Luziakonzert
Saturday, 12/7/2024 at 5:00 PM
Luziakonzert
Saturday, 12/7/2024
at 5:00 PM
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Im Winter, wenn die Abende immer länger werden, es draußen kalt und dunkel ist, zündet man gern Kerzen an.
Im Norden Europas, besonders in Schweden, feiert man am 13. Dez. – nahe der längsten Nacht des Jahres – das Fest der Hl. Luzia, ein Lichterfest, das ganz besonders mit Chorgesang verbunden ist. Sie wird als Lichtbringerin und Vorbotin von Weihnachten von ganz in weiß gekleideten Kindern mit brennenden Kerzen in der Hand besungen.
Die Legende besagt, dass Luzia während der Christenverfolgung den in Katakomben versteckten Christen heimlich Essen brachte und dabei eine Kerze auf dem Kopf hatte, um möglichst viel in den Händen tragen zu können. Außerdem kündigte sie ihrem Bräutigam die Treue auf, der sie daraufhin als Christin erkannte und veranlassen ließ, dass sie zum Tode verurteilt und enthauptet wurde.
So lässt es sich erklären, dass in der schwedischen Tradition Luzia mit einer Lichterkrone im Haar erscheint, die Gaben und – wie ihr Name auch besagt – Licht in den dunklen nordischen Winter bringt. Begleitet wird sie von einem Zug von „Brautjungfern“ und „Sternenjungen“, die sie als „Weihnachtsbraut“ besingen.
Diese schöne Tradition will der Mädchenchor am Essener Dom, das Ensemble VoiceMix und der Essener Domchor gemeinsam mit dem Domorganisten Sebastian Küchler-Blessing unter der Leitung von Domkapellmeister Prof. Steffen Schreyer im Essener Dom mit einem Luziazug aufleben lassen und Sie mit adventlichen Weisen und Luzia-Gesängen auf die Weihnachtszeit einstimmen.
Die Mischung aus den unterschiedlichen Ensembles bietet einen exklusiven Musikgenuss, der seinesgleichen sucht und Erwachsene wie Kinder gleichermaßen begeistern wird: Ein Konzert der Extraklasse für die ganze Familie.
Einlass ab 16:00 Uhr
In winter, when the evenings grow longer, and it is cold and dark outside, lighting candles is a common practice.
In northern Europe, especially in Sweden, the Feast of St. Lucia is celebrated on December 13th – near the longest night of the year – a festival of lights that is particularly associated with choral singing. She is sung about as a bringer of light and a harbinger of Christmas by children dressed completely in white, holding burning candles.
The legend states that Lucia secretly brought food to Christians hiding in the catacombs during the persecution of Christians while wearing a candle on her head to carry as much as possible in her hands. Additionally, she announced her fidelity to her fiancé, who then recognized her as a Christian and had her sentenced to death and beheaded.
This explains why, in Swedish tradition, Lucia appears with a crown of lights in her hair, bringing gifts and – as her name suggests – light into the dark Nordic winter. She is accompanied by a procession of “bridesmaids” and “star boys” who sing to her as the “Christmas bride.”
The girls’ choir at the Essen Cathedral, the ensemble VoiceMix, and the Essen Cathedral Choir, together with the cathedral organist Sebastian Küchler-Blessing and under the direction of cathedral music director Prof. Steffen Schreyer, will revive this beautiful tradition in the Essen Cathedral with a Lucia procession and prepare you for the Christmas season with Advent melodies and Lucia songs.
The mixture of the different ensembles offers an exclusive musical enjoyment that is unparalleled and will captivate both adults and children alike: A top-class concert for the whole family.
Entrance from 4:00 PM.
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