Choir Association dissenting votes
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| Seat: |
 Vienna
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| Founding: | 1989 |
| Genus: | Choral music |
| Founder: | Franz Ruttner |
| Head : | Stefan Foidl |
| Voices : | 50 (SATB) |
| Website : | http://www.gegenstimmen.org |
The choir association Gegenstimmen is a politically active choir in Vienna .
The choir was created in 1989 through the union of the Lerchenfelder Politchore with the robins. The choir has an average of 50 members.
The content of the choir is directed against war , fascism , violence and oppression , is critical of globalization , asks questions and sings against a lack of interest and silence.
Since 1998 the Gegenstimmen have been performing their own programs in Austria , Germany and Switzerland and have been involved in theater projects such as “ nationalHYMNEN ” by Miki Malör / monochrom (2005) and “Der Schwalbenkönig” by Franzobel .
For the monochrome CD " Carefully Selected Moments " they also recorded the song "Im söbn Boot" .
The choir took part in the Europe-wide choir project WahnFlucht , where songs on the topic of desertion were performed on the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2014 . A song from Frederic Rzewski's "Ode to the Deserter" was performed by the opposing voices on October 24, 2014 for the opening of the Viennese monument to the deserters on Ballhausplatz.
Choirmaster
- 1989–1994: Yvonne Fink, Franz Ruttner, Benno Sterzer
- 1994–2013: Erke Duit
- 2013–2019: Stefan Foidl
- Since autumn 2019: Monika Lang
Discography
- Wonderful times. Songs by Hanns Eisler . (1999; Seven Stix 003),
- adam eva off. (2000; Extraplatte 477-2), a cantata on the inexhaustible topic of man-woman
- the hard way back. choir cantata for votes against. (2003; GGST3), songs from 15 years of dissenting voices
- Give me the bullet A globalization cantata. (2005)
- Adjust yourself A cantata for work. (2007), concept: Gegenstimmen, text: Frank Apunkt Schneider ( monochrome ), music: Erke Duit.
- between yesterday and tomorrow. (2011)
- GEMMADANN. A symphonic cantata on resistance. (2013), text: Heinz Rudolf Unger , Bärbel Danneberg , Alfred Komarek , music: Erke Duit, director: Alfred Komarek, performers: Camerata Wien (orchestra), counter voices (choir).