Picspam: Deutscher Evangelischer Posaunentag

[dieastra]

I have no idea how to translate that so I won't even try. It's a church event, this weekend over 22,000 people who play trombone, trumpet, horn or tuba are in Dresden, and there is music everywhere in the city. I am just back home from all of them playing together at the river Elbe. I've never been so close, and hearing these brass instruments so loud was awesome! They played on both sides of the river and in the end there were fireworks.
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The white spots are the lighted up notes:

Comments

[kanarek13]

WOW, these look incredible :D Especially he last one at night :D

Next weekend we're having our annual marine days here in Szczecin, maybe I'll drag myself there to take pics of some vessels :P

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, best background ever! In Summer, they also play movies there on a screen. Best open air cinema in the world.

That sounds awesome as well! Although I'd be more interested whether they are men in uniforms ;) Or is it not military at all? More like sailors? I once was to something similar in Hamburg, lots of sailboats everywhere.

[kanarek13]

Yeah, it's just a celebration, music concerts, events and visiting vessels from different countries, both military ships and non-military sailboats :D

Next year we're gonna be once again hosting the Tall Ships Races finals = insanely large awesome sailboats and the whole city filed with sailors in uniforms, LOL

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

That looks fantastic! I cannot imagine playing in such a huge group, but I would so do that! How wonderful!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Oh, what are you playing? I think it's great when people can play an instrument!

I should have probably clarified better - they were not ALL playing at the same time. They were divided in three or four groups, and sometimes this group played, sometimes the other, and sometimes also they did a song where one group started and then the other group continued, so it went back and forth.

There were some famous German songs also and when one group played (you heard it in the distance but not as loud as when the one played right where I was) and we all sang along. It was beautiful.

[hamsterwoman]

That sounds amazing! And such lovely photos, too.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was really amazing. One of those evenings you hope will never end.

Not sure if you also had seen the videos I had posted the next day? So you can hear the music for yourself: http://dieastra.livejournal.com/209434.html

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Looks like a really wonderful event!

Stacey

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

It was really, really great! Not sure if you saw the videos I put up the next day? So you can take part yourself: http://dieastra.livejournal.com/209434.html

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. :)

Stacey

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

What a great festival!!! The town full of music and people who enjoy themselves - fantastic!
And we call that instrument "pozoun" in Czech:-)
Lovely pics, thank you for sharing!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Thank you, it was really awesome! You saw the videos.

Heh, thank you for the language lesson ;) Not much difference between pozoun and Posaune then!

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Haha, because Czech language borrowed the German one!:-)

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

these are beautiful pictures. hope you had a good time.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

I did, thank you!

[alphaflyer.livejournal.com]

Dresden sure is gorgeous. Must visit one of these days - it's my aunt's home town.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

If you come, let me know, I'll happily show you around! Of course it is even nicer with a family connection.

Oooooh, I found a short video clip from yesterday evening. Just to give you goose bumps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HptwXecwqbE

Isn't that beautiful?

[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

It was utterly awesome! I hope they return one day.

[alumfelga.livejournal.com]

So many people! Isn't it a Guinness record or something? :) Also, the city looks beautiful at night.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Hehe, no idea if anyone thought to ask for an official Guiness record counting! Good idea. Maybe next time. I seriously hope they come again. Then I will spend the whole weekend in the city.

I hadn't bothered as I thought they would only play church songs (since it was a church event). I regret that now.

Oh yeah, I am always amazed about how beautiful it is! I'm glad they rebuilt so many of the old buildings after the war. They are still working on the castle, not finished with that one.