AGENDA
2025
KlosterKlaenge II
Friday, 10 October, 19 hrs. / Nostre Dame – Unsere Liebe Frau / (ensemble) / The monophonic repertoire of the Notre Dame school, Paris, 13th century, in dialogue with an Iraqi maqam and Cora Schmeiser – vocals; Bassem Hawar – djoze; Rageed Williams – ney / Friedenskirche, Rothehausstraße 54a, Keulen-Ehrenfeld.
Saturday, 11 October, 16.30 hrs. / DACH-meeting / (duo) / Musical contribution to the symposium on the theme of “Friendship” with Nina Hitz, cello / Bleyenberg, Den Haag.
KlosterKlaenge II
Sunday, 12 October, 17 hrs. / Nostre Dame – Unsere Liebe Frau / (ensemble) / The monophonic repertoire of the Notre Dame school, Paris, 13th century, in dialogue with an Iraqi maqam and Cora Schmeiser – vocals; Bassem Hawar – djoze; Rageed Williams – ney / Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Oberlohberg, Kirchstraße 278, Dinslaken (D).
Wednesday, 15 October / Orgelfestival / (ensemble) / Ensemble Nu:n with Volker Jaekel (Organ). Medieval songs and chants in a new fashion. / St. Lambertus, Düsseldorf.
Friday, 24 October, 19.30 hrs. / Amo Christum / (ensemble) / (in collaboration with Stichting Vox interna) The Late Middle Ages are of great importance to Europe, as they marked the beginning of developments that had a lasting impact on the further history and development of Europe. This period also saw the founding of influential monastic orders such as the Franciscans, Dominicans and Cistercians. Amo Christum is entirely devoted to the Cistercians; their spirituality, mysticism and music. Songs from German monasteries, such as the Paradiese manuscript from Soest (Germany), are placed alongside songs from the Spanish monastery of Las Huelgas in Burgos (Las Huelgas Codex), because the connections between the monasteries formed a strong network that stretched across Europe. The religious women's movements of the 12th and 13th centuries found an ideal space in the seclusion of the Cistercian monasteries. The rise of the many nunneries can also be linked to the beginning of the persecution of the Beguines. Through their lived practice of Cistercian spirituality, they ultimately acted in the spirit of the Charta Caritatis, which repeatedly emphasises the bond of love. / Schuilkerk, Fnidsen 37, 1811 Alkmaar. Reserve via this link.
Saturday, 25 October, 20.15 hrs. / Amo Christum / (ensemble) / (see information for Friday 24 October) / Hillegondakerk, Kerkstraat 43, 3054 NB Rotterdam. Reserve via this link.
Sunday, 26 October, 12.30 hrs. / Amo Christum / (ensemble) / (see information for Friday 24 October) / Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde, Blijenburg 3B, Den Haag. Ticket sales at the venue.
KlosterKlaenge III
Thursday, 6 - Saturday, 8 November / sound workshop 'Kassia und Hildegard von Bingen' / (ensemble) / Byzantine hymns versus chants by Hildegard with Michael Eberle, Bassem Hawar, Lucia Mense and Cora Schmeiser / Zamus, Cologne.
Sunday, 9 November, 12 - 16 hrs. / sound workshop 'Kassia und Hildegard von Bingen' / (ensemble) / Byzantine hymns versus chants by Hildegard with Ars Choralis Coeln / Kunstmuseum Kolumba, Cologne.
Sunday, 9 November, 19 hrs. / O Seel’ wo bistu morgen? / (ensemble) / Ensemble COLUSCA sings about the emotions of the medieval times of the plague. Around the themes of Deception, Fear, (Fate) Destiny, Remedy and Beautiful World, they perform works by Veldeke, Anna von Köln, the Sisteron, Hildegard von Bingen and various medieval manuscripts: Llibre Vermell, Codex Paris BN Fr. 844, and others. Cora Schmeiser - vocals, Susanne Ansorg - fiddle, and Lucia Mense - flutes / Cologne - Porz.
Wednesday, 12 November / Shalom Festival, Berlin.KlosterKlaenge IV
Saturday, 15 November, 11.30 hrs. / Vanitas - Vergänglichkeit und Ewigkeit / (ensemble) / Music from the Thirty Years' War era with Arthouse and Ars Choralis Coeln as part of Marktmusik / Maxkirche, Schulstraße 15, Düsseldorf.
Sunday, 16 November, 15 hrs. / Vanitas - Vergänglichkeit und Ewigkeit / (ensemble) / Music from the Thirty Years' War era with Arthouse and Ars Choralis Coeln / Marienfeld Monastery, Klosterhof 13, Harsewinkel (D).
KlosterKlaenge V
Friday, 21 November, 18 hrs. / Musik aus Paradiese / (ensemble) / The medieval manuscripts of the Dominican nuns from the Paradiese convent near Soest with Ars Choralis Coeln / Neu-St. Thomä-Kirche, Klosterstraße 8, Soest (D).
Saturday, 22 November, 20.15 hrs. / Musik aus Paradiese / (ensemble) / The medieval manuscripts of the Dominican nuns from the Paradiese convent near Soest with Ars Choralis Coeln / Stiepeler Dorfkirche, Brockhauser Straße, Bochum (D).
Sunday, 23 November / H-H-H ‘Hildegard hört Hermann’ / (ensemble) / Songs by Hermann von Reichenau, also known as Hermann the Lame (1013–1054), and Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) with Ensemble Ordo virtutum (conductor: Stefan Morent) and Ars Choralis Coeln. Recording by Saarländischer Rundfunk / Saarbrücken (D).
