Gerd Michaelis choir

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Gerd Michaelis choir
Seat: Berlin / GDR
Founding: 1967
Resolution: 1976
Genus: Vocal ensemble
Founder: Gerd Michaelis
Voices : 8 ( SATB )

The Gerd Michaelis Choir (also Gerd Michaelis Choir or Michaelis Choir ) was a vocal ensemble in the GDR , which was particularly successful in the Schlager genre , but also with political songs . Gerd Michaelis was the director of the choir.

history

The Gerd Michaelis Choir was founded in 1967 as part of the Wolfgang Brandenstein Ensemble. Until 1968 he was assigned to the Friedrichstadtpalast . The vocal ensemble consisted of around eight members; fluctuation was high. Several singers later became known as solo artists, including Jan Gregor , Henry Kotowski , Horst Krüger , Gerti Möller and Hartmut Schulze-Gerlach , who was successful under the name Muck . In addition to many concerts, radio and vinyl recordings under their own name, the Gerd Michaelis Choir or individual members of the choir took part in numerous other recordings. This includes a series of record productions with the Jo Kurzweg Orchestra and other orchestras.

In 1973 the choir had the hit Isabell with Schulze-Gerlach as a soloist .

In 1974 the Gerd Michaelis Choir Band was founded. Members were Mathias Schramm (bass guitar), Klaus-Peter Albrecht (guitar), Ulrich Bastian (keyboards), Bernhard Wachsmann (trombone) and Bernd Schimmler (drums). In 1976 the band broke up. In the same year, Gerd Michaelis gave up the direction of the choir for health reasons. Vlady Slezák continued it as a cantus choir.

occupation

Members of the Gerd Michaelis Choir included Renate Baptist, Beate Barwandt († 1975), Werner Düwelt, Jan Gregor, Silvia Kottas , Henry Kotowski , Horst Krüger , Evelyn Merzdorf, Gerd Michaelis, Gerti Möller , Peter Paulick , Benno Penssler, Hartmut Schulze -Gerlach , Gonda Streibig and Eva Maria Slezák and Vlady Slezák.

Others

The female members appeared at times as 4 women from the Gerd Michaelis choir . The later presenter, singer and actor Wolfgang Lippert began his stage career with the Gerd Michaelis Choir as an employee for organization and technology . Gerd Michaelis is the stepfather of singer Dirk Michaelis .

Discography

LPs

  • 1969: Stereo par Excellence ( Amiga , with Amiga studio orchestra under Günter Gollasch )
  • 1970: The last waltz (Amiga, with Amiga studio orchestra)
  • 1971: Now are the fun days (Amiga)
  • 1973: In love with music (Amiga, with orchestra Günter Oppenheimer and Die Babsis)
  • 1973: Winterzeit - Schöne Zeit (Amiga, with orchestra Jo Kurzweg)
  • 1974: Gerd Michaelis Choir (Amiga, with Studio Orchestra Berlin)
  • 1974: In the party sound (Amiga, with Jo Sandberg studio orchestra)
  • 1976: Put on the big band (Amiga, with Günter Gollasch orchestra)

CDs

  • 1996: Blue is the night - The most beautiful hits of the Gerd Michaelis Choir (Rcs, CD)
  • 2017: Gerd Michaelis Chor (Amiga Sony Music, CD) as part of the 5-CD-Box Original Album Classics Pop-Perlen 70s

Publication on samplers (selection)

  • 1967: Winter night on Schlager aktuell (Amiga)
  • 1969: Nice time at the turn of the year on hits as desired (Amiga)
  • 1969: Thousands of colorful lights and rain in the evening breeze on That has a whistle (Amiga)
  • 1969: Musical successes (Amiga)
  • 1972: Hello Dolly (Amiga)
  • 1972: Game, Aljoscha on Schlager-Box 1/72 (Amiga)
  • 1972: Travel, travel far and wide on a hit cassette (Amiga)
  • 1973: Solidarity and salute on rhythm '73 (Amiga)

Singles

  • 1967: The evening brings dreams / Look around the world (Amiga)
  • 1967: Travel, travel far away / Tell me your name (Amiga)
  • 1968: The night is blue / I'm so happy (Amiga)
  • 1968: Reu dich / Michael Hansen : You were determined by love for me (Amiga)
  • 1968: The day comes to an end dreaming / Today I am happy (Amiga)
  • 1970: Sing-sala-bim / song under old trees (Amiga)
  • 1971: Spiel, Aljoscha / The old moon (Amiga)
  • 1972: Sing on every street / We want to be there (Amiga)
  • 1974: Waterloo / I'm a Train (Amiga)
  • 1974: Solidarity / Salute (Amiga)
  • 1974: This year / A rose for the day (Amiga)
  • 1975: Mexican Hat Dance / Down by the Riverside (Amiga)
  • 1975: Friends, are welcome / Only in peace (Amiga)
  • 1975: Kling, little bell, ringing; Let us be happy and cheerful; O you happy / tomorrow Santa Claus is coming; Come ye Ye Children; The Christmas tree is the most beautiful tree (Amiga)

literature

  • Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000 2 , ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 118.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Facsimile of Melodie & Rhythmus Volume 3/75 ( Memento from February 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Lippert at jotwede-online.de , accessed on April 5, 2016