It was on Whit Monday that just over a hundred visitors to the Hessentag in Oberursel made their way to the Liebfrauenkirche (church) for an evening of gospel and jazz.

The group “Tontauben” in Weißkirchen had joined forces with musicians from Dr.Hoch’s Konservatorium in Frankfurt and singer Ariane Treffer to perform a Gospel Mass by Robert Ray and “Magnificat” by Christoph Schönherr, all of which was conducted by Mark Opeskin.

Gospel & Jazz in the Liebfrauenkirche

Described as one of the highlights of the Hessentag, the evening was funded by the catholic diocese of Limburg and the Oberursel’s culture and sport association (KSFO). [Read more…]