24-hour trombone concert in Hamburg is over – WELT

As of: 4:15 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes

500 musicians, 333 musical contributions and more than 1,500 visitors – a 24-hour concert by trombone choirs came to an end on the first Advent in the main church of St. Jacobi in Hamburg. The pieces that were played ranged from simple chorales to polyphonic arrangements for large brass ensembles, as the organizers announced on Sunday. The most popular was the Advent song “Daughter Zion, rejoice.” The age range of the participating brass players ranged from 9 to 85 years.

“So many musicians from the parishes of the Nordkirche really wanted to be part of this event despite the long distances and icy roads,” said Pastor Friedhelm Nolte, who prepared this musical marathon together with state trombone speaker Miriam Rottmayer.

Already on Saturday, more than 1,000 people attended the permanent concert and listened to the music; from midnight onwards there were at least 30 visitors who listened to the lectures by the 24 wind choirs, as the organizers also announced.

With the concert marathon, the organizers wanted to get in the mood for the German Evangelical Trombone Day in Hamburg 2024 since Saturday morning. Each brass choir played for 30 minutes, then paused for half an hour and played a second 30-minute set.

The German Evangelical Trumpet Day will be held in Hamburg from May 3rd to 5th, 2024 and will be under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.