A Bach masterpiece in a new guise with top-class local and international musicians from jazz and classical.
Sun. 27.9.2026
19:30, Beethovenhalle, Great Hall
Missa Morphosis
- Vocal, Jazz
- € 49 / 39 / 29 / 19
Marcus Schinkel © Lars Figge 
B’Rock Orchestra © Mirjam Devriendt 
Vox Bona Kammerchor der Kreuzkirche Bonn © Christian Palm 
The Real Group © Matilda Hallander
Contributors
- B’Rock Orchestra
- Marcus Schinkel Trio
- Marcus Schinkel piano & re-composition
- Wim de Vries drums
- Fritz Roppel bass
- Vox Bona Kammerchor der Kreuzkirche
- The Real Group
- Clara Fornander soprano
- Joanné Nugas alto
- Johannes Rückert Becker tenor
- Axel Berntzon baritone
- Daniele Dees bass
- Berit Norbakken soprano
- Benno Schachtner alto
- Benedikt Kristjánsson tenor
- Tobias Berndt baritone
- Karin Freist-Wissing conductor
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach/Markus Schinkel
Missa Morphosis. Recomposition of the Mass in B Minor for Singers, Choir, Jazz Trio and Orchestra (premiere, commissioned by Beethovenfests Bonn)
The concert at a glance
What can I expect?
Today in the Festival Salon
Opening hours: 14:00–19:30
Family Sunday – with games, fun, and children’s concerts
- 14:30 children’s concert: »Ene, mene... Zaubertöne« with Duo Balance
- 15:30–17:30 childcare available
- 16:00–17:30 Art workshop Artefact (for children)
- 16:00–18:00 Workshop Make Music Together (for children & parents)
Description
Bach’s monumental B-minor Mass is one of the masterpieces of music history – Marcus Schinkel coaxes completely new riches from it. With an eye for the potential contained in the original, he inserts jazzy transitions and improvisations. With this project, the composer and pianist from Bonn is continuing the success story with the Vox Bona chamber choir, which is also based here. Partners in crime will be the world-famous jazz vocal quintet The Real Group and the adventurous Baroque orchestra B’Rock.