Bach used
a trio of oboes for a Totentanz
in his chorale cantata
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26
(Ah how fleeting, ah how futile).

18 November 2018

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

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date image place and function music performers
27 Nov   Unionskirche, Idstein 

Ecumenical service
4 Dec
4 Dec  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • Abendlob (evening prayer)
Martinis
7 Dec   Kurhaus, Wiesbaden

concert of Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF)
11 Dec  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • services
Orchester St. Martin
11 Dec   St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden

Advent concert
24 Dec  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service on Christmas Eve
Chor & Orchester St. Martin
25 Dec   St. Bonifatius

service on Christmas Day
  • Chor von St. Bonifatius
  • members of Hessisches Staatsorchester
26 Dec
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service on 2nd day of Christmas
1 Jan
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service on New Year's Day
1 Jan   Christophoruskirche, Schierstein
concert on New Year's Day
Hugo Distler:
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Ensemble Clementissime
7 Jan
+
9 Jan
  singing with friends at home
8 Jan  
15 Jan   Church San Nicolás
at Las Manchas, La Palma
service
22 +
28 Jan
  Church de Montserrat
at Los Sauces
service
Pan y vino sobre el altar
3 Feb   Bockenheimer Depot Vito Žuraj: Blühen
5 Feb   St. Bonifatius
service
Lieselotte Fink,
mezzo-soprano
12 Feb  
  • St. Bonifatius
  • service
Chor von St. Bonifatius
18 Feb   Oper Frankfurt Handel: Orlando
19 Feb
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
22 Feb
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • Ash Wednesday
25 Feb
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • Lenten service
27 Feb   Nordfriedhof, Munich solo singer
5 Mar  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
5 Mar  
  • St. Bonifatius
  • choral concert
11 Mar   Homilius: Matthäuspassion
12 Mar
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
youth schola
15 Mar   Oper Frankfurt Mercadante: Francesca da Rimini
18 Mar  
19 Mar  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
Martinis
26 Mar  
1 Apr   Oper Frankfurt Strauss: Elektra
2 Apr
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service on
  • Palm Sunday
6 Apr
  • St. Bonifatius
  • service on
  • Maunday Thursday
Chor von St. Bonifatius
7 Apr
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service on
  • Good Friday
Chor St. Martin
8 Apr
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • Easter Vigil
Chor St. Martin
9 Apr  
  • St. Bonifatius
  • service on
  • Easter Sunday
Chor von St. Bonifatius
9 Apr   Oper Frankfurt
12 Apr   Bockenheimer Depot Benjamin Britten: The Prodigal Son, The Burning Fiery Furnace
16 Apr  
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
16 Apr  
  • Hotel Frankenbach, Eltville
  • Prize winner's concert
  • prize · concert
  • Lieselotte Fink, mezzo-soprano
  • Stefanie Kessler, traverso
  • Franz Fink, harpsichord and organ
22 Apr  
30 Apr St. Martin, Idstein
service
6 +
7 May
  St. Martin, Idstein 
choral concert
review · listen
7 May   St. Valentin, Kiedrich
service
11 May  
students of the Kronberg Academy including Ella van Poucke
14 May  
  • Kronberg Academy
  • concert
  • East Meets West
students of the Kronberg Academy including István Várday
and Ella van Poucke
13 May
  • St. Martin, Idstein
  • service
18 May  
18 May Oper Frankfurt Handel: Hercules
21 May   St. Valentin, Kiedrich
service in Latin
28 May   St. Martin, Idstein
service for Pentecost
Schola and Baroque ensemble of St. Martin
28 May   Kurhaus Bad Hamm
opening concert of Westfälisches Musikfestival
29 May   New Apostolic Church, Steinhagen
Ecumenical service for Pentecost
Posaunenchor Steinhagen
4 Jun   St. Patrokli, Kirchhörde
service for Trinity
8 Jun   Idstein: Vinzenz-von-Paul-Haus, Kalmenhof, St. Martin
open air service and procession for Feast of Corpus Christi
11 Jun   St. Martin, Idstein
service
NGL schola
11 Jun   St. Valentin, Kiedrich
Mäzenatenkonzert
more
18 Jun St. Martin, Idstein
service
Capella lignea
22 Jun   Spiegelsaal
Schloss Köthen
Abel Fest
look and listen
  • Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord)
  • Laure Mourot (traverso)
  • Daniel Deuter (violin)
  • Aleke Alpermann (cello)
24 Jun   Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF)
opening
Eberbach Abbey
program
25 Jun St. Martin, Idstein
service
28 Jun   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Bach: Mass in B minor
29 Jun   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Venezianische Nacht
  • Diana Tishchenko (violin)
  • Kotowa Machida (violin and cond.)
  • Kristin von der Goltz (cello)
  • Berliner Barock Solisten
2 Jul   St. Martin
service
jubilee of choirs
  • Chor St. Martin (50 years)
  • Martinis (35 years)
  • Kinderchor St Martin (50 years)
  • Orchester St. Martin
2 Jul   Oper Frankfurt
5 Jul   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
choir and orchestra of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt
7 Jul   RMF
Rettershof, Kelkheim
Irish Folk Larún
9 Jul St. Martin
service
13 Jul   RMF
Ringkirche, Wiesbaden
14 Jul Oper Frankfurt Frank Martin: Le vin herbé
16 Jul   St. Martin
service
in honour of Conny S.-M.
  • NGL Schola St. Martin
  • Chor St. Martin
  • Musikgruppe Engenhahn
21 Jul   RMF
Casals Forum
Roots – Klassik meets World Music
22 Jul   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
23 Jul St. Martin
service
26 Jul   Kammeroper Frankfurt
Palmengarten
Rossini: La scala di seta Daniel Stratievsky (cond.)
27 Jul   RMF
Ringkirche
28 Jul   RMF
Kurhaus, Wiesbaden
29 Jul St. Martin
service
3 Aug   RMF
Kurhaus, Wiesbaden
4 Aug   Burg Vlotho: wedding G & E
5 Aug   Dankeskirche, Bad Nauheim
wedding V & K
5 Aug   kING Ingelheim
8 Aug   RMF
Schloss Johannisberg
13 Aug   St. Martin
service
14 Aug   Ehrenbach cemetery
funeral service for W. W.
18 Aug   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
19 Aug   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
20 Aug St. Martin
service
20 Aug   RMF
Schloss Johannisberg
25 Aug   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
27 Aug St. Martin
service
27 Aug RMF
Eberbach Abbey, Laiendormitorium
Bach: Goldberg Variations Ragna Schirmer
30 Aug RMF
Schloss Johannisberg
1 Sep   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
Palmeri: Misatango
2 Sep   RMF
Eberbach Abbey
look and listen
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
3 Sep St. Martin
service
9 Sep St. Martin
service
10 Sep   Stadttheater Minden Wagner: Parsifal
16 Sep   Konzerthaus Berlin
more
17 Sep   St. Joseph, Wedding
service
17 Sep   Staatsoper Berlin
more
watch (2018)
Verdi: Macbeth
21 Sep   Casals Forum
, Kronberg Festival
concerts
FAZ review
24 Sep St. Martin
service
Martinis
27 Sep Casals Forum
Kronberg Festival
28 Sep   Casals Forum
Kronberg Festival
Klingende Bilder
29 Sep   Bockenheimer Depot Donizetti: Don Pasquale
30 Sep   Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg
pilgrimage
30 Sep Casals Forum
Kronberg Festival
Ungarische Rhapsodie
3 Oct   Casals Forum
Kronberg Festival
Finale grande
look and listen
8 Oct   St. Martin
service
NGL Schola
8 Oct   St. Martin
Abendlob (Mary)
Chor St. Martin
14 Oct  
15 Oct   St. Martin
service
Orchestra St. Martin
21 Oct   Rolduc abbey church
sing for fun
Chor St. Martin
22 Oct   Aachen Cathedral
service
29 Oct   Santa Eulària des Riu
service
  • Vamos cantando a Dios
  • Pan y vino sobre el altar
  • Cordero de Dios
  • Santo, Santo, Santo es el Señor
1 Nov   Teatro Real
opera concert
Haydn: Orlando Paladino
4 Nov   Ringkirche
concert
  • Seniorenkantorei Wiesbaden
  • Danilo Tepsa (cond., stepped in)
5 Nov St. Martin
service
5 Nov   Oper Frankfurt Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre
9 Nov Alte Oper
concert
11 Nov St. Martin
service
14 Nov   Alte Oper
concert
18 Nov St. Martin
service
25 Nov St. Martin
service
26 Nov   St. Martin
choral concert
  • Annemarie Pfahler
  • Lieselotte Fink
  • Christian Rathgeber
  • Nicolas Ries
  • Chor St. Martin
  • Martinis
  • Nassauische Kammerphilharmonie
  • (with period instruments)
29 Nov   Palais Garnier, Paris
ballet and opera
Patrick Lange (cond.)
30 Nov   La Seine musicale [fr]
concert
3 Dec   Unionskirche, Idstein 
Ecumenical service
6 Dec   Ringkirche
RMF concert
Voces8
8 Dec   St. Martin, Oestrich
concert
EASO choir from San Sebastián
10 Dec St. Martin
service
Martinis
10 Dec   St. Andreas, Wiesbaden
penitential service
12 Dec   Staatsoper Hannover Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
17 Dec   St. Martin
service
Orchester St. Martin
17 Dec   Oper Frankfurt Verdi: Aida
19 Dec   Deutsche Oper Berlin Donizetti: Anna Bolena
24 Dec   St. Martin
service
on Christmas Eve
Sonata from Bach's Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (listen)
Stille Nacht
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich
Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt
Introduction from Schütz: Christmas Story
Zu Bethlehem geboren
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
En natus est Emanuel
Beschluss from Christmas Story:
"singen, singen"
Nun freut euch, ihr Christen
O du fröhliche
Bach: Fugue in major from BWV 541 (listen)
Chor St. Martin
Orchester St. Martin
26 Dec   St. Martin
service
on 2nd day of Christmas
28 Dec   Bockenheimer Depot Mozart: Ascanio in Alba
31 Dec St. Martin
service
on Sylvester