User:Gerda Arendt/2021

User:Gerda Arendt
User:Gerda Arendt
	Jauchzet, frohlocket! in Unionskirche, Idstein, 18 December 2019
Born	2 August 2009 (age 14); Idstein, Germany
Nationality	"The only real nation is humanity"
Education	Technische Hochschule Hannover
Occupations	singen, singen; singen, singen; singen, singen; or: This user is or was a proud; amateur singer of church choirs; Kantorei St. Johannis; Rheingauer Kantorei; Chor von St. Bonifatius; Idsteiner Vokalisten; The Master Singers of Westchester; Reger-Chor; Chor St. Martin, Idstein; Idsteiner Kantorei; Kammerchor Ehrenbach;
Known for	List of Bach cantatas; Franz Kafka; 2016 Max Reger; 2017 Reformation; 2018 rejoice, serve; 2019 we give thanks; 2020 vision; 2021 take courage;
Awards	Precious + Impact (given); blushing;
	places and songs; quality article improvement

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Drei Motetten, Op. 39 (Mendelssohn)

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In Freundschaft

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... that Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, a Bach cantata for the Third Day of Christmas, contains the only aria that he newly composed for the oratorio?
... that theatre critic Günther Rühle's books cover the history of theatre in Germany, its events and its people, from 1887 to 1966?
... that "Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht" (Break, you beautiful morning light) tells the shepherds in Bach's Christmas Oratorio to not be afraid?
... that when Josef Rheinberger conducted the first performance of his Mass in A major for three women's voices on Christmas Eve 1881, he added a flute and a string quintet to the organ accompaniment?
... that Fabian Kelly, a tenor focused on historically informed performance, was a soloist in Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine and Handel's Messiah?
... that all stanzas of the 1963 song "Herr, gib uns Mut zum Hören" (Lord, give us courage to listen), with text and tune by Kurt Rommel, begin with a prayer for courage?
... that the Polish mezzo-soprano Agnieszka Rehlis, who sang in the Grammy Award–winning album Penderecki conducts Penderecki, was Verdi's Azucena in Zürich in 2021?
... that In Freundschaft was composed in friendship by Karlheinz Stockhausen as a clarinet solo for Suzanne Stephens, and later adapted to the instruments of other friends?
... that the title of La Passion selon Sade, an opera by Sylvano Bussotti, caused a scandal at its premiere and had to be changed for the next performance?
... that a German theologian wrote "Vertraut den neuen Wegen" to be sung at a wedding in Eisenach shortly before the fall of the Wall?
... that the protest initiative Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against the Right) was awarded a prize for civil courage by the Central Council of Jews in Germany?
... that Wilhelm Knabe, a co-founder of the Greens in Germany and a "green" mayor of Mülheim, participated in Fridays For Future with the slogan "Opa For Future"?
... that for the morning song "Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne", the poet found a new metre, and the composer a new melody, to reflect the many meanings of "rising"? - one of my songs
... that Christa Ludwig, known for fiction for young horse-lovers, received a prize after her novel about Else Lasker-Schüler's late years in Jerusalem was published?
... that the hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" (Jesus, my joy) by Johann Franck and Johann Crüger mentions singing in defiance of the "old dragon", death, and fear?
... that Innisfree Garden in Millwood, New York, was developed from the 1930s by a painter fascinated with an 8th-century Chinese artist, and a landscape architect from Harvard?
... that both Jochen Klepper and Hildegard Schaeder sought solace amidst the horror of the Nazi regime in Paul Gerhardt's 17th-century New Year's song "Nun lasst uns gehn und treten"?

User:Gerda Arendt
Jauchzet, frohlocket! in Unionskirche, Idstein, 18 December 2019
Born	(2009-08-02) 2 August 2009 (age 14) Idstein, Germany
Nationality	"The only real nation is humanity"
Education	Technische Hochschule Hannover
Occupations	singen, singen singen, singen singen, singen or: This user is or was a proud amateur singer of church choirs Kantorei St. Johannis Rheingauer Kantorei Chor von St. Bonifatius Idsteiner Vokalisten The Master Singers of Westchester Reger-Chor Chor St. Martin, Idstein Idsteiner Kantorei Kammerchor Ehrenbach
Known for	List of Bach cantatas Franz Kafka 2016 Max Reger 2017 Reformation 2018 rejoice, serve 2019 we give thanks 2020 vision 2021 take courage
Awards	Precious + Impact (given) blushing
places and songs quality article improvement