Bach Choir Wiesbaden
| Bach Choir Wiesbaden | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Wiesbaden / Germany |
| Founding: | 1978 |
| Genus: | Concert choir |
| Founder: | Klaus Uwe Ludwig |
| Head : | Niklas Sikner |
| Voices : | 80 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | Homepage Bach Choir Wiesbaden |
The Bachchor Wiesbaden is a church choir of the Lutherkirche Wiesbaden . Here he sings most of the oratorios , motets and cantatas .
history
The choir was founded in September 1978 by Klaus Uwe Ludwig , church music director since 1977. It unites around 80 singers from Wiesbaden and the Rheingau to form a choir community.
In addition to works by his namesake Johann Sebastian Bach and oratorios , his repertoire also includes lesser-known works, some of which have been recorded on CD.
Concert tours have taken the choir to Danzig , Paris , the USA and England . With the "Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society" in Wiesbaden's twin city Royal Tunbridge Wells (Great Britain) there has been a close partnership since 1994 with joint concerts in both cities.
From November 2008 to December 2019 Jörg Endebrock led the choir. In 2020 Niklas Sikner (* 1989) took over the management. The choir is financially supported by a “Circle of Friends”.
Awards / honors
swell
- ↑ Niklas Sikner's website , accessed on January 28, 2020.
- ↑ Friends of the Bach Choir on lutherkirche-wiesbaden.de
- ↑ Culture Prize of the State Capital Wiesbaden . Website of the city of Wiesbaden, accessed on January 30, 2020.
Web links
- Recordings by Bachchor Wiesbaden in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bach choir on the side of the Luther Church Wiesbaden
- Interview in the blue hour by Jutta Szostak with Jörg Endebrock as part of the Wiesbaden cultural talks on the topic of 40 years of the Bach choir, November 2018