Calmus Ensemble Leipzig
| Calmus Ensemble Leipzig | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Leipzig , Germany |
| Genre (s) | a cappella , classical , pop |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.calmus.de |
| Founding members | |
| Sebastian Krause (1999-2018) | |
| Markus Arnold (1999-2001) | |
| Martin Lattke (1999-2006) | |
| Ludwig Böhme (since 1999) | |
| Ulrich Barthel (1999-2004) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Anja Pöche (since 2001) | |
| Stefan Kahle (since 2018) | |
| Friedrich Bracks (since 2020) | |
| Ludwig Böhme (since 1999) | |
| Manuel Helmeke (since 2015) | |
| former members | |
| Sven Schönborn (2001-2003) | |
| David Erler (2003/2004) | |
| Joe Roesler (2005-2015) | |
| Dorothea Wagner (2010 as substitute for Anja Pöche) | |
| Isabel Schicketanz (2016/2017 as substitute for Anja Pöche) | |
| Sebastian Krause (1999-2018) | |
| Markus Arnold (1999-2001) | |
| Martin Lattke (1999-2006) | |
| Ulrich Barthel (1999-2004) | |
| Tobias Pöche (2006-2020) | |
The Calmus Ensemble Leipzig is Leipzig vocal quintet, in 1999 by five former Thomas Choir was founded. His first album was released in 2001.
history
Sebastian Krause, Markus Arnold, Ludwig Böhme and Ulrich Barthel performed together with “A friend, a good friend” for the first time in October 1996 at an internal event of the Leipzig Thomanerchor. Due to the positive response, they decided to continue singing together, at that time mainly songs by the Comedian Harmonists and classical male choirs.
After all four singers left the St. Thomas Choir in 1998, they founded an ensemble. Its first concert took place in early 1999 in a church near Leipzig. After tenor Martin Lattke joined the ensemble, they called themselves Calmus in mid-1999 , a combination of the initials from Arnold, Ludwig, Martin, Ulrich, Sebastian, supplemented by a C at the beginning.
The cast now consists of 4 male and 1 female voices. Concert tours have taken the group to numerous countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia. In addition to the concert activity, a sheet music edition is also published, which includes, among other things, arrangements that were specially written for Calmus. The arrangers include Philip Lawson (former baritone of the King's Singers ), Fredo Jung , Hannu Lepola (tenor of the Rajaton group ) and members of the ensemble. In addition, composition commissions are regularly awarded. In the course of its existence the quintet has received numerous prizes and awards.
Discography (selection)
| Initial release | title | publishing company | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | To you, Jehovah, I will sing | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Sven Schönborn (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass) |
| 2003 | color tones | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Sven Schönborn (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass) |
| 2004 | Carmina fati | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), David Erler (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass) |
| 2004 | Christmas | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), David Erler (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass); together with the Leipzig brass soloists: Rainer Regner (trumpet), Bernd Bartels (trumpet), Rainer Köhler (horn), Bernd Angerhöfer (tuba), Uwe Gebel (trombone) |
| 2006 | Winter voices | Contrary to music | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass) |
| 2007 | One more song | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2007 | To you, Jehovah, I will sing | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Sven Schönborn (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Ulrich Barthel (bass), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2008 | made in Leipzig | Transverse stand | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass); Guests: Gesine Adler (soprano), David Erler (alto), Andreas Fischer (tenor) |
| 2008 | Song: good! - The most beautiful German folk songs | Chrismon | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2009 | Calmus Christmas Carols | Carus | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2010 | House music | Carus | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass), Hendrik Bräunlich (piano) |
| 2011 | Myth 116 | Carus | Anja Lipfert (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2012 | touched | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2012 | The Mozart's Snow White | Self-published | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2013 | Bach Arcades | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass); together with the Lautten Compagney : Wolfgang Katschner (theorbo), Karola Elßner (saxophone), Ulrike Becker (viola da gamba), Martin Ripper (flute), Peter Bauer (percussion, marimbaphone) |
| 2014 | Night thoughts | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass), Elke Heidenreich (readings) |
| 2014 | Madrigals of Madness | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Joe Roesler (bass) |
| 2015 | Christmas carols from all over the world | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Manuel Helmeke (bass) |
| 2016 | Middle of Life 1517 | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Manuel Helmeke (bass); together with the Lautten Compagney: Wolfgang Katschner (lute, conductor), Martin Ripper (flute), Friederike Otto (zinc), Andreas Pfaff (violin), Ulrike Becker (viol), Hans-Werner Apel (lute) |
| 2017 | Luther collage | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Manuel Helmeke (bass) |
| 2018 | Folk songs | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Manuel Helmeke (bass) |
| 2019 | Leipzig disputation | Carus | Anja Pöche (soprano), Sebastian Krause (alto), Tobias Pöche (tenor), Ludwig Böhme (baritone), Manuel Helmeke (bass); together with the Amarcord ensemble : Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Robert Pohlers (tenor), Frank Ozimek (baritone), Daniel Knauft (bass), Holger Krause (bass); Guests: Isabel Schicketanz (soprano), Anna Kellnhofer (soprano) |
Awards
- 2002: Robert Schumann Choir Prize of the City of Zwickau
- 2003: Best young ensemble of the International Festival for Vocal Music "a cappella"
- 2004: Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) as “Best Classical Album” for color tones
- 2004: CARA as “Best Classical Song” for the piece Guter Mond, you go so quietly the album color tones
- 2004: 1st laureate of the youth cultural advancement award in the category "A cappella"
- 2005: CARA as “Best Classical Album” for Carmina fati
- 2005: CARA as "Best Classical Song" for the piece Madrigal II by Olav Kröger (album Carmina fati )
- 2009: Echo Klassik in the category "Classical Without Borders" for Lied: good! - The most beautiful German folk songs
- 2011: Supersonic Award from the music magazine Pizzicato for Mythos 116
- 2014: Supersonic Award for Night Thoughts
- 2015: Supersonic Award for Madrigals of Madness
- 2019: Opus Klassik in the category “Choral work recording” together with the Ensemble Amarcord for the Leipzig disputation
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: Big changes are announced , September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: Habemus Tenorem! November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: Changes - a new face. October 22, 2014.
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: Herzlich Willkommen, Isabel , October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: At the end of 2017 , December 20, 2017.
- ↑ Calmus Ensemble: Important news from Tobias! April 30, 2019.
- ^ Calmus Ensemble: History ( Memento from October 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Concept, program and interpretation combined in perfection . In: Pizzicato . August 6, 2014 ( pizzicato.lu [accessed October 27, 2017]).
- ↑ Crazy musically . In: Pizzicato . January 25, 2015 ( pizzicato.lu [accessed October 27, 2017]).
- ^ The OPUS KLASSIK award winners 2019. Association for the Promotion of Classical Music e. V., accessed on October 13, 2019 .