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Commissioned composition for the inauguration of new St. Mary´s Organ in the Cologne Cathedral
Commissioned by Cologne Cathedral Music, I had the honor of composing a piece for three organs for the dedication of the new Marian organ. The work will be premiered by the three cathedral organists, Prof. Dr. Winfried Bönig, Timotheus Chae, and Matthias Wand. What a great honor! The premiere will take place at the very beginning of this year's organ recitals in Cologne Cathedral on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
Organ Postludes in the Minster of Maria Laach
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Ascension Day, May 14, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
5:30 PM — First Vespers
Improvisation on "Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist"
Thursday, May 14, 2026
9:00 AM — Conventual Mass | 11:00 AM — Mass
Olivier Messiaen | 1908 – 1992
From "L’Ascension" (The Ascension)
• III. Transports de Joie (Outbursts of Joy)
5:30 PM — Second Vespers
Improvisation on "Ihr Christen hoch erfreuet Euch"
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7th Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2026
Saturday, May 16, 2026
5:30 PM — First Vespers
Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685 – 1750
From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
• Gavotte
(Organ transcription by Gereon Krahforst)
Sunday, May 17, 2026
9:00 AM — Conventual Mass | 11:00 AM — Mass
Johann Joseph Veith | 1872 – 1947
From the Organ Sonata on the Easter Hymn "Ad Regias Agni Dapes"
▪ IV. Triple Fugue
5:30 PM — Second Vespers
George Frideric Handel | 1685 – 1759
From "Water Music"
• Hornpipe
(Organ transcription by Gereon Krahforst)
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