The first solemn vespers on the eve of the first Advent with the blessing of the large Advent wreath in the cathedral is a special moment at the beginning of the Advent season. All the Advent wreaths brought by the audience are also blessed and thus symbolically take home the wonderful music and its intention of looking forward to Christmas.
The melodies of "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", "Komm, Du Heiland aller Welt" and "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" are incorporated into the chorales of the Bach cantata "Schwingt freudig euch empor".
The acoustics in the cathedral are excellently supported by the available sound technology.
Monika Abel – soprano
Madeleine Maier – alto
Eric Price – tenor
Christian Hilz – baritone
Vocal ensemble of the Dommusik
Ensemble diagonal
Conductor: Lucia Hilz
Works by J. S. Bach
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Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36):
Kantate zum 1. Advent (Frühere Fassung)
Venue
Accessibility:
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Car parks:
No
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Catering offer:
Nein
Organiser
Tickets
This event is free of charge.
More information
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Maximum number of participants:
800
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Duration of the event:
18:00 – 19:00
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In which language:
German
Advent wreath in the Frauenkirche © Gerhard Bruckner
Munich Frauenkirche © Lucia Hilz
Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau © Ruben Sturm
Organiser
Münchner Dommusik
The cathedral "Zu Unserer Lieben Frau" in Munich is a metropolitan church assigned to the Archbishop of Munich and Freising as metropolitan of the southern Bavarian ecclesiastical province. Among the dioceses of Augsburg, Regensburg and Passau, it is the first cathedral in terms of rank. The Frauenkirche is also the parish church for the second oldest parish in Munich. The services of the Domkapellmeister, the Domorganist and the Domzeremoniar are set up to organise the cathedral liturgy.
