Wernigerode 2015 - Program Book
International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition July 15 - 19, 2015 | Wernigerode, Germany The man after whom the festival is named for, Johannes Brahms, and the German Romantics of the 19th century, will be a focal point. This event offers interested choirs excellent opportunities to learn together and refine their specialist skills with coaching concerts and rehearsals with recognized international choral experts. We explicitly invite choirs and ensembles of all kinds who prefer not to take part in competition but like to give concerts in Wernigerode and other regional communities. The festival will provide ample opportunities for groups to perform their repertoires to an interested audience, whether they are specialized in choral, orchestral or folk music. Wernigerode is a town with a very special flair. It is a gem of medieval architecture located on the foot of the low mountain range of the Harz. There is hardly any other town with so many magnificent semi-timbered houses – a feast for your eyes. And it is an excellent stage for the parade and opening ceremony and further open air events
International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition
July 15 - 19, 2015 | Wernigerode, Germany
The man after whom the festival is named for, Johannes Brahms, and the German Romantics of the 19th century, will be a focal point.
This event offers interested choirs excellent opportunities to learn together and refine their specialist skills with coaching concerts and rehearsals with recognized international choral experts. We explicitly invite choirs and ensembles of all kinds who prefer not to take part in competition but like to give concerts in Wernigerode and other regional communities. The festival will provide ample opportunities for groups to perform their repertoires to an interested audience, whether they are specialized in choral, orchestral or folk music.
Wernigerode is a town with a very special flair. It is a gem of medieval architecture located on the foot of the low mountain range of the Harz. There is hardly any other town with so many magnificent semi-timbered houses – a feast for your eyes. And it is an excellent stage for the parade and opening ceremony and further open air events
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24Enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike gather here to warn around the majestic castle, the littlehouses and the winding back alleys. <strong>Wernigerode</strong> boasts impeccably crafted half-timberfacades from all major style epochs, from the original typical Ständerbau to High Gothic orBaroque. The wooden architecture of the “Krummelsches Haus” as well as the constructionof the “Schiefe Haus" in the Klintgasse are without comparison.The words “tradition and modernity” are of utmost importance here in <strong>Wernigerode</strong>. Nowhereelse are the tradition and the contemporary art and culture of the Harz better preserved.<strong>Wernigerode</strong> has been regarded as a stronghold of choral music for decades and has beenthe home of the Radio Youth Choir since 1951. Generations of music teachers, soloists andconductors who are influential on the national and international music scene today receiveda thorough musical education here at the present State Grammar School of Music.The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and the Schlossfestspiele, known throughout Germany,also contribute to the aforementioned preservation of tradition. The highly successfulorganization of International Johannes Brahms Choir Competitions further emphasizes<strong>Wernigerode</strong>'s cosmopolitan reputation as a “choral town”.But it is not <strong>Wernigerode</strong> alone that rewards the curious traveler. The immediate surroundingsof the township are equally interesting. The beautiful environment of the Harz offerseasy access to mining museums, old castles, palaces and stalactite caves. The legendary activitiesthat take place on Walpurgisnacht or "witches' sabbath" on the Brocken, the fabledBlocksberg, enjoy notoriety well beyond the borders of the Harz. Here, at the end of Aprilevery year, the remnants of winter are finally chased away. As you can see, the “colourfultown in the Harz” is definitely worth a visit!
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