Pellworm Choir Music Week

Seven Days of Choral Sound on a North Frisian Island

Pellworm is a flat, green marsh island in the North Frisian Wadden Sea, nestled within the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage landscape on the Schleswig-Holstein west coast. Located in the North Frisia district, the island is only accessible by ferry – and it is precisely this seclusion that makes it the ideal location for an intensive rehearsal week. The Pellworm Choir Music Week utilizes this atmosphere to bring together choir enthusiasts from all over Germany.

Rehearsal Work at the Highest Level

The musical direction is in the hands of KMD Matthias Hoffmann-Borggrefe, an experienced church musician. The 2026 program spans a wide range of choral music history:

• Works from Heinrich Schein's 'Israelsbrünnlein'
• Heinrich Schütz's 'Geistliche Chormusik'
• Johannes Brahms op. 30
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy op. 69
• Maurice Duruflé op. 10
• The Baroque oratorio 'Jephta' by Giacomo Carissimi as the central major work

Concert and Nature Experience

The highlight of the week is the grand final concert on July 10th, 2026, at 6 PM in the New Church St. Crucis at Klostermitteldeich 3a. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. The intensive rehearsal work is complemented by a cultural program that makes Pellworm's uniqueness tangible – from mudflat hiking and encounters with the island community to the vast horizons of the North Frisian marsh.

Registration and Participation

Registration is via the email address [email protected]. Places are limited, and only a few spots were still available before the 2026 edition.