Music and Choir Festival Altenkirchen

The Music and Choir Festival Altenkirchen is part of the district town's cultural calendar and brings classical music to the Christuskirche in the late autumn months. The organizers are the City of Altenkirchen and the local church communities, who put together a varied program with various choirs and ensembles.

Christuskirche as a Concert Venue

The Protestant Christuskirche Altenkirchen is not only a place of worship but also a valued concert venue. Its acoustics are particularly well-suited for choral works, chamber music, and organ concerts. Sacred works from several centuries find an ideal resonance space here.

Classical Program

The program typically includes choir concerts with the Kantatenchor and befriended choirs from the region, organ concerts with the church musician of the parish, chamber music evenings with musicians from the Westerwald, and ecumenically oriented concert evenings that combine sacred music from different traditions.

Embedded in a Vibrant Cultural Calendar

The city of Altenkirchen maintains a broad cultural calendar into which the Music and Choir Festival organically fits. While Karneval (carnival) formats and Schützenfeste (marksmen's festivals) represent folk culture, the Music Festival brings the high-cultural note to the district town, ensuring a balanced cultural offering.

Target Audience and Atmosphere

The target audience is classically interested individuals from Altenkirchen and the surrounding area. The concerts are characterized by a concentrated, devout atmosphere, thus standing in a long tradition of church music events in Rhineland-Palatinate.