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Sunday, 11/15/2026
at 2:00 PM



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The special instrument II
HERNES ÄLTESTE ORGEL

Discussion concert with works by William Byrd, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and others.
GEORGE WARREN / Organ

"As Napoleon stirred up Europe with his hordes, a organ builder named Meyer was probably working with his apprentices in a quiet workshop in Herford," says a church chronicle. Today, this valuable "work" is regarded as the oldest organ in Herne. After several alterations, relocations, restorations, and an expansion to 21 stops, it now holds its place in the Church of St. Joseph in the Horsthausen district; since 2007, it has been a protected monument. The Days of Early Music in Herne present the special instrument in a discussion concert. For this, organist George Warren has selected compositions from England, Germany, and France that span from the Renaissance to Romanticism. A highlight of the program is Johann Sebastian Bach's Chorale Partita "Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig," in which the diverse colors and expressive possibilities of the organ come to the fore in a special way. Thus, the instrument itself becomes the resonant storyteller of its history – a history that still puzzles us in many details today...

Entrance: 13:00

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