Fundraising
Following two Benefit Concerts in 2022 and several major donations, the “Friends of Church Music” Association and the Parish have raised around 200,000 Euro for the Organ Restoration project. Some money (around 80,000) has been spent for the preparing examinations).
Restoration
Following the last meetings of the restoration project’s Board of Organ Experts and the Organ Commission, a concept for the restoration has been acknowledged. It draws the outline for a combination of restoration, re-organisation and new components. The detailed plans shall be considered together with organ builders within the frame of a competitive dialogue. Its announcement shall be ready in the first half of 2023.
Events
2022: Two splendid fundraising concerts took place, the first was a wonderful performance by Daniel Hope in March (read more>), the second one a concert with the German Medics Orchestra on September 17 (read more>).
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Competition started
On 1st of March the application deadline for the planning competition for restoration and redesign of the organ of St. Mary’S Church ended. There were applications from three EU countries, showing the interest in that project.
Planungswettbewerb ausgelobt!
Am 22. Januar wurde die Auslobung des Planungswettbewerbes für die Restaurierung und Umgestaltung der Orgel der Rostocker Marienkirche veröffentlicht.
Structural Analysis of Organ Loft
Eine Kurzdokumentation und drei Animationen zur statischen Konstruktion von Orgel und Empore liegen vor.
Turn of the Year 2022-2023
Some minor developments at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023
Benefit Concert on Sept 17, 2022
On 17 September 2022, a concert of the Deutsches Ärzte-Orchester (German Medics Orchestra) took place in St Mary’s Church as a benefit performance for the restoration of organ and duke’s loft.