Collegium Vocale Gent
| Collegium Vocale Gent | |
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| Seat: |
 Ghent
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| Founding: | 1970 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Philippe Herreweghe |
| Voices : | (SATB) |
The Collegium Vocale Gent is a professional choir founded in 1970 by Philippe Herreweghe from Ghent .
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In the 1970s, the Collegium Vocale was one of the first choirs to apply the knowledge of historical performance practice. Well-known baroque conductors such as Gustav Leonhardt , Ton Koopman and Nikolaus Harnoncourt became aware of the choir very quickly . Philippe Herreweghe made a highly acclaimed complete recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas with the choir .
The Collegium Vocale also owes its reputation to the interpretation of works by composers of the Central German Baroque, such as Bach and Heinrich Schütz . The choir's repertoire now includes works from the Renaissance to the Romantic period.
The orchestra of the Collegium Vocale Gent has existed since 1989, and is made up of first-class international baroque interpreters to perform with the choir.