Lydia Schirmer inspires in Bad Dürkheim at the organ summer 2025!

Lydia Schirmer inspires in Bad Dürkheim at the organ summer 2025!

The castle church in Bad Dürkheim experienced a festive event with the two -day “Bad Dürkheim organ summer”. On Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025, the Protestant parish opened with the “Gloria!” Concert. The program included masterpieces by Joseph Haydn and Charles Villiers Stanford, under the direction of Sebastian Schipplick with the cantore at the castle church as well as the soloists Kerstin Bruns (soprano) and Thorsten Grasmück (organ) reports the weekly sheet .

Just two days later, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the highly expected second concert "Toccaten and Dances" took place. In this context, the talented interpreter Lydia Schirmer, since 2022 cathedral band champion in Stuttgart, entered the stage This is how the Rheinpfalz . Schirmer impressed the audience with a stylistically versatile program, which included the Toccaten by Frescobaldi and Bach as well as dances from Muffat and Buxtehude. Widor's symphonic organ music was also on the program.

an unforgettable evening in the castle church

Admission to all concerts was free, but donations were requested for church music work. Before the performances, the guests were given the opportunity to get in the mood with a glass of Secco, provided by the Freundeskreis for the church music Bad Dürkheim e.V., and enjoy the evening. With her performance, Lydia Schirmer offered a unique experience and kidnapped the audience on a journey through the epochs of organ music.

The events as part of the Bad Dürkheim organ summer attract visitors from different cities, including Stuttgart, Paris and Basel. Such concerts not only expand the cultural offer of the region, but also strengthen the community through the common love for music informs the page for organ information services .

This summer of organ is thus a valuable contribution to promoting church music and a sociable cooperation in Bad Dürkheim.