from Camille Saint-Saens, Bach's "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" (Ah! dearest Jesus, holy Child)
and "Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen" (Adeste Fideles / O Come, All Ye Faithful), finally comimg to the crowning
highlight of the evening namely Händel's "Hallelujah" from the oratorio "The Messiah". The visitors at
the gallery rose up all at once, exited by the interpretion of the choir, which presented as encore Bach's
"Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe" (Jesu, joy of man's desiring).
A part of the collection of concert will be granted this year to a social institution
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