Church music
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Central Europe
Church musician departs after surrogacy affair
A prominent German church musician has settled with his local church over the dispute about surrogacy. While the Church condemns the practice, the cantor pursued his desires for a child. Church musician Gerd-Peter Münden and his former employer, the Protestant Lutheran Church in Braunschweig, have parted ways. Both parties agreed…
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European Union
Hymn Amazing Grace becomes 250 years old
Perhaps the world's most well-known hymn has turned 250 years this week. It was written in 1773 by a former captain of a slave ship. Even 250 years after its first publication, the song is “by far the most popular hymn of all time”, the Christian magazine Christianity Today stated,…
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Northern Europe
Pentecostal Church in Norway accused of making too much noise
A housing association complains about a Pentecostal Church in Norway about the level of noise of the church services. As the municipality rejected its claim, it is now taking the case to the National Ombudsman. The bass sounds from the music played during services and other gatherings is invasive, a…
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Central Europe
Online organ festival to promote popularity of instrument
Organ fans could join an organ festival online. It is the first time that the organ world has organised such an event in the virtual world. Organisers host the online festival from Munich. It started on April 18 and will last until May 1. The goal of the International Online…
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Northern Europe
Should Bach's Passion be corrected to combat anti-Semitism?
What does Bach with his St. John’s Passion have to do with anti-Judaism? Everything, according to Øivind Varkøy, Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Therefore, Varkøy suggests adjusting the text of the Passion. In the Norwegian daily Vårt Land, Varkøy explains that the Christian Passover has been a particularly…
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Northern Europe
Ringing church bells scare villagers at night
Inhabitants of the Swedish place Torsås woke up last week in the middle of the night. The church bells of the town rang for two hours straight. Investigation of why the bells started ringing brought to light that a technical error occurred in the control function of the bells. Bo…
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Central Europe
Bavarian church tries to make organ popular again
The Protestant Church in Bavaria is seeking more organ players. Therefore, the church acquired an organ kit. With it, children can build a pipe organ themselves. Last Saturday, the assembly kit was presented at the University of Protestant Church Music in Bayreuth. The kit consists of around 130 individual parts,…