Apolda World Bell Concert - Weltglockengeläut

Looking back at Apolda World Bell Concert 2012
On July 14th, 2012, people in the Lutherkirche Apolda and associated audiences all over the world will have the opportunity of listening, via electronic link, to the biggest, free swinging bell of the world, St. The awe inspiring bell, built in Apolda in 1923, will be rung by special permission of the cathedral provost on the occasion of the Apolda Wo

rld Bell Concert. As the deep resonance of the bell fades away, musicians pick up its mood improvising on the event’s motto: “Bells Are Music, Bells Bring People Together, Bells Make People Listen.“

People from different time zones and cultures will participate in a carefully orchestrated global event. In Cologne, a crowd of thousands will experience the rare ringing of the mighty St. More bells will join in to be broadcast live and their stories told. Radiating out from Apolda, each of the four cardinal directions will be represented by a prominent bell or carillon: Cologne for the west, Johanniskirche in Loessnitz, Saxony, for the east, Kallion Kirrko in Helsinki, Finnland, for the north, and Himmelfahrtskirche on Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, for the south. The global circle extends to include the Peace Bell in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, the Swayambunath temple bell in Kathmandu, Nepal and others. Each place will host a local event in honor of their bells as part of the World Bell Festival.