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A Mozart evening in Bielefeld: Requiem under powerful vocal direction!
Experience the Mozart Requiem on November 9, 2025 in Bielefeld. The Sennestadt University Choir and Kantorei invite you!
A Mozart evening in Bielefeld: Requiem under powerful vocal direction!
On Sunday, November 9th, at 6 p.m., the Bielefeld University Choir, in collaboration with the Evangelische Kantorei Sennestadt, will present a unique concert in the Jesus Christ Church in Bielefeld-Sennestadt. Led by church music director Dorothea Schenk, the singers and musicians will perform the famous Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The concert is part of the choir's rich repertoire, which, under Schenk's direction, repeatedly performs important works of choral music. aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de reports that…
The main work of the evening, Mozart's Requiem in D minor, is considered one of the highlights of classical choral music. The performance will be supported by first-class soloists: Anna-Sophie Brosig (soprano), Eike Tiedemann (alto), Severin Böhm (tenor) and Markus Krause (bass) will lend their voices to the moving melodies of the Requiem. The choir is accompanied by the baroque orchestra L’Arco from Hanover, which makes the concert a special sonic experience.
Preliminary program and further performances
The concert begins with a diverse supporting program that includes pieces by Mozart, including “Ave verum” and “Laudate Dominum,” as well as the setting of Antonio Salieri’s “De Profundis in chorale” (Psalm 129). The arrangement for soloists, choir and orchestra of Salieri's work highlights the exciting dialogue between two great composers. The baroque orchestra L’Arco will also present a performance of “Fratres” by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
The demand for tickets is high. The prices are 25 euros, 20 euros and 15 euros; students and severely disabled people receive a discount of 3 euros. Maps are available at the tourist information office and at the municipal office in Sennestadt. Additionally, Print@home tickets can be purchased via www.bielefeld.jetzt.
Insight into choir history
The Bielefeld University Choir, which has steadily gained in importance since Dorothea Schenk took over as director in the summer semester of 2006, has a rich program of performances with major choral works. The variety of musical traditions that the choir has presented in recent years ranges from Handel's “The Messiah” to Mendelssohn's “Paulus” and the Requiem settings by Fauré and Brahms. uni-bielefeld.de mentions that…
In recent years, significant successes have been achieved under Schenk's direction, including the performance of the Mozart Requiem and Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. Where previous performances have also taken place in Münster, the choir has also firmly established itself in the local musical culture.
The upcoming concert is part of a larger international context of performance of Mozart's Requiem, which also takes place in festivals such as the annual Mozart Requiem Festival. This festival brings choirs from all over the world to Vienna to celebrate and interpret Mozart's masterpiece. europeanchoraassociation.org provides information about...
With this commitment, both internationally and locally, the Bielefeld University Choir shows its vitality and its tireless commitment to choral music and cultural life in the region.