"toccatawil" Annual Program 2026

Sunday, January 4, 2026
Christmas Organ Walk
2:15 p.m. – Wil, New Apostolic Church: Timo Reikowski (Stuttgart), organ.
3:00 p.m. – Wil, St. Peter's Church: Johannes Lienhart (St. Gallen), organ.
3:45 p.m.  – Wil, Church of the Holy Cross: Stephan Giger, organ.
4:30 p.m.  – Wil, St. Catherine's Abbey Church: Monika Bernold-Bissig, organ.
5:15 p.m.  – Wil, St. Nicholas Church: Martin Welzel, organ.

Sunday, May 31, 2026
4:00 p.m., Wil, St. Nicholas Church
Inaugural concert on the renovated Mathis organ
Martin Welzel, organ.

Sunday, June 21, 2026
5:00 p.m., Wil, Church of the Holy Cross
Alphorn, Strings, and Organ
Michel von Niederhäusern and a string ensemble.
Stephan Giger, organ.

Sunday, August 30, 2026
5:00 p.m., Church of Maria Dreibrunnen
Concert featuring organists from Wil
Monika Bernold-Bissig
Stephan Giger
Markus Leimgruber
Martin Welzel

Sunday, November 15, 2026
4:00 p.m., Wil, St. Nicholas Church
Organ Concert
Prof. Daniel Roth (Paris, France), organ.
Johann Christian Kittel: Preludio in A minor pro Organo pleno.
J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus IV (The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080).
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Fantasia a giusto italiano in F.
Joan Cabanilles: Tocata de mano izquierda de quinto tono.
César Franck: Prière, op. 20 (1860).
Louis Vierne: Scherzo (Symphony II, op. 20).
Charles-Marie Widor: Salve Regina (Symphony II, op. 13, No. 2).
Daniel Roth: Improvisation: A "Messe basse" in Paris around 1930.

Monday, November 16, 2026
Organ Masterclass with Prof. Daniel Roth (Paris, France).
10:00 until 6:00 p.m.: Wil, St. Nicholas Church.
Note:
The masterclass, offered in cooperation with the Diözesane Kirchenmusikschule St. Gallen, is open to the public and is already fully booked for active participation. Passive participation is free of charge and does not require advance registration—auditors are warmly welcome.

Subject to change without notice.