Kevin Kenner plays Chopin and Debussy in the Stadthalle

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / snehitdesignAmerican pianist Kevin Kenner will be playing pieces by Chopin and Debussy in the Stadthalle in Oberursel on Sunday, 4th March, 2012 at 8pm.  An introductory talk will be held at 7pm by Gerhard Schroth, also a pianist.

Tickets are available in advance at the usual places in the town and on-line at www.adticket.de

Guildo Horn at the Hessentag – Tonight on hr-Fernsehen

TV set - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / megastockerHighlights of the concert with Guildo Horn recorded at the Hessentag in Oberursel are being broadcast tonight (31st December 2011/1st January 2012) on hr-Fernsehen at 4.40am.

 

Brass band concert in the Hospitalkirche

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / snehitdesignThe youth brass band from Stierstadt (Jugendblasorchester TV Stierstadt) will be giving a concert in the Hospitalkirchein Oberursel on Sunday, 27th November 2011 at 6pm.

Entry is free with donations going to the organisation “Frauen helfen Frauen e.V.”

The Hospitalkirche is located in the centre of the town, next to the Strackgasse.

International Christmas Songs in the Hospitalkirche

World Flags - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / iDesignRené Scholz will be singing international Christmas songs in the Hospitalkirchein Oberursel on Saturday, 26th November 2011 at 6pm.

Entry is free with donations going to the organisation “Frauen helfen Frauen e.V.”

The Hospitalkirche is located in the centre of the town, next to the Strackgasse.

Accordion music in the Hospitalkirche

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / vlastasThe accordion club from Steinbach (Akkordeonverein Steinbach) will be giving a concert in the Hospitalkirche in Oberursel on Friday, 25th November 2011 at 6pm.

Entry is free with donations going to the organisation “Frauen helfen Frauen e.V.”

The Hospitalkirche is located in the centre of the town, next to the Strackgasse.

Musikkorps der Bundeswehr in the Stadthalle

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / vlastasThe Musikkorps der Bundeswehr (Army Musicians) will be playing in the Stadthalle in Oberursel on Tuesday, 15th November 2011 at 7.30pm.

The concert is being arranged by Oberursel’s music school, and tickets cost between 10 and 15 Euros.

Classical Concert in the Christuskirche

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / snehitdesignA classical concert is being held in the Christuskirche in Oberursel on Sunday, 6th November 2011 at 5pm.

Performing Haydn’s “Missa in Augustiis” (Nelsonmesse) and Mozart’s “Große Sinfonie in G-Moll” will be the Evangelische Kantorei from Oberursel, the Kammerphilharmonie Rhein-Main, and soloists Katharina Wollitz, Laetitia Cropp, Ralf Petrausch and Sebastian Kitzingen.  The conductor will be Gunilla Pfeiffer.

Tickets costs 18EUR.

Beat-Night in the Stadthalle

Music and Dance - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / james2000The 2nd “Beat-Night” is being held in the Stadthalle in Oberursel on Saturday, 29th October, 2011.

The bands appearing are:

The 2nd Generation – hits from the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Searchers etc.

The Bubbles – Party-Rockpop from the 70s

Tickets can be puchased at the usual outlets in the town, by telephone (06173 / 68253) or online.

Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8.15pm start.

 

Concert in aid of orphans and schools in India

Musical notes - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / snehitdesignA charity concert is being in Oberursel’s Grammar School (Gymnasium) in the Zeppelinstraße on Saturday, 24th September 2011 at 7pm.

The Belcanto soloists will be singing an collection of melodies from well-known operettas and musicals, accompanied by pianist Gerhard Schroth and conducted by Erika Sommer.

Entry is free but a donation is requested.  The proceeds are going to the Nandri-Kinderhilfe e.V. organisation, which helps orphanages and schools in South-East India.

 

Toll im Quadrat – The Revue

Nicht nur flamenco revue (© Nathalie Karg)“Toll im Quadrat” is a revue taking place in the Klinik Hohe Mark on Friday, 9th September 2011 at 7pm.

In the revue local graphic designer and dancer Nathalie Karg will present a mixture of flamenco, film, comedy, song and dance, and will be accompanied by John “Lobito” Opheim on the guitar and flamenco matador, singer and percussionist Manuel Lojo “Ardillita”.

Entry to the revue and the accompanying “Bipolart” exhibition costs €12.

The revue is also being performed on Thursday, 8th September 2011 at 4pm in the Südbahnhof in Frankfurt.  No entrance fee is being charged for this performance, which is without the exhibition.

The nearest train station is Hohemark on the U3 line.