Märkischer Jugendchor
The Märkische Jugendchor (MJC) of the Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-Gymnasium in Neuruppin is a mixed youth choir , which mainly consists of students of the Gymnasium.
The choir was founded in 1967 by Hans-Peter Schurz as a school choir and directed by him until 2005. Lorenz Heimbrecht followed him for two years. Ulrike Schubach has been the choir director since 2007. The choir's repertoire includes predominantly a cappella pieces from the Renaissance to the modern .
The Märkische Jugendchor presented world premieres in concerts and on the radio and has received several awards. For the 30th anniversary of the choir, a CD was released with the title Red Thorn My Childhood . In its long history, various choral tours have taken him both within Germany and to other European and non-European countries. The longest and longest journey in recent years made the choir in 2011 together with the choir of the Protestant High School Neuruppin to the USA.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Knabenchor Hildesheim: Choir direction , accessed on June 24, 2018
- ↑ Christina Koormann: Märkischer Jugendchor celebrates 50th anniversary , Märkische Allgemeine , June 21, 2017
- ↑ The Märkische Jugendchor: Many roads lead to singing , Deutschlandfunk Kultur , November 2, 2016
- ↑ Die Neuruppiner Chöre , neuruppin.de , accessed on June 24, 2018
- ↑ Red thorn of my childhood - 30 years Märkischer Jugendchor Neuruppin, headed by Hans-Peter Schurz , working group music in the youth
- ↑ Regine Buddeke: Märkischer youth choir sings with guests , Märkische Allgemeine, May 17, 2017
- ↑ On tour in the USA , Märkische Oderzeitung , October 12, 2011