Most important events:
  • March 9, 2002: renaming of the club "Friends of Organ and Church Music Oberelsbach" to the current "Valentin-Rathgeber-Society"
  • April 5, 2002: festive presentation of the complete compilation of the printed works of Rathgeber in the Valentin-Rathgeber-House of Oberelsbach and the appointment of the following honorary members:

Prof. Dr. Franz Krautwurst
OStr. Erhard Nowak
Prof. Gottfried Rehm

  • October 8, 2002: Delivery of the Multimedia Presentation
  • October 11, 2002: Festive Presentation of the Price of the Buecher-Dieckmeyer foundation for Church Music in Bavaria to the Valentin-Rathgeber-Society that took place in the Valentin-Rathgeber-House in Oberelsbach
  • February 13, 2003: Price of the Foundation of Kreissparkasse Bad Neustadt
  • September 10-11, 2004: CD-Recording "Freu Dich Du Himmelskönigin"
  • June 3, 2005: Appointment of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Dotzauer as a honorary member
  • October 17-23, 2005: Journey to Kraków/Poland for research and lectures
  • April 9, 2007: Premiere of the Benedict Mass and Opening of the Exhibition
  • May 2007: New Rosary-CD released with Marian works of Rathgeber
  • June 2-3, 2007: International Parish Court Serenade and Symposium "Rathgeber in Context"
  • July 28 - August 26, 2007: Touring Exhibition in Ebrach
  • August 28 - October 16, 2007: Touring Exhibition in Banz
  • September 16, 2007: First performance of the "Mass of Muri" in Oberelsbach
  • December 22, 2007: Opening of exhibition and recital in Fladungen
  • December 22, 2007 - Januar 6, 2008: Touring Exhibition in the museum of local history in Fladungen
  • April 19, 2008: Opening of exhibition in Aschaffenburg
  • April 19 - May 23, 2008: Touring Exhibition in Aschaffenburg
  • April 26, 2008: Concert in Aschaffenburg
  • August 31, 2008: Jazzin' Baroque. The Right Rathgeber to Swing
  • October 11, 2008: Honor bestowed on Prof. Krautwurst and Baroque vesper
  • October 17 - December 2, 2008: Touring Exhibition in Wuerzburg
  • December 3, 2008 - April 30, 2009: Touring Exhibition in the Pedagogic College Schwaebisch Gmuend
  • May 2 - June 30, 2009: Touring Exhibition in Muri/CH
  • October 10 - November 29, 2009: Touring Exhibition in Bad Staffelstein
  • December 16, 2009: Disrict Government of Lower Franconia granted their approval to the "Valentin-Rathgeber-Foundation"
  • December 4, 2009 - January 24, 2010: Touring Exhibition in the Bismarck-Museum in Bad Kissingen
  • January 29 - April 11, 2010: Touring Exhibition in abbey Wechterswinkel
  • February 20, 2010: Lecture about Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750). Life - Oeuvre - Relevance in abbey Wechterswinkel
  • March 26, 2010: Renaming of the club to the current "International Valentin-Rathgeber-Society Oberelsbach e.V."
  • March 27, 2010: Rotary Club Obermain unviels a sculpture in memory of Fr. Valentin Rathgeber at the monastery of Banz
  • April 2010: New CD released with the "Missa S.P. Benedicti" and other works of Valentin Rathgeber at cpo
  • June 5-6, 2010: 2nd International Symposium "At the beginning of the classical era – Valentin Rathgeber". Appointment of Prof. Dr. Charles Jurgensmeier SJ as a honorary member
  • June 20, 2010: "The oeuvre of Valentin Rathgeber" Concert in Wolzogen Castle
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