Division of Organ and Church Music
Switzerland-Southern France-Germany, 2005
May 22 - June 4
| Tuesday, May 22 Fly to Zurich |
Tuesday, May 29 We travel to Ponitz where we play our first instrument by G. Silbermann. That afternoon, free time in Dresden. Evening and Overnight in Dresden. |
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| Wednesday, May 23 We take a city tour of Zurich, including stops at the Fraumunster to see the marvelous windows by Marc Chagall and at Uldrich, Zwingli's churhc, the Grossmunster. Bus to Basel. Evening and Overnight in Basel |
Wednesday, May 30 We visit the magnificent recently re-built Frauenkirche and play the Kern organ. That afternoon we travel a shore distance to Freiberg where we play the G. Silbermann organs at the Cathedral and the Jacobikirche. Evening and Overnight in Dresden |
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| Thursday, May 24 The tour begins at the Arlesheim-Cathedral, playing the J.A. Silbermann organ. That afternoon we will play the copy of a Schnitger by Bernard Edskes at teh Waisenhauskirche followed by the Edkes-Blank renaissance copy at the Predigerkirche. Evening and Overnight in Basel |
Thursday, May 31 We travel to the Leipzig and visit the Thomaskirche, where we play the Sauer organ. Later we visit the suburb of Rotha where we play two famous G. Silbermann organs at the Georgenkirche and the Marienkirche. Evening and Overnight in Leipzig |
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| Friday, May 25 We travel to Colmar where we view Grunewalds' masterpiece, the Isenheim Alterpiece. That afternoon we will play the J.A. Silbermann organ at the Ettenheim Munster followed by the A. Silbermann organ at Ebers-munster. Evening and Overnight in Strasbourg |
Friday, June 1 In the morning we play the Ladegast organ associated with Liszt and Reubke at Merseburg Cathedral. That afternoon we play the wonderful Hildebrandt organ at Naumburg that has been touted as one of the finest instruments for Bach in the world. Evening and Overnight in Leipzig |
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| Saturday, May 26 Visit the kern organ factory followed by playing the J.A. Silbermann organ at St. Thomas. That afternoon we travel to the Abby of Marmoutier in Alsace-Lorraine, where we play the A. Silbermann. Evening and Overnight in Strasbourg |
Saturday, June 2 The morning is free to visit Bach sites in Leipzig. That afternoon we play of the earliest organs by Hildebrandt at Stormtahl. Evening and Overnight in Leipzig |
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| Sunday, May 27 We attend Pentecost Sunday services at Strasbourg Cathedral. Later we travel to the stunning rococo abbey of Amorbach where we play the Stumm organ. Evening and Overnight in Wurzburg |
Sunday, June 3 On Trinity Sunday we attend services at the Thomaskirche. That afternoon we travle to Wittenberg, view the Luther sites and play the Ladegast/ Sauer organ in the castle church. Evening and Overnight in Berlin |
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| Monday, May 28 We visit Trochtelborn where we play the 1767 organ by Volkland. That afternoon we play the Trost organ in teh Stadkirche at Waltershausen. Evening and Overnight in Ehrfurt |
Monday, June 4 Free day in Berlin. Evening and Overnight in Berlin |
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