Another day in Leipzig, another day at the Thomaskirche for a Bach concert. Whereas yesterday's program was called simply "Motette", this time around the program was called "Motette und Kantate". The program went as follows:
* Drei Choralvorspiele für Orgel (3 organ preludes)
* Gott hat uns nicht gesetzt zum Zorn, Mottete für fünfstimmigen Chor, by Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722)
* Lesung des Evangeliums (Reading of the Gospel)
* Gemeindeglied (Congregational song): Wir wollen singen ein Lobgesang
* Ansprache (Homily)
* Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV Kantate 30, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
* Gebet: Vater Unser (Prayer: Our Father)
Again, I was blessed by the program. I can only imagine how God moved people while Bach served here.....
But I did much more than attend another concert at the Thomaskirche. In fact, the concert was but one hour of the day. Here is how I spent the rest of the day.
I visited the Stassi Museum. This museum houses various artifacts used by the secret police during the communist era.
After visiting the Stassi Museum I visited the Bach Museum:
In preparation for the Argentina - Mexico game, we hung out with the Argentina fans just outside the Leipzig stadium. It was great fun, and there was a great sense of anticipation for the game. Below .. hanging out with the albicelests (Argentina soccer fans):
The sign reads: "Pele may be king, but Diego (Maradona) is God."
Then in the evening Paul and I met up and walked to the Central Square in Leipzig, where the city had set up a giant Leinwand (screens) for the soccer game. We found ourselves a great spot to watch the game from: right in between the Mexican and Argentina fans.
End result: Argentina 2 - Mexico 1. The atmosphere was phenomenal....party time!
Street performers:
* Drei Choralvorspiele für Orgel (3 organ preludes)
* Gott hat uns nicht gesetzt zum Zorn, Mottete für fünfstimmigen Chor, by Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722)
* Lesung des Evangeliums (Reading of the Gospel)
* Gemeindeglied (Congregational song): Wir wollen singen ein Lobgesang
* Ansprache (Homily)
* Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV Kantate 30, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
* Gebet: Vater Unser (Prayer: Our Father)
Again, I was blessed by the program. I can only imagine how God moved people while Bach served here.....
But I did much more than attend another concert at the Thomaskirche. In fact, the concert was but one hour of the day. Here is how I spent the rest of the day.
I visited the Stassi Museum. This museum houses various artifacts used by the secret police during the communist era.
After visiting the Stassi Museum I visited the Bach Museum:
In preparation for the Argentina - Mexico game, we hung out with the Argentina fans just outside the Leipzig stadium. It was great fun, and there was a great sense of anticipation for the game. Below .. hanging out with the albicelests (Argentina soccer fans):
The sign reads: "Pele may be king, but Diego (Maradona) is God."
Then in the evening Paul and I met up and walked to the Central Square in Leipzig, where the city had set up a giant Leinwand (screens) for the soccer game. We found ourselves a great spot to watch the game from: right in between the Mexican and Argentina fans.
End result: Argentina 2 - Mexico 1. The atmosphere was phenomenal....party time!
Street performers:
Viva Mexico (well, anyways, viva this particular Mexicana)!!!
All in all .. a super day. One of the best of my trip so far. I'm tired .. I'm going to sleep well tonight.....
Today's WM scores:
Germany 2 - Sweden 0
Argentina 2 - Mexico 1
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