Cantissimo ensemble
| Cantissimo ensemble | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Germany and Switzerland |
| Founding: | 1994 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Markus Utz |
| Head : | Markus Utz |
| Voices : | 24 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | http://cantissimo.de |
The ensemble cantissimo is a vocal ensemble of 24 professional singers from Germany and Switzerland .
history
The ensemble cantissimo was founded in 1994 on the occasion of a concert with early baroque music as a vocal octet . Under the direction of Markus Utz (Konstanz conductor, Münster organist and choral conducting professor at the Zurich University of the Arts ), the vocal ensemble concentrates on the development and performance of unknown choral music, in particular on a cappella singing.
The ensemble cantissimo had its first appearances at the Heiligkreuzer Concerts in Kempten . This was followed by appearances in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Israel, mostly with themed programs, rarely heard works and world premieres of new music in concert series.
Discography (selection)
- 2005: 10 years of Heiligkreuzer concerts.
- 2006: Giovanni Battista Martini : Te Deum - Magnificat - Introitus - Concerti. First recordings. Ars musici AM 1408-2. ( Awarded 5 stars in the specialist magazine Fono Forum .)
- 2007: Franz Philipp : Mater Dei. Produced with the SWR . (Spectral B001DEV8QW)
- 2010: I Himmelen (Eng. In the Kingdom of Heaven. ) - Choral music from Scandinavia. Works by Edvard Grieg , Jaakko Mäntyjärvi , Knut Nystedt , Otto Olsson, Håkan Parkman, Jan Sandström , Jean Sibelius . (Spectral B0049761XU)
- 2011: folk songs. Vol. 3 (Carus Verlag, B004WLUGNO)
- 2011: Heinrich von Herzogenberg : How nice to dream here. Songs and romances for female choir and soloist quartet. (Secular Choral Music Vol.1) Cooperation between Swiss Radio DRS and Carus-Verlag , B0052PKIG4. (World premiere.)
- 2011/2012: Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Spring leaves its blue ribbon. Songs and chants for mixed choir a cappella. (Secular choral music Vol. 2, with world premier recordings.) (Carus Verlag)
Web links
- CD review on Heinrich von Herzogenberg: How nice to dream away here. On the culture radio of the RBB
- Choir director Markus Utz on the website of the Department of Music at the Zurich University of the Arts