2024
2024
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Christmas Concert of the USAFE Band
Christmas Concert of the USAFE Band
December 13, 2024, 7:30 pm - Fruchthalle, Fruchthallstraße 10, 67655 Kaiserslautern
In this year, we were again invited to participate in the Christmas Concert of the USAFE Band in the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern. We opened the concert with
Fanfare for Christmas Day,
Lux Aurumque,
Jingle Bell Rock and
O Come, All Ye Faithful
from our Christmas program and, jointly with the USAFE Band, performed
Good King Wenceslas and
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
A view from the stage during the second encore.
Christmas Concerts
Christmas Concerts
December 07, 2024, 5pm - Catholic Church Mariä Himmelfahrt, Kirchenstraße 2, 67731 Otterbach
December 08, 2024, 5pm - Gustav-Adolf-Church, Erzhütterstraße 68, 67659 Kaiserslautern
Our program contained an international mixture of traditional Christmas classics, tender lullabies and modern arrangements to set the mood for the Advent and Christmas season. From Handel's “Daughter of Zion” and the classic Christmas carol “Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier”, the program led through the tender sounds of “Lux Aurumque” to modern arrangements such as “California Dreamin” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”.
Our complete program:
Fanfare for Christmas Day - Martin Shaw
Hark! The Herald-angels Sing -F. Mendelssohn
Tochter Zion - Georg Friedrich Händel
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier - J.S.Bach
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind - John Rutter
In the bleak mid-winter - Gustav Holst
White Christmas - Irving Berlin, Arr. Mac Huff
Drei Hirtenkinder aus Fatima - Arvo Pärt
This Endris Night - Sarah Quartel
Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre
The Rose - Ola Gjeilo
Jingle Bell Rock - arr. Bryan Sharpe
A Christmas Lullaby - Marianne Forman
California Dreamin' - John Phillips & Michelle Phillips, Arr. Mac Huff
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Arr. Pentatonix
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Arr. Pentatonix
Encore: Bethelehemu - Via Olatuni/Wendell Whalum - Barrington Brooks
RPIC in the Prot. Church Kaiserslautern Erzhütten
From Europe into the World
From Europe into the World
September 28, 2024 - Choral concert of the GV Erzenhausen
The RPIC was invited to perform together with other choirs and contributed the following pieces to the program of the evening:
Cantate Domino - Karl Jenkins
Il Carnevale di Venezia - Gioacchino Rossini
Fair Phillis I Saw - John Farmer
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon, Arr. Kirby Shaw
Zugabe: Tshotsholoza - Arr. Jeffery L. Ames
Sing!
Sing!
May 19, 2024, 7:30pm - Night of the Churches - Gustav-Adolf-Church, Erzhütterstraße 68, 67659 Kaiserslautern
May 5, 2024, 5pm - Catholic Church Mariä Himmelfahrt, Kirchenstraße 2, 67731 Otterbach
"What a gripping sound spread out! What refreshing, lively, jubilant, upbeat or melancholy expressions and articulations rose up into the room! [...] Each of the 18 songs was touching, each in its own way."
Die Rheinpfalz, May 7, 2024
"A Little Ludwig" - Otterbach, May 5
Our Spring program was performed on May 5th in Otterbach and on May 19th as part of the Night of the Churches in Erzhütten. We sang of the warm sun, the stars in the southern sky, good friends that help overcome weariness, sadness and desperation ... of love, the carneval and great masters ... of sailors who are bidden farewell, who drown their sorrows with alcoholic beverages and who finally arrive after a long and dangerous journey ... of music that touches our souls, that is our refuge and light, that makes us strong and joyful ... of praising the Lord, of faith that is strong as a rock, of superstition and sacrifices ... and of our desire for peace.
Our program had the following song order:
Sing - Pentatonix, Arr. Mark Brymer
Solos: Haley Maddox, Emma Rose - SopranAve Verum Corpus - W.A.Mozart, Arr.: R.Robinson
Se ben vedi o vita mia - Giovanni Gastoldi, Arr.: Patrick M. Liebergen
Verleih' uns Frieden - Felix Mendelssohn
Earth Song - Frank Ticheli
Ô Diane, sois-nous propice, Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46 - Christoph Willibald Gluck
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor - Arr. David Eddleman
Gaelic Song of the Boatman (Fhir a'Bhata) - Arr. Philip Lawson
A Salty Dog - Gary Brooker/Keith Reed - Arr. Hans Kauf
A Little Ludwig - Arr.: Jim Clements
Il Carnevale di Venezia - Gioacchino Rossini
Musica animam tangens - Joshua Shank
Cantate Domino - Karl Jenkins
The Magpie - David Dodds, Arr. The Unthanks
Konnie Dessloch (Alto), Lisa Kadow (Soprano), Gosia Schulze (Soprano)Here Comes the Sun - George Harrison, Arr. Kirby Shaw
Seven Bridges Road - Steve Young, Arr. The Eagles
Elijah Rock - Moses Hogan
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon, Arr. Kirby Shaw
Zugabe: Tshotsholoza - Arr. Jeffery L. Ames
Christoph Hartmüller - Tenor
Musical support:
Lothar Bendel - Piano
Stefan Dessloch - Guitar
Robert Rose - Bass, Cajon
"A Little Ludwig" - Erzhütten (Photo: M. Haberer)
"The Magpie" - Erzhütten (Photo: M. Haberer)
"Here Comes the Sun" - Erzhütten (Photo: M. Haberer)
RPIC & ESME Singers - joint concert
RPIC & ESME Singers - joint concert
May 11, 2024, 6:30pm - Lutherkirche, Franz-Xaver-Baumann-Strasse, 67655 Kaiserslautern
"Subtly shaped melodic phrases with clear diction and pure intonation conveyed the overall impression of a high standard of interpretation [...]."
"[...] a turn towards a lively, pulsating drive, which ultimately breathes new life into classical choral music and does it good in this cultivated form. Moreover, it seamlessly supports the transition from sacred to secular choral music."
Die Rheinpfalz, May 13th, 2024
Rehearsal at the Lutherkirche
For this concert, we were delighted to welcome the choir of the English Speaking Music Ensembles (ESME) from Munich, whom we had the pleasure to visit last year! The choirs each performed a set of songs from their current concert repertoire and joined forces for a number of songs.
Eric Weddle, our director since 2020 and former director of the ESME singers, initiated this collaboration.
We sang the following pieces:
both choirs
Il Carnevale di Venezia – Gioacchino Rossini
ESME
Cantate Domino – Claudio Monteverdi
And So It Goes – Billy Joel, Arr. Bob Chilcott
Solo: Finley Klee (Tenor)I Can Tell The World – Trad. Spiritual, Arr. Moses Hogan
RPIC
Se ben vedi o vita mia – Giovanni Gastoldi, Arr.: Patrick M. Liebergen
Cantate Domino – Karl Jenkins
Earth Song – Frank Ticheli
Seven Bridges Road – Steve Young, Arr. The Eagles
Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison, Arr. Kirby Shaw
both choirs
The Magpie – David Dodds, Arr. The Unthanks
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor – Trad. Sea Chantey, Arr. David Eddleman
Elijah Rock – Trad. Spiritual, Arr. Moses Hogan
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon, Arr. Kirby Shaw
Conductors
Léa Vernisse - ESME songs
Eric Weddle - RPIC and jointly performed songs
Musical support
Léa Vernisse - Piano
Stefan Dessloch - Guitar
Robert Rose - Bass, Cajon
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