Dear friends,
obviously exhausted but very happy I came back yesterday evening from the Church in Bremen here in Berlin. Besides my
smaller "compulsory performances" as a contributor on Saturday, was with a motley nearly team of 30 experts in Berlin trombone group (trombone Friedenau + gain), which have worked well and well received (the audience also heard like the "old hymns" and sang often spontaneous), I join this time a lot, listening and viewing, which I was met very positively.
So I took others on a brass workshop (jazz arrangements / Gospel by Ingo Luis, jazz bass trombonist) part that was with many participants, despite not simpler literature because of good, loose guide by I. Luis into a beautiful, musical sound. It's amazing what 1500 Brass rhythmically can learn and perform together.
Then I heard on Thursday evening, a fantastic brass quartet and vocal concert of sacred music from several eras. The brass band of the Ev. Trombone Bremen Plant (lead trombone country waiting
Rüdiger Hill) provided as well as the vocal quartet "consonance a 4" both technically and musically, a program of high quality. The variety of music styles, was well chosen. It was alternately well together (polychoral) makes music. The works were among others by G. Gabrieli, Schütz, Handel, Rossini, Bruckner, Schloemann, Swiss). A wonderful benefit!
On Saturday evening I was over 1000 singers, very good soloists and the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra, sing in the sing-along concert of action of the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra and three choruses Bremer excerpts from Handel's Messiah. Thanks to the good sample of the local cantor and the good leadership of Music Director of the Bremer Phlharmonie it was despite the high number of votes also qualitatively wonderful event, from numerous audience with enthusiasm and organized by the Bremen former mayor Henning Scherf, singing along also with us.
sang the closing service then probably the world's greatest vocal chorus with over 100,000 participants worship the good old phrase "Blessed are they who walk there" (H. Schütz). By the way we were this time 4600 suckers and blowers.
Also: A very nice Church in Bremen very hospitable.
The common events (celebration dinner for wind instruments and singers, closing service, etc.), were really an experience and managed really well.
the way we were this time 4600 suckers and blowers.
And I met many old friends (including from the CFT choir, the brass ensemble from the chat and forum in the EPID-site).
Kind regards, / Your
Patrick 
