Capella vocalis

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Capella vocalis
Seat: Reutlingen - Besigheim / Germany
Carrier: Boys' choir capella vocalis Reutlingen eV
Founding: 1993
Genus: Boys' choir
Head : Christian Bonath
Website : www.capella-vocalis.de

The capella vocalis is a boys' choir founded in 1993 in Reutlingen .

General

The choir was founded in 1993 by the conductor Eckhard Weyand, who was in charge until 2012. Since August 1, 2012, the choir director Christian J. Bonath has taken on the role of artistic director. In the short period of its existence, capella vocalis has made a name for itself far beyond the borders of Baden-Württemberg and is already one of the most famous boys' choirs in Germany. With around 45 concerts a year and with concert tours to Japan, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, China, Norway and France, the choir singers achieve amazing things in their free time. In 2005 capella vocalis was the only European choir to be invited to the Northern Lights Choral Festival in Fairbanks and Anchorage (Alaska). In 2008 he traveled to China twice, to Beijing and Shanghai. In 2013 the choir went on a trip to Japan. In 2016 the choir made a guest appearance in Argentina at the invitation of the German embassy. The ensemble has had a media partnership with SWR 2 since 2015, from which four large productions with works by Telemann (6 Advent and Christmas cantatas), Graupner (four Whitsun cantatas) and Sheriff (Bereshit cantatas) have emerged. In addition to concerts with a cappella music and oratorio works, the ensemble is devoting its own series "Music of our time" to new music. In addition, the choir also focuses on music education, for which the formation has created a special format for children's concerts.

Awards

The choir has been awarded several prizes, here is an excerpt:

  • 2005: 1st prize state choir competition Baden-Württemberg
  • 2006: Prize winner in the boy choir category of the Kiel Federal Choir Competition
  • 2008: Shanghai Golden Award
  • 2010: 1st Prize Festival Zelioli

Discography

The choir released several recordings:

  • 1999: No beautiful country - international folk songs and evergreens
  • 2000: Cantate Domino - sacred choral works
  • 2001: Christ is born - An atmospheric Christmas with the boys' choir capella vocalis
  • 2013: Mozart Wunderkind - Live recording from the Mozart Festival in Reutlingen (BW)
  • 2015: "The Superkids" - The 25 most beautiful children's songs
  • 2015: "Singe Seele" - sacred solo and choral works by Schütz, Bach, Handel a. a.
  • 2015: "Be very happy" - three sacred cantatas by GP Telemann, world premiere recording
  • 2016: "I'm coming soon" - three sacred cantatas by GP Telemann, world premiere recording
  • 2017: "Verleih uns Frieden" - sacred solo and choral works by Charpentier, Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Elgar
  • 2018: "Come on, be my heart's guest" - four sacred cantatas by C. Graupner, world premiere recording

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry on the website of the Association of German Concert Choirs
  2. ↑ Concert tours by capella vocalis ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.capella-vocalis.de
  3. ↑ Armin Knauer: Capella vocalis on a sound journey to the Far East - Reutlingen - Reutlinger General-Anzeiger. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Valerie Eberle: Boys' Choir sings in South America. Nine days, eight concerts and 40 singers at the other end of the world. The boys' choir capella vocalis makes a concert tour to Argentina. Reutlinger Nachrichten - Südwest Presse, May 12, 2016, accessed on June 28, 2017 .
  5. ^ New CD with Whitsun cantatas by Christoph Graupner: Better than Bach. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 28, 2017 ; accessed on July 14, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ardmediathek.de
  6. ↑ SWR2 presents Christmas cantatas by a baroque superstar. World premiere recording by Georg Philipp Telemann with the Capella Vocalis Reutlingen. SWR, December 18, 2015, accessed on June 28, 2017 .
  7. ↑ It doesn't always have to be Bach. Advent cantatas by Georg Philipp Telemann with Capella Vocalis Reutlingen and Barockorchester Pulchra musica Worms. SWR, December 7, 2016, accessed June 28, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Christmas Oratorio. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
  9. ↑ music of our time. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Children's concert. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Multiple award-winning boys' choir