Ecumenical commemoration of the dead with Pastor Gisella Belleri and Christoph Brüning

The Kathreintanz is a closing party to the dance year and has its tradition in many regions.
On Saturday 08.11.2025 there will be Auftanz in Feldkirch:
In our course you will learn and practice the various folk dances that are on the 2025 dance list.
With this course on 2 evenings you will be able to enjoy a wonderful dance evening with your dance partner.

Stephan Thomas, organ

Pipes, keys, buttons, winding corridors – the organ is a fantastic creature that fascinates young and old. It is precisely the view into the interior, which is only possible on special occasions, that reveals the immense diversity and complexity of this organism. During the guided tour of the St. Martin's organ, the children are allowed to play the organ, take a short trip into the belly of the instrument, blow in organ pipes and much more. Parents are also welcome.

Free admission, collection

For some years now, Stephan Thomas has been playing an organ concert in Chur's St. Martin's Church on 1 August for the national holiday.

The connection to his homeland is diverse: pieces by Swiss composers or those with a close connection to Switzerland, such as Franz Liszt. Music about local folk songs, or compositions that are otherwise perceived as "Helvetic", such as the Berezin song. In the absence of a broad repertoire on this topic, Stephan Thomas has written a number of pieces himself, had them published and recorded on recordings.

The obligatory conclusion is formed by the variations on the national anthem.

Free admission, collection

Maurizio Croci, Fribourg
Music in Habsburg Europe from Maximilian I to Charles V

The Chur Organ Concerts return to the idea that led to their founding 34 years ago, namely to play concerts on the historic organs of the city of Chur. After a long break, the canopy organ is also back in the Rhaetian Museum. This organ is famous for its extraordinary age - it dates from the late 16th century - in professional circles beyond the country's borders.

Maurizio Croci from Fribourg is a specialist in instruments like this. Croci has made a name for himself as a concert musician, but also as a cultural organizer, for example as founder and artistic director of the Académie d'Orgue de Fribourg.

Free admission, collection

Ekaterina Kofanova, Basel

The Chur Organ Concerts conclude the 2025 cycle with a recital by Ekaterina Kofanova from Basel. The concert organist, who comes from Belarus, has held organist positions in Switzerland for some time, first at the Church of Peace in Bern, and since 2016 at the University Church of St. Peter in Basel. The musicologist with a doctorate is also active as a choir conductor, for example as conductor of the Bern Motet Choir. In her Chur concert, she mainly plays music from the time the instrument was created in St. Martin's, namely the Organ Sonata by Edward Elgar and the Fantasy op. 176 by Gustav Merkel, as well as works by César Franck.

Free admission, collection

Organ, Singing and Wine
Johanna Heim, soprano
Stephan Thomas, organ and moderation
Uwe Schneider, Wines

The "Organ and Wine" format takes place every year as part of the Chur Organ Concerts. This year it has been expanded to "Organ, Singing and Wine", as the soprano Johanna Heim works alongside the "house organist" Stephan Thomas. The wines that are sung about and played are those of Uwe Schneider from Zizers, whose bottles, which are still too little known, have struck us extremely positively. The mediation between wine and music is provided by Stephan Thomas, who works as a wine journalist in addition to his musical activities. Following the concert part, the tasting of the wines will take place as usual in the Antistitium (Kirchgasse 12).

Admission is free, a collection will be charged. Wine tasting CHF 15.00 per person.

Liquid Rum Days
 

Are you also a rum lover like us? On this evening, we will once again open many different bottles of rum from all over the world for you. What are the differences between them and which rum suits you best? Look forward to a varied evening with our rum experts.

• Thursday, 04 September 2025: Grand-Rue 95, Morges
• Friday, 05 September 2025: Laufenstrasse 16, Basel
• Thursday, September 11, 2025: Kramgasse 45, Bern
• Friday, September 19, 2025: Hartbertstrasse 10, Chur


 

Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Advance booking Basel: CHF 40.– / Box office: CHF 45.–
(Large program with approx. 50 products)

Advance booking Morges, Bern, Chur: CHF 25.– / Box office: CHF 30.–
(Smaller program with approx. 25 products)

LiquidClub members will receive CHF 10 credited to the admission price if they order on the evening of the tasting.

The God Helps Foundation is organising a Ugandan evening at the Kulturpunkt in Chur together with the Migration and Worldwide Church Office. There will be culinary specialties from Uganda and a lecture on the aid project God Helps Uganda, an exhibition with African handicrafts and lots of African music.

6 p.m. Dinner Specialties from Uganda
7 p.m. Concert Saf Sap New Generation from Senegal
8 p.m. Lecture about the aid project God Helps Uganda

24.6.-27.6
Exhibition of handicrafts and photographs from Uganda