Thu 13 August – Sun 16 August 2026
at the 1777 Holzhey organ in Kloster Obermarchtal
A German–French encounter
Course repertoire:
German and French organ music of the 17th/18th centuries
Learn more:
Thu 13 August – Sun 16 August 2026
at the 1777 Holzhey organ in Obermarchtal
Organists and organ enthusiasts of all ages and levels are invited to the OAO
You have the choice:
Participation as an active player or passively as a listener
German and French organ music of the 17th/18th centuries
Free choice of repertoire
Daily lessons and plenty of time for practice, conversations, and encounters.
Excursion to Ochsenhausen (Gabler 1728, 1755) and/or to Rot an der Rot (Holzhey 1793).
Participants’ and teachers’ concert
Program:
Thursday 2:00 pm Beginning
Friday and Saturday full-day lessons
Sunday church service, concert
Course language: German / English / French
Course fees: € 180 active / € 150 passive (single days € 60/€ 50)
Accommodation in monastery or hotel
Further information and registration documents at:
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South German Organ Academy:
Since 2004 a summer meeting point for organists from all over the world, young and old, professionals and beginners
Teachers and lecturers since 2004: Michael Belotti, Hermann-Josef Busch, Jürgen Essl, Johannes Hoyer, Gerhard Gnann, Johannes Mayr, Franz Raml, Gerhard Weinberger, Jean-Claude Zehnder, Léon Berben.
Participants over the past 14 years came from Germany, France, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, South Africa, USA.
South German performance practice on special historical instruments, historical performance practice, baroque spatial and tonal splendor, study days, concerts, organ visits, international encounters.
Cooperation with ISAM – International Summer Academy of Music
Vincent Bernhardt
Biography see here: https://vincentbernhardt.org/