Aylin Günel has been accompanying the Heldenbergen choir as choir director since November 2022. Since then, several successful projects have been carried out. These include the concerts ‘Music Through the Ages’ and ‘Tribute to Udo Jürgens’. To our great regret, Aylin Günel had to step down as choir director on 1 September of this year for professional reasons. The Heldenbergen Choir Association is losing a valued, open-minded and dedicated choir director. On the evening of 2 September, she was given a fitting send-off during choir practice. The choir expressed its heartfelt thanks for her support over the past three years.

Thanks to Aylin Günel's help, a suitable replacement was found very quickly. After conducting his first rehearsal, the new choir director Pascal Franke signed his contract and began choir rehearsals on Monday, 8 September. The artistic direction of the choir is now in the hands of Pascal Franke. The school musician studied school music at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and works full-time as a teacher at the Taunusgymnasium Königstein. In addition to his work at the school, he is responsible for conducting the choir and brings his pedagogical and artistic experience to bear in the ongoing rehearsal work and concert planning.

Rehearsals for the ABBA concerts are continuing without interruption.