Organ concert: Benoît Zimmermann (Payerne)

Saturday, 4 April 2026 at 6:15 pm

In the musical and liturgical tradition of the Western Church, the great organs fall silent between the commemoration of Christ’s death on Good Friday and the proclamation of the Resurrection during the Easter Vigil. What, then, can be done when Holy Saturday falls on the first Saturday of the month, coinciding with the date of the traditional organ concert in Payerne?

The resident organist will propose a few solutions by refraining from opening the church naves and instead inviting the audience to a musical station in the dim light of the adjoining spaces…

To be discovered in situ.

Duration: 1 hour
Free admission – collection
Concert organised by the Association pour la mises en valeur des orgues Ahrend à Payerne

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