On October 11, 2008 the Valentin-Rathgeber-Society Oberelsbach e.V. celebrates a festive Baroque Vesper in the Catholic Pilgrimage Church St. Kilian Oberelsbach at 7 pm. The Vespera solemnis Opus II/2 of P. Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750) takes centre stage and is performed by a project ensemble. Everybody will get a warm welcome.

The vesper will be performed like the usual custom at Rathgeber's time i.e. all five psalms are played. The original series of texts and songs will be observed as well. Again the sacred music of Rathgeber will be placed in its proper context, namely in the church service. Thus, it was refrained to perform it in a concert.

After the vesper the new symposium volume "I. Internationales Rathgeber-Symposium - Rathgeber in context" could be purchased in the Valentin-Rathgeber-House. It contains all contributions of the symposium held on June 3, 2007 and even more articles. Moreover, the Valentin-Rathgeber-Society Oberelsbach e.V. honours its honorary member Prof. Dr. Franz Krautwurst by this symposium volume in regard of his 85th birthday.