New Year's Gala Concerts Conducted by Jochen Lorenz

Symphonic wind orchestra Obere Nahe

The SBO Obere Nahe is on a journey to happiness

The 2027 New Year's Concerts invite the audience on a very special journey!

"Transcendent Journey…or the Journey to Happiness" is the theme of the upcoming New Year’s concerts by the Obere Nahe Symphonic Wind Orchestra. That means the audience should buckle up and let their imaginations run wild, because the orchestra’s musicians have once again put together a program that is as captivating as it is fantastic.

Rossano Galante, who also composed the music for the concert’s title, will once again open the program. He invites the orchestra and the audience on a journey that one can only imagine in one’s wildest dreams—a true crossing of boundaries in many areas.

The journey begins in London, where we’ll take a look at three wonderful “London Pictures” before moving on to the first highlight of the evening: a world premiere!

The orchestra had already commissioned Swiss composer Mario Bürki in 2021. This year, Bürki has created a moving and soothing arrangement of the British choral piece “I Vow to Thee, My Country” for the SBO. Composed by Gustav Holst in 1921, this piece serves as a moment of calm amid the high-energy first half of the concert. Conductor Jochen Lorenz commissioned the arrangement of this wonderful choral piece. Just listening to the preview version brought tears to his eyes and those of his fellow board members. With this, the SBO is creating a wonderful innovation in the field of wind music for the second time.

After a very varied journey across all continents at the end of the first part of the concert, the orchestra travels into the world of musicals and visits The Wizard of Oz, before setting off with some very groovy funk toward a special cat medley and Cuban dances.

All in all, these New Year's concerts are such a joyful and lively way to start the year that you shouldn't miss them. The orchestra takes its audience on a journey to happiness!

Tickets for these special concerts are already available at Ticket Regional or at the following ticket outlets:

Idar-Oberstein
, Schulz-Ebrecht Bookstore, Tourist Information, Wochenspiegel

Birkenfeld:
Tourist Information (in the museum), Environmental Campus

Ticket prices:
Idar-Oberstein
Adults: 22.00 € (advance sale) / 24.00 € (at the door)
Under 21: 10.00 € (advance sale) / 12.00 € (at the door)

Birkenfeld
Adults: 16.00 € (advance sale) / 18.00 € (at the door)
Under 21: 8.00 € (advance sale) / 10.00 € (at the door)

You can find all the information about the concerts at www.sbo-oberenahe.de