HAFERLAND WEEK 2022 PROGRAM – 10th EDITION
Friday, 29th of July, 2022
Archita (10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Official festival opening ceremony
Rediscovering traditional Saxon brass band music with a performance by the Sighișoara Democratic Forum of Germans
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Speeches by the guests of honor
12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Brief incursion in the life of yore of Archita Saxons – presentation by Pastor Johannes Halmen (in German and Romanian)
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Kids’ workshop – leather manufacturing workshop held by Ms. Ana Nistor
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Cultural theater program in German and Saxon music recital by the students of the Faculty of Music and Theater within the West University of Timișoara
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Traditional Saxon dances by the Sighișoara Democratic Forum of Germans
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Brunch with local products organized by the Mihai Eminescu Trust in partnership with the Descoperă Archita Association
Guests can attend the brunch for a fee, based on registration (contact numbers: 0737 375 048/0768 142 475).
Cloașterf (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Jazz concert at Dominic Boutique in Cloașterf, courtesy of the Music-On Jazz Quartet Cultural Association
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Presentation of traditional medieval costumes
Saschiz (5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Public debate: The Role of Community in Haferland Villages – guest: Cătălin Ștefănescu
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. – Saxon shindig – Saxon ball in Cloașterf – music by the Trio Saxones band at the Cloașterf Community Center
Guests can attend the Saxon ball for a fee. Find out more by calling 0752 264 586 or by e-mailing vecinatateafemeilor@yahoo.com.
Saturday, 30th of July, 2022
Roadeș (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
11 am. to 1 p.m. – Musical and cultural program presented by the students of the After-School educational project of the Tabaluga Foundation
Folk dances and songs by the Junii Săceleni ensemble in Săcele.
The number of attendees is limited. Therefore, it is advisable to sign up at the e-mail address mk.morth_fundatia_tabaluga@yahoo.com.
Bunești (1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Saxon music by the Turnișor brass band in Sibiu
1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Speeches by the guests of honor
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Cultural theater program in German and Saxon music recital by the students of the Faculty of Music and Theater within the West University of Timișoara
2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. – German culture in Transilvania (presentation by Assoc. Prof. Adina Lucia Nistor of the German Department of the Faculty of Letters within the Al. I. Cuza University of Iași)
Rupea (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
4 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. – Welcome speeches
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Youth brass band – bandmaster Mathias Roos
5 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. – “Rupea as a spa town – past or future”– presentation by Arch. Noémi Simó
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Traditional Saxon dances by the Timișoara Democratic Forum of Germans
6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – “Let’s listen to guitars” children’s recital – guitar workshop of the Rupea Orthodox Archpriestship – conductor Marius Demeter
6:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. – Mihnea Rizea – bassoon student – Georg Philipp Telemann sonnets
6:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Ianis Șerban – vocal performance student
7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Victor Gozob – piano concert
Homorod (7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Organ concert at the Homorod Fortified Church – performance by organist Paul Cristian and violinist Elena Cristian
8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Youth brass band – bandmaster Mathias Roos
Criț ( 8 p.m. to 2 a.m)
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. – Saxon shindig – Saxon ball in Criț with music by the Schlager Taxi band.
Guests can attend the Saxon ball for a fee. Find out more by calling 0755 047 222.
Sunday, 31st July of , 2022
Criț (10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Official festival opening ceremony held by brass band
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Service in the Criț Fortified Church – Vicar Bishop Dr. Daniel Zikeli
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Speeches by the guests of honor
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Haferland parade – rediscovering traditional Saxon brass band music through a performance by the Burzenland brass band; special traditional Saxon dance performance; theatrical performance in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect by the Kulturwerk der Siebenbürgen Sachsen ensemble from Germany; traditional Saxon dances by the Timișoara Democratic Forum of Germans
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Haferland Handicrafts:
– regional woven items – felting, wood painting with Saxon motifs, pottery painting
– Saxon Villages of Yore – canvas painting, wood engraving and glass painting by the students of the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Book launch – His Excellency Mr. David Saranga, Israel’s ambassador in Romania
Meșendorf (3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Welcome speeches and opening ceremony with music performed by the Burzenland brass band
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Speech by Ms. Hermine Hellbeck – presentation of the project for children and of the Meschendorfs Kinder e.V. Association
3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Dance performance by the Meșendorf children
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Informative panel discussions and photo galleries about Sustainability in Transylvanian Villages/Organic market: presentation, tasting and sale of Meșendorf organic products; Saxon dress – exhibition of traditional Saxon costumes in the churchyard, courtesy of the private collection of Ms. Hermine Antoni
4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Organ concert in the Meșendorf Fortified Church
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Special traditional Saxon dance performance by the ensemble of the Timișoara Democratic Forum of Germans
5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – “Let’s play” – interactive activities for children in the courtyard of the Fortified Church – courtesy of the Nocrich Scout Center
Viscri (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Piano concert by Johann Markel & Dagmar Dusil book presentation
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. – SoNoRo concert in the Viscri Fortified Church
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. – Traditional Saxon ball with music by the Radu S Band
Guests can attend the Saxon ball for a fee.
Find out more by calling 0720 662 127.
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