Maulbronn Chamber Choir

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Maulbronn Chamber Choir
Maulbronn Chamber Choir
Seat: Maulbronn / Germany
Carrier: Maulbronn monastery concerts
Founding: 1983
Genus: Chamber choir (mixed)
Head : Benjamin Hartmann
Voices : up to 50 (SATB) with a changing line-up
Website : http://www.maulbronner-kammerchor.de

The Maulbronner Kammerchor is a German choir that has existed since 1983.

biography

The Maulbronn Chamber Choir has been directed by Benjamin Hartmann since 2016 . 1983 by Jürgen Budday founded, he's choir of the monastery Maulbronn , an annual festival in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery . Many of its members are former students of the Evang. Maulbronn seminar .

The focus of the choir is on sacred a cappella music, and it can also be heard annually with an oratorio with top-class soloists at the monastery concerts. In addition to regular invitations to the most important churches in southern Germany, the choir regularly makes guest appearances at larger festivals such as the European Weeks in Passau , the Stuttgart Music Festival , the European Church Music Festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd , the Limburg International Choir Director's Forum and the Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer . There are also occasional larger tours, most recently several times to South America , South Africa , Namibia , Poland and France . In addition to concerts, the focus here is on meeting singing and non-singing people and is perceived by all choir singers as a special way of traveling (and choral life).

The Maulbronn Chamber Choir appeared repeatedly at competitions. For example, the 1st prize at the German Choir Competition in Regensburg in 1998 in the “Adult Choirs” category and in the same year a competition victory in Prague . In 2009 the ensemble won the 2nd prize (“internationally outstanding”) at the International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf . At the International Choir Competition in Malta , the choir was recognized as a two-time category winner and the best choir in the competition. Numerous CDs are available from the Maulbronn Chamber Choir, including the well-known Handel cycle.

Discography

Oratorios by GF Handel

  • Jephtha - Oratorio in three acts, in the English original language with Emma Kirkby (soprano), Melinda Paulsen (mezzo-soprano), Charles Humphries (alto), Julian Podger (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Maulbronner Kammerchor, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday, Baroque orchestra of the monastery concerts (concert recording, 1998, Edition Maulbronn Monastery)
  • Samson - Oratorio in three acts, in English with Sinéad Pratschke, Michael Chance, Marc LeBrocq, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Baroque Orchestra of the Monastery Concerts, Artistic Director: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 1999, Edition Maulbronn Monastery)
  • Judas Maccabaeus - oratorio in three acts, in the original English language with Sinéad Pratschke (soprano), Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Charles Humphries (alto), Mark LeBrocq (tenor), Christopher Purves (bass), Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea Prague, artistic Direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2000, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • Saul - Oratorio in three acts, in the original English with Nancy Argenta (soprano), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Marc LeBrocq (tenor), Michael Berner (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Steffen Balbach ( Bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle , Maulbronn Chamber Choir, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2002, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • Solomon - Oratorio in three acts, in the English original language with Nancy Argenta (soprano), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Julian Podger (tenor), Steffen Balbach (bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2003, Edition Maulbronn Monastery)
  • Belshazzar - oratorio in English with Miriam Allan (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Patrick van Goethem (alto), Marc LeBrocq (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle. Artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2005, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • The Messiah - Unabridged version of the oratorio in three parts in the original English language with Miriam Allan (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Mark LeBrocq (tenor) and Christopher Purves (bass). Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Hannoversche Hofkapelle. Artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2005, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • The Messiah - Complete recording of the oratorio in three parts by Georg Friedrich Handel, arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Marlis Petersen (soprano), Margot Oitzinger (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Marek Rzepka (bass), Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle. Artistic director: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2006, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • Joshua - Unabridged version from 1748 of the oratorio in English by Georg Friedrich Händel with Miriam Allan (soprano), David Allsopp (countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (tenor), James Rutherford (bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor. Artistic director: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2007, Edition Kloster Maulbronn)
  • Jephtha - 15 years Edition Maulbronn Monastery - complete recording in English original language with Kirsten Blaise (soprano), Annelie Sophie Müller (mezzo-soprano), David Allsopp (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Simon Bailey (bass), Ensemble il capriccio, artistic direction : Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2012, Edition Maulbronn Monastery)

Vocal music a cappella

  • All my heartfelt thoughts - Romantic choral music, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Director: Jürgen Budday, 1991
  • Comfort me again - sacred choral music, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday, 1993
  • From early in the morning ... and until late at night - a musical daily routine according to the tradition of the prayers of the hours . Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Director: Jürgen Budday (1999, Edition Maulbronn Monastery)
  • You turn my lament into a dance - sacred choral music. Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Direction: Jürgen Budday, 2003
  • Man lives and exists - birth - finitude - eternity . Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Direction: Jürgen Budday. Concert recording from the Maulbronn Monastery Church (2006, Edition Maulbronn Monastery).
  • The night shines like the day . Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Direction: Jürgen Budday. Concert recording from the Maulbronn monastery church in 2010.
  • Love & Sorrow - sacred and secular choral music with works on love and suffering. Recording from Maulbronn Monastery for 4- to 12-part mixed choir. Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Artistic Direction: Jürgen Budday. (2014, Edition Maulbronn Monastery).
  • From God - to God - promises and prayers. Recording from the Schlosskirche Bad Homburg with works for four- to eight-part choir (2016, Edition Authentic Classical Concerts)

Other publications

  • Gioachino Rossini : Petite Messe solennelle ( Mass ) in the version for two pianos and harmonium with Laura de Souza (soprano), Dalia Schaechter (alto), Keith Ikaia Purdy (tenor), Max Wittges (bass), Ennio Pastorino and An Li Pang (Pianos), Carlotte Lootgieter (harmonium), artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 1996)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : From the kingdom of God. Large cantata with arias, choirs and chorales from 18 Bach cantatas , in a compilation by Hans Grischkat in historical performance practice. With Heike Heilmann (soprano), Franz Vitzthum (alto), Johannes Mayer (tenor), Falko Hönisch (bass), Ensemble il capriccio, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2013)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : St. John Passion . Complete recording of the original version from 1724 in historical performance practice. With Daniel Johannsen (tenor, evangelist), Tobias Berndt (bass, Christ words), Sophie Klußmann (soprano), David Allsopp (alto, countertenor), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Josef Wagner (bass), Ensemble il capriccio, artistic direction: Jürgen Budday (concert recording, 2015)

premiere

1.  Introit (choir and percussion); 2.  Meditation I (choir and drums); 3.  Meditation II (choir and percussion); 4.  Intermediate music - our father (drums: bells, steel drums ); 5.  Prayer (choir and drums)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Maulbronn: Chamber choir under new direction. Benjamin Hartmann takes over from Jürgen Budday. In: Mühlacker Tagblatt . November 26, 2015 .;
  2. ↑ Sven Scherz-Schade: Farewell concert: Jürgen Budday inspires once again with the Maulbronn Chamber Choir. In: Pforzheimer Zeitung . 20th June 2016 .;
  3. ↑ International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2009 ( Memento from June 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Malta International Choir Competition 2009 ( Memento from September 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ 15 years Edition Maulbronn Monastery. Audiophile concert recordings from the UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1998-2013. In: K&K publishing house.