New Hamburg Boys Choir
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| Seat: | Hamburg / Germany |
| Carrier: | State youth music school Hamburg |
| Founding: | 1991 |
| Genus: | Boys' choir |
| Founder: | Brigitte Siebenkittel |
| Head : | Jens Bauditz |
| Voices : | 50 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | Neuer-Knabenchor-Hamburg.de |
The Neue Knabenchor Hamburg was founded in 1991 by Brigitte Siebenkittel and is a non-denominational choir at the State Youth Music School Hamburg . Jens Bauditz has been the artistic director since 2012 .
history
The New Boys Choir Hamburg emerged in 1991 from the Hamburg Boys Choir St. Nikolai . Brigitte Siebenkittel founded a cooperation with the State Youth Music School Hamburg. The New Boys' Choir Hamburg was born. After initial problems such as a lack of singers, the choir quickly celebrated its first successes and took part in the national choir competition in 1993, two years after it was founded. In 1998 they finally won second place at the Bundeschorwettbewerb in Regensburg . In 2003 the previous choir director Brigitte Siebenkittel said goodbye to the boys' choir. In their place came Ulrich Kaiser , a conductor who was active in his youth with the Dresden Kreuzchor and the Windsbach Boys Choir . Among other things, he expanded the choir to include several preliminary choirs and increased the number of singers in the concert choir. Ulrich Kaiser left the choir at the beginning of 2012 and took over the management of the MDR Children's Choir in Leipzig. He was succeeded at the same time by Jens Bauditz, also a former Kruzian .
In 2016 the choir celebrated its 25th anniversary. The highlights were the anniversary concert “Horizonte” and the release of the CD A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols .
repertoire
The choir is primarily committed to demanding a cappella music from all eras. Many of the works listed are by Heinrich Schütz or Johann Sebastian Bach , but also by Maurice Duruflé or Hermann von Reichenau . However, the boys accompany the concert choir and every year numerous performances of the St. Matthew Passion and were already talking about the War Requiem by Benjamin Britten , a Lord of the Rings Festival and the internationally renowned Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival participate. During the 2009 Christmas season, the choir sang four Bach cantatas and 2010 songs with organ improvisation. So far, the choir has participated in two productions of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus ( Rust a German Messiah and Whoever Eats Out of a Tin Bowl ). In autumn 2011 the choir celebrated its 20th anniversary and therefore organized a big anniversary concert together with the ensemble “ The Playfords ” from Leipzig in the main church St. Johannis in Harvestehude. In the years 2011–2015 the Christmas Oratorio (cantatas 1–3 and 6) was performed together with soloists and the Hamburg Baroque Orchestra.
In 2014, the Neue Knabenchor Hamburg took up an almost 100-year-old English tradition in its big Advent concert A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols . The choir was supported by the well-known Hamburg actor Peter Franke , who gave the readings. This was repeated in December 2015. This time Rufus Beck was won as speaker. In 2017 and 2018 the choir was supported by Katharina Thalbach .
Guest trips
Despite its relatively young history, the choir has already made some long journeys. In addition to tours through Israel and the USA, this also includes trips to Hungary , the Czech Republic , Italy and Iceland . In November 2007 the choir was in Berlin and took part in the celebrations of the day of national mourning in the Bundestag . October 2009 finally led to Rome , where there was an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. gave. In 2011 he made a trip to Barcelona , where he also showed his musical skills. In 2013 the choir traveled to the Netherlands . A choir trip to Vienna took place in autumn 2015 . There was also a meeting with the Vienna Boys' Choir . The choir has had a close sponsorship with the MDR Children's Choir since May 2016 , which has been reinforced by two visits so far. In 2018, the tour took the choir to England with the cities of London, Cambridge and Oxford. King's College was attended in Cambridge. It was there more than 100 years ago that the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" was born, which the choir has been performing regularly at Christmas for several years.
Discography
Era seven smocks
- 1998: Nu ward veel dusend Lichter hell (multiple artists)
- 1999: In dulci Jubilo
- 2003: Via Crucis
Era emperor
- 2006: I'm driving my streets ... (Mini-CD)
- 2008: It sings and sounds with noise
Bauditz era
- 2016: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols