Cathedral organist Vibekke Vanggaard (Maribo) plays masterpieces by Sweelinck, Bach, Gershwin, Rutter and Danish composers.

"Summertime" in Basel Minster: Gershwin and Bach take center stage at ORGEL-PUNKT 12 next Saturday. After the striking of the hour and the ringing of the bells, the traditional lunchtime concert will feature masterpieces by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (Ballo del Granduca), Johann Sebastian Bach (Praeludium et Fuga in E minor BWV 546, Trio Sonata in D minor BWV 528), George Gershwin (Summertime), John Rutter (Toccata in Seven) and Danish composers.

VIBEKKE VANGAARD, born in Aalborg in 1972, studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Hans Fagius and Bine Bryndorf. After successfully completing her training as a soloist, she gave her debut concert at the Church of the Redeemer in Copenhagen in 2000, which was very well received. In 1995-96 she studied with Susan Landale in the soloist class at the Conservatoire Nationale de Région de Rueil-Malmaison in Paris. She also studied with Andrea Marcon, Harald Vogel, David Sanger and Hans-Ola Ericsson. She received her first position as an organist at the age of 14 at the Mou Church in North Jutland. Since then she has been organist at the Danish Church in Paris (1995-96), Bethlehem Church in Copenhagen (1998-2006) and Strøby Church (2006-17). She has been cathedral organist in Maribo since 2017. Vibeke Vanggaard performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician in Denmark, Europe and Asia. Her repertoire is wide-ranging, with a particular focus on performing new organ music, and she has premiered several works written especially for her, including Vuggesang (Lullaby) at the Nordisk Kirkemusik Symposium in Gothenburg in 2016 in the run-up to the 2017 Reformation celebrations.

Saturdays after the midday peal: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge your batteries, relax and be inspired: the thousand-year-old "Klangraum Münster" is popular in this format with locals and tourists alike. A colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Messiaen and Guy Bovet's "Don Quixote" can be heard on the largest and most versatile organ in the region until the end of September. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad can be heard.


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