Organ arena

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OrgelArena 2008 in Greiz

The OrgelArena project has been an annual music festival since 2004, at which Matthias Grünert , cantor of the Dresden Frauenkirche , plays up to ten organ concerts a day in various churches and concert halls in a region. An organ arena lasts three to five days and is run by the Kirchenklang e. V. organized in Gottesgrün . Admission to the concerts is free - but you can make a donation.

history

The OrgelArena took place for the first time in 2004 with 32 concerts in Eichsfeld .

year region Concerts
2004 Eichsfeld 32
2005 Erfurt / Weimar / Jena 37
2006 Saalfeld / Rudolstadt 33
2007 Mulhouse 25th
2007 Upper Franconia 14th
2008 Saalfeld 24
2008 Vogtland 40
2009 Jena / Weimar / Apolda / Eisenberg 34
2008 Düsseldorf / Mettmann district 27
2010 Ore Mountains 42
2012 Upper Lusatia 42
2013 Middle Franconia 26th
2014 Saxon Switzerland ?
2015 Franconian wine country ?
2016 Altmark 32
2017 Lahn / Dill 27
2018 Eifel 32

In 2010 the event was named "OrgelMarathon" because of the large number of 42 concerts in the Ore Mountains and was selected as a location in 2010 by the initiative Germany - Land of Ideas .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Organ Marathon Eifel 2018. Retrieved on September 18, 2018 .