On the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of former Thomaskantor Prof. Georg Christoph Biller, a public press conference will be held in St. Mary's Church on January 27, 2023. After introductory commemorative words by District Administrator Götz Ulrich, the Naumburg author Manfred J. Hofmann will present his new book publication "Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen". Subsequently, the announcement of the Georg Christoph Biller Award will be made by the Burgenlandkreis, which will be awarded in the future to honor outstanding cultural achievements for the benefit of the Burgenlandkreis and its inhabitants.
The event will be accompanied by a musical program. Works by Georg Philipp Telemann, Georg Christoph Biller and Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed.
Markus Köhler - baritone
Thomas Fritzsch - viola da gamba
Reinhard Schmiedel - organ