Haan Music School and Stadt-Sparkasse are once again organizing the popular music event.
By Antje Götze-Römer
Haan – “We have actually been rehearsing for this concert for a year,” reveals the head of the Haan Music School, Thomas Krautwig. In fact, he is already busy thinking about the program of the symphonic wind orchestra concert for 2026.
But now it’s about getting as many people as possible excited to attend the 17th edition of Musik Spezial on December 8th.
The theme is “Pantha Rei – Everything Flows” and is inspired by ancient Greek philosophy, which in this particular case is attributed to Heraclitus. “It describes the constant change and the eternal change of everything. Nothing stays the same, everything is in constant flux. “It’s the same in music,” says Krautwig, because after all, every note has to be played at exactly the moment it is supposed to sound – and then it’s gone again. These philosophical considerations were also discussed with the approximately 50 musicians of the symphonic wind orchestra across all generations. With results that are definitely worth seeing or hearing.
However, the specific reason for choosing this fluid topic was – quite pragmatically – a telephone conversation that Krautwig had with a colleague who had drawn his attention to a newly discovered piece.
“It’s called Liquid, it’s by James Bocook and it was commissioned by the North Carolina South District Bandmasters Association. “It shows the different ways water moves around us – from the first drop of rain, cascading waterfalls, flowing rivers, crashing waves, babbling streams to waves on a calm lake,” says Krautwig.
And: The piece is particularly difficult. The most difficult of the entire program, which, after the members of the symphonic wind orchestra decided to take on the challenge, developed as something of a guiding theme to find the other program components. Inevitably, Krautwig came across “Pantha Rei” by Markus Götz, the piece that gives the evening its name.
All this and much more on the topic of “Everything flows” will be presented to the listeners in the second part of the concert on Sunday, December 8th, at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the high school at Adlerstrasse 3.
The first part is made up of several original compositions for symphonic wind orchestras: “Pilatus – Mountain of Dragons” by Steven Reineke, “October” by Eric Whitacre, “Voices of the Sky” by Samuel Hazo and “Beyond the Horizon” by Rossano Galante sound.
Advance sales for the benefit concert, 100 percent of the proceeds of which will benefit the Haan Music School, have already begun. Entrance tickets for 10 euros (children and young people 6 euros) are available at neanderticket.de, at the Haan music school at Dieker Straße 69 or at the box office.
Udo Vierdag, board member of the Stadt-Sparkasse Haan, advises: “Get in quick, the concert has always been very popular in recent years.”
