Innenraum St. Markus © Schulz

Church service on 9 November

With Pastor Dr Christina Ehring, the SoliDeisten Dresden and KMD Michael Roth
The service is dedicated to the German history associated with this date.
09.11.2025, 11:15 – 12:30

Church service
St Markus Munich-Maxvorstadt
Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

Visitors commemorate the anti-Semitic pogroms of 1938, hear words from contemporary witnesses and bring them into dialogue with voices from today. The service will be organised by university pastor Dr Christina Ehring with students from the association "students remember (SVFE e.V.)" and the Protestant student community ESG at LMU. Musical organisation by the Dresden vocal sextet "SoliDeisten" and cantor Michael Roth. Works from Bach to Mendelssohn will be performed, some instro-vocally, as well as a contemporary setting of Daniel.

About the SoliDeisten Dresden
The mixed sextet has existed since 2016 and mainly sings sacred choral music for soloists from the Renaissance to the present day. Two of the women are members of the Semper Opera Choir, the three men are former Crucians.

Works

  • J.S. Bach: Er denket der Barmherzigkeit (Satz aus BWV 10) | W.F. Bach: Selig sind, die Gottes Wort hören und bewahren (Satz aus F19) | K. Holzweißig: Spiritual Daniel

Venue

St Markus Munich-Maxvorstadt

Gabelsbergerstr. 6
80333 München

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Organiser

Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

musik.stmarkus-m@elkb.de
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  • Duration of the event:

    11:15 – 12:30

  • In which language:

    German

Innenraum St. Markus
Innenraum St. Markus © Schulz
SoliDeisten 2024 in Lübeck St. Jürgen
SoliDeisten 2024 in Lübeck St. Jürgen © Klaus Holzweißig
KMD Michael Roth
KMD Michael Roth © Julia Knoblauch
© SoliDeisten Dresden
St Markus' by night
St Markus' by night © Ballhausen

Organiser

Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

Church in the Kunstareal – Church in the university quarter – Church in Maxvorstadt. St Markus is a place for many encounters: At modern and classical concerts, at university and Sunday services, at conferences, when the deanery and parish churches come together, in groups and circles, at its own events and as a host.

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