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Thursday, 5/21/2026
at 7:00 PM



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On May 21, the choirs of the Schönebeck Dr.-Carl-Hermann-Gymnasium, together with the Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie Schönebeck, will perform the oratorio "Odyssee" by Christoph Reuter (music) and Andreas Hillger (text) at 7 PM in the St. Jakobi Church in Schönebeck. The piece offers a modern interpretation of the ancient epic and connects the classical material with current questions. In addition to the choirs (conducted by Laura Pannier and Tim Panhans), who play a central role in the performance, soprano Hannah Geef and baritone Burkhard von Puttkamer, as well as the actor Simon Köslich as the narrator, will be featured. The choirs serve as a collective voice that drives the action forward, comments on it, and gives the fate of a returnee a social dimension. The orchestra plays with a band (Thomas Rüdiger, drums; René Kutschmann, bass; Alexander Wienand, piano) that provides modern rhythms and jazzy accents. The musical direction is in the hands of the composer Christoph Reuter.
In the "Odyssee," Homer's hero's journey is reimagined. Instead of an ancient king, a soldier of our time returns home from a foreign war. His journeys do not take him across the Mediterranean but through the psychological depths of a society where he finds no grounding. The legendary mythical creatures and obstacles of antiquity—from the Sirens to Scylla and Charybdis—are translated into contemporary situations. The work raises the question of the possibility of return and identity in an alienated world.
Composer and pianist Christoph Reuter is known for his ability to merge genres. His music combines the sound power of an orchestra with the dynamics of a band and the emotionality of large choral passages. Librettist Andreas Hillger has gently modernized the ancient material without losing the archaic strength of the original. Reuter and Hillger share a long-standing collaboration that began with the children's opera "Oskar und die Groschenbande" at the Anhalt Theatre in Dessau and has produced oratorios such as "Alles im Fluss," "Got.Alein/die.Ehr," "Unerhörte Schönheit," and two works commemorating the Peasants' War. The organizing association Choratorium e.V. has been bridging the gap between professional composition and the broad involvement of amateur choirs since its founding seven years ago, to make music projects in the region tangible. The performance is funded by the foundation of the former Kreissparkasse Bernburg.

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