In our new program “O Musica!”, we celebrate music with works from the Renaissance to the 20th century. As always, we will perform a variety of a-cappella pieces, but will also be accompanied by piano and brass music. We are very excited about this fantastic concert! Why don’t you come along and listen?
High Mass in Aachen Cathedral cancelled
High Mass in Aachen Cathedral cancelled
The musical accompaniment of High Mass on Sunday, 29 March 2020 unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the current development of the corona pandemic. We hope that the situation will improve again soon. Stay healthy!
Summer concert
O Musica!
This concert is cancelled. A new date will be announced later.
Secular summer concert with instrumental accompaniment
Sunday, 07 June 2020 at 5.00 pm
- Chroral music of the Renaissance and early Baroque
- English madrigals
- Romantic choral music with piano accompaniment
- Frank Martin: Ode à la Musique with brass sextet
In this summer concert we celebrate music with works from the Renaissance to the 20th century. As always, we will perform a variety of a-cappella pieces, but will also be accompanied by piano and brass music. We are very excited about this fantastic concert!
Direction: Ulrich Brassel
Ballsaal des Alten Kurhauses
Kurhausstr. 1, 52058 Aachen
High Mass on 15 December 2019
High Mass in Aachen Cathedral
Sunday, 15 December 2019 at 10:00 am
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa brevis
- Motets for Advent
- Proprium of the day
Aachen Cathedral
Christmas Concert 2019
Participation in the Christmas Concert of the Euro-Kammerorchester
Sunday, 22 December 2019 at 20:00 pm
With choral works by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Rutter and others.
Under the direction of Thomas Beaujean
Krönungssaal des Aachener Rathauses. Info on tickets will follow shortly.
Joint Advent concert with Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
We will perform this year’s Advent concert „Nun komm‘ der Heiden Heiland“ on Saturday, 7 December at 6:00 pm in St. Michael/Hagios Dimitrios.
You will hear four-part to eight-part sacred motets as well as some English Christmas Carols. We will be joined by our friends from Cambridge University Symphony Chorus. Definitely a musical event you should not miss!
Admission is free.
Advent concert
Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland
Joint Advent concert with Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
Saturday, 07 December 2019 at 6.00 pm
This concert will be the “return match” of Cambridge University Symphony Chorus in Aachen. After Cappella Aquensis’ wonderful and very successful visit to Cambridge in April, the singers from Cambridge now have the chance to visit Aachen. The highlight of this tour will once again be a joint a-cappella concert. This is a musical event you should definitely not miss!
We will perform four-part to eight-part sacred motets by Bach, Gorecki, Hammerschmidt and others as well as English Christmas Carols.
Direction: Ulrich Brassel and Richard Wilberforce.
St. Michael/Hagios Dimitrios Aachen
Jesuitenstr. 6, 52062 Aachen
Admission is free, donations are welcome.
Georg Friedrich Händel: Messiah
We will perform Händel’s oratorio “Messiah” on Saturday 08 June at 7:30 pm in a German arrangement by W.A. Mozart, written in 1789.
For this wonderful concert, we will team up with Ars Cantandi, the Sinfonieorchester Aachen and several top soloists. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
High Mass on 07 April 2019
High Mass in Aachen Cathedral
Sunday, 07 April 2019, 10:00 am
- Henk Badings: Missa brevis
- Motets for Lent
- Proprium of the day
Aachen Cathedral
Concert tour to Cambridge, UK
Concert tour to Cambridge, UK
24 to 27 April 2019
- Motets of the 17th and 20th centuries
- Gypsi life by R. Schumann and Gypsi songs by J. Brahms (selection)
- S. Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil
- Joint pieces with Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
Joint a-cappella concert with Cambridge University Symphony Chorus on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 08:00 pm.
This concert marks the first of a two-part exchange which will see CU Symphony Chorus make a visit to Aachen in December for the “return match” with Cappella Aquensis on Saturday 7 December.
Great St. Mary’s, The University Church
Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ, UK