Hanover Harmonists

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Hanover Harmonists
General information
Genre (s) A cappella
founding 1988
Website hannover-harmonists.de
Current occupation
Countertenor
 Michael Lieb (since 2008)
Countertenor
 Hendrik Torno (since 2016)
tenor
 Rüdiger Jantzen (since 2005)
baritone
 Sebastian Hennig (founding member)
bass
 Michael Jäckel (founding member)
former members
Ansgar Pfeiffer (1988 to 2007)
Hartwig Meynecke (1994 to 2013)
Hans-Christian Hinz (1988 to 2011)
Roger Cericius (1988 to 1994)
Thomas Kirschner (1988 to 2005)

The Hannover Harmonists are a German a cappella group from Hannover . Her repertoire ranges from sacred and secular music from five centuries to current pop music.

history

The Hanover Harmonists were founded in 1988 on the initiative of Heinz Hennig from the ranks of the Hanover Boys Choir . His son Sebastian Hennig is a founding member and still belongs to the ensemble today. When it was founded, the ensemble consisted of six singers, today it operates as a quintet consisting of Michael Lieb (soprano countertenor), Hendrik Torno (alto countertenor), Rüdiger Jantzen (tenor), Sebastian Hennig (baritone), Michael Jäckel (bass) ).

In terms of content, the ensemble has developed from a male sextet based on the style of the Comedian Harmonists to a broad a cappella formation with a classical and modern repertoire, which includes in particular polyphonic church music from the Renaissance, classical and contemporary pop music as well as own compositions.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1993: By the way
  • 1998: Foray
  • 2003: Golden Slumbers
  • 2014: light plays
  • 2017: A solid castle 2.0

Participation

  • 1993: Alix Dudel - I'm going into the water
  • 2017: Christmas music from the Unesco City of Music Hannover

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Presentation of the Christmas CD of the UNESCO City of Music Hannover , hannover.de