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Work of the Week – Stefan Heucke: The Glory of Life

By Christopher Peter
17 Aug 2025

Composer Stefan Heucke is seen in the foreground of an atmospherically lit church interior. He wears a white shirt, has a bald head, a short grey beard, and black-rimmed glasses. Behind him, blurred stained-glass windows, candles, and a chandelier

On August 21, 2025, at the Staunton Music Festival in Staunton, Virginia, the world premiere of Stefan Heucke’s new Concerto for trumpet "The Glory of Life" will take place. Solo trumpet is performed by Bruno Lourensetto, accompanied by the Staunton Music Festival Orchestra under Carsten Schmidt.

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Work of the Week – Stefan Heucke: Cantata of Fire

13 May 2024

Bach inspires. This is the motto of the 2024 Münster Bach Festival, which has commissioned its composer in residence Stefan Heucke to compose a new cantata. His Cantata of Fire (original Title ‘Kantate vom Feuer’) will be premiered at the opening concert on 17 May 2024 in Münster Cathedral. Golo Berg will conduct the Philharmonic Choir and the Münster Symphony Orchestra, with Gerhild Romberger (alto), Thomas Laske (bass) and Gerhard Mohr (narrator) singing.

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