Kiel boys choir
| Kiel boys choir | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Seat: | Kiel |
| Founding: | 1968 |
| Genus: | Boys' choir with male voices |
| Founder: | Guntram Altnöder |
| Head : | Jan-Hendrik Jensch |
| Voices : | SATB |
| Website : | http://www.kieler-knabenchor.de |
The Kieler Knabenchor ( KKC ) is a boys' choir from Kiel founded by Guntram Altnöder (1936–2005) .
history
.jpg)
The choir, founded in 1968, found a place of activity in the Nikolaikirche in 1975 and since 1991 has had its own rehearsal center in Hardenbergstrasse. Today he is rehearsing in Legienstrasse. In 1990, 1999 and 2001 the choir took part in the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival . In 2007 the Kiel Boys Choir took part in the Laulupidu Singing Festival in Tallinn .
Jan-Hendrik Jensch has been leading the choir since February 2020, the junior choir has been directed by Meike Seeger since 2018.
Structure of the choir
The Kiel boys' choir consists of the concert choir, composed of soprano , alto , tenor and bass , and a young choir . The concerts are sung almost exclusively by the concert choir. Since the choir is not a boarding school choir, the singers live with their parents and attend rehearsals in the rehearsal center in Legienstrasse in Kiel two to three times a week.
Concerts
In addition to the annual concerts in spring, summer and autumn as well as the singing of Christmas carols in Advent, the Kiel Boys' Choir performs the Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach every two years . Other recurring appearances will take place at the opening of the Plön Christmas market or as part of the church service in the cattle stables at Gut Schierensee . Every year there is also a concert tour on which the choir presents its repertoire in cities across Germany and abroad.
management
- Guntram Altnöder (1968–1998)
- Hans-Christian Henkel (1998-2018)
- Michael D. Müller (2018-2020)
- Jan-Hendrik Jensch (since 2020)
Well-known former members
- Daniel Kramer , keyboardist
- Nils Olfert , tenor of the Wise Guys and old acquaintances
- Ulrich Burdack , opera singer
- Detlev Bork , classical and flamenco guitarist
Discography
- Does the angel hear bright songs (1978), record
- Kieler Knabenchor (1986), CD (together with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Hamburg )
- Georg Philipp Telemann - u. a. Schoolmaster Cantata (1994), CD
- Christmas Oratorio (1999), CD
- Cantate (2001), CD
- Holy Night (2003), CD
Awards
Web links
- Internet presence of the Kiel Boys Choir
- Article in the Kieler Nachrichten on the 50th anniversary
- Website of the choir director
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kiel Boys Choir. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Kiel Boys Choir. Accessed March 27, 2020 (English).