Last night we played the second of our four “Barocke Trompetengala” concerts in Germany. The performance took place in the Zionskirche in Bielefeld Bethel, Germany which was very beautifully decorated with tall Christmas trees flanking the altar. Despite the cold and snowy weather the church was packed to capacity with a warm, enthusiastic audience. It […]
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Courtesy of Pastor Rolf-Joachim Krohn-Grimberghe from St. Nicolai in Lemgo, here is a copy of the review of last Friday’s concert from the Lippisches Kultur-Journal in today’s Lippische Landes-Zeitung. Noch einmal: Vielen dank, Pfarre Krohn-Grimberghe! Click on the link below to view the PDF copy of the review. Click here to see the Lemgo Review
If you’ve been reading this blog during my trip to Germany, you have no doubt seen many references to my amazing host, Pastor Kurt Oberschäfer. Although he has recently retired, he was for many years the Protestant Chaplain for the Germany military in the USA and Canada, as well as a pastor at several Lutheran
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Last night we had our first performance in the beautiful church of St. Nicolai in Lemgo. The church was packed and we had a very appreciative audience. The staff at the church could not have been more kind and helpful. It was a great start to the concert tour. I especially want to commend the
In a few hours I will be heading off to Germany for a two-week concert tour. I will be posting updates here while I’m away, but before I go, I wanted to explain how the tour came about. For the past fifteen years I have enjoyed performing Baroque music with several groups in the Baltimore
