Advent Concert:
Christmas Songs
When & where?
Sunday, 6th December, 6 p.m.
Unionskirche (Unionstraße 2a, 67657 Kaiserslautern)
Free Entree!
Advent Concert: Christmas Songs
The RPTU Landau Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of University Music Director Dr. Olaf Meyer, will present a concert of Advent and Christmas songs centered on the birth of Jesus at the Unionskirche on the First Sunday of Advent.
Various aspects of the Christmas story will be explored musically from diverse perspectives—including works such as Eccard’s "Übers Gebirg Maria geht" and Bruch’s "In der Christnacht," alongside a selection of Scandinavian pieces. The evening’s repertoire spans the Renaissance, early Baroque, Romantic, and modern eras. Through its impressive polyphonic a cappella singing, the vocal ensemble creates a space for quiet reflection, contemplation, and anticipation of Christmas.
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
The vocal ensemble of RPTU in Landau, directed by University Music Director Dr. Olaf Meyer, was founded in 2009. While the ensemble originally consisted almost exclusively of students from the Landau Institute of Music, today students, staff members, and external participants sing side by side. The ensemble focuses almost exclusively on challenging a cappella choral repertoire and has performed in Kaiserslautern on several occasions to great acclaim.
