In 2017, the motto was "Werk und Wirkung" (Work and influence), presenting among others Bach's Sonatas for violin solo and Cello Suites, his cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 140, in the series Bachvespern, Beethoven's Missa solemnis sung by the Bachchor Wiesbaden, and Verdi's Requiem and Bach's complete "Christmas Oratorio", both sung by the Schiersteiner Kantorei.