Fundraising
As of July 2024, the amount of funds available to the project is more than 720,000 Euro! It comes from different source (two supporting societies, the parish und the “Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz” foundation.
Restoration and Planning
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. In January 2024, a planning competition was announced. It has two stages, closing in May resp. August 2024. Four competitors from three European countries have qualified for participation. Read more about the competition in German here>.
Events
2023 and 2024: No special events have been arranged. But the organ is continuosly featured within small concerts and services (agenda here>). And the visits during the daily noon prayers, wehre the organ is played, too, are succesful as ever.
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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Summer 2024
In a few weeks, the design competition will close. And there are good funding news, too.
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