Music

After a three-year break, the congregation of the martin luther church in lichtenfels had again invited to a new year's eve concert. Three hours before the end of the year, church music director klaus bormann delighted his listeners in the well-filled house of worship at the hey organ with festive sounds for the turn of the year.

The musical end of the year was opened by probably the most famous organ piece in the world, the toccata and fugue in d minor by johann sebastian bach. The composition consists of three sections: a toccata, i.E. A prelude of fast runs and full chords, and an ensuing four-part fugue, which in turn leads into a concluding section that resumes the improvisatory character of the beginning. The work is often quoted in film music and in pieces of popular music up to computer games.

With the arrival of the queen of saba klaus bormann sang a virtuoso organ piece by georg friedrich handel. It is written in orchestral style and leads the second act of the opera "solomo" a.

Singer-songwriter lea (26, "quieter") has accepted the label "pop music" for her second album. "I think i"ve always made pop music, i just didn"t want to have that label put on me," she said.

It took her a long time to find a description for the kind of music she made. "I don"t like to be pigeonholed like that."

On her second album "between my lines", which came out on friday, the 26-year-old wants to offer "emotional and also sad songs" with danceable beats. "I enjoy it very much when people can dance to my music."She thinks it"s great to celebrate with the audience at her concerts, that"s why she combined "deeper lyrics with a lighter, floating vestment.

When brass music sounds warm and velvety and touches the heart in a special way, it can only come from bohemia or moravia. When its polkas, waltzes and marches are cleanly intoned and the tempi are cleverly chosen, the dynamics are polished and the sound is harmonious, then it can only be the "bohemian fever" his. With an appealing concert in the TV hall in augsfeld, the brass band once again demonstrated its skills and at the same time bid farewell to florian unkauf, who as conductor has played a major role in the success of the brass band.

Because florian unkauf is leaving "with a bit of melancholy" in the heart to study music for the gymnasium teaching profession at the music academy in wurzburg, after he had been suffering from the "bohemian fever" for three years worked together. "It was an intensive time, in which we tried out a lot, thought about a new rehearsal strategy and made a big push forward through project-based practicing", he said. Over the whole period one had made very beautiful music. "All in all, the wind orchestra has developed well and i enjoyed working with the musicians very much", the conductor said at the farewell.

To the musicians, his great rehearsal work, the ideas he brought to the association and purposefully implemented, and the intense concerts were worth a rough thanks. As michael philipp said in the name of the band, florian unkauf has been an outstanding conductor, who with the necessary precision, a lot of patience and a lot of joy has been able to overcome the "bohemian fever" has embossed. He also thanked the orchestra for their joint success in winning the upper level competition at the state music festival in alzenau, before daniela reh presented the outgoing conductor with a gift basket.

The pop singer wincent weiss (27) has written a song about police violence and racism in the USA.

In the song "ist das noch realitat", inspired by the death of the african american george floyd, it says: "with our hands in our pockets we ignore every shi. People die on the streets with their heads on the asphalt."The clip that the musician uploaded to instagram on wednesday night had been viewed more than half a million times by thursday evening.

"I can process things much better in music than posting any pictures or sentences. I found it very liberating to do this," weiss ("musik sein", "an wunder") told the german press agency. "I am stunned by what is happening in america. I can not understand."

The musicians under their conductor rudi bock gave the expectant audience an unforgettable evening of brass music with a colorful program of polkas, waltzes and marches.

Since the beginning of last year, rudi bock, former leader of the "egerlander blasmusik", has been working in bad kissingen, with the musicians of the "bohemian fever and realized several projects with them. During this time, he placed great emphasis on dynamics, phrasing and the shaping of melodic arcs in order to improve the sound.

Good balance

"You never get bored in coburg – there’s something to do every day!", emphasizes sebastian straubel, district administrator in coburg county. This diversity in leisure time and culture is to be presented at the "market of possibilities" in march will be presented. The motto here was also "town and country – hand in hand", says thomas nowak, third mayor of the city of coburg. The aim is to motivate organizations from the region in particular to take part in the fair, he explains. Diversity does not end at the city limits, after all.

Groups that offer leisure activities such as sports and music as well as voluntary institutions can exhibit. "There is a major problem with young people, especially in aid organizations", reports nicole klebeg from the BRK-bereitschaftsjugend coburg. At the fair, they were also able to reach parents whose children would like to do volunteer work. "After all, the parents want to make sure that their children are always in safe hands", continue.

Networking opportunities

"All kinds of organizations are invited to participate, including smaller initiatives that are looking for new members, emphasizes christine volker from the city youth ring. This should not only guarantee a rough offer for visitors, but also the possibility for networking among the exhibitors.

A bgekampft comes the cross runner from the "long jog" home. "Well, how was it?", asks the runner’s wife. She gets a grumble in response. That’s all. Three hours he was on the road. Three hours of thinking, but no solution to his problem in sight. He just does not have the head free. Saturday is the kemmerner kuckuckslauf and the querlaufer doesn’t know yet what to wear. "You have problems. And there you always say something about us women."

J a, dear friends of the art of running. There’s always something going on in kemmern. In the start and finish area, the bar is bustling. The spectators are beside themselves. The music spurs the participants on. Everywhere poison-green shirts – the color of the kemmern running department. Even the starting arch is green. Host, moderator and department head klaus geub also wears green running shoes. Roland wears green glasses and dyes his hair green. Christine geub’s wrist encloses a green watch. Here, everyone is styled to the nines. The question of the right outfit is not far-fetched.

Even the spectators on the two-kilometer lap give their all. Before the start a cheerleader group shows its skills. After 200 meters the timbalinos drum their souls out of their bodies. In addition to the official refreshment point, there are several "unofficial" ones from residents along the route. Mostly with music support. The whole village celebrates. An accordion player, the golden girls and the samba drummers of "PAIXAO" give gas. The cheerleaders with their pompoms waving everyone to the next round. The whole spectacle is to be run through five times. Again and again grapes of spectators: "bravo. Super. Run, run, run!" Cooking spoons are beaten on pots, rattles are swung and whistles are sounded. When you take a breath, the cuckoo from kemmen will surely come running from behind: "hey, ho, go on, go on." In his female feather costume.