Octavians
| Octavians | |
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 The Octavians at their anniversary concert (2016) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | A cappella , vocal music |
| founding | 2006 Jena |
| Website | http://octavians.net/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Heiko Knopf | |
| René Richter | |
| Matthias Mäurer | |
| Clemens Risse (since 2017) | |
| Christian Gaida (since 2013) | |
| Martin Kleekamp (since 2009) | |
| Andreas Jäckel (since 2012) | |
| Johannes Schleußner (2006–2008, since 2016) | |
| former members | |
| Thomas Heinemann (until 2006) | |
| Bastian Walther (until 2007) | |
| Matthias Recklies (2006-2007) | |
| Christoph Schnedermann (until 2008) | |
| Michael Schwämmlein (until 2008) | |
| Julius Werner (2008-2009) | |
| Christoph Uschkrat (2007–2012) | |
| Alexander Kühnl (2009–2012) | |
| Michael Ring (2008-2016) | |
| Andreas Martin (2007-2017) | |
The Octavians [ ˌokˈteɪvɪænz ] are a German a cappella ensemble from Jena .
history
The Octavians were founded in 2006 by eight former and active members of the boys' choir of the Jena Philharmonic . You are multiple awardees of various a cappella competitions. One of the special features of the ensemble is that it has 3 counter tenors, which enable the group to intone a spectrum from the highest soprano to the deep bass.
The ensemble performed nationwide on behalf of the Jena Philharmonic, the Thuringian Ministry of Culture and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research . Internationally, the Octavians have already acted several times as "cultural ambassadors", for example in 2015 as part of a concert series organized by the Goethe-Institut in Tunisia or in 2017 in Guangzhou, China, as a delegate for the city of Jena. The 8 singers have already been toured across Europe on other tours. B. in Switzerland, England, Italy, Spain, Sweden and France.
The Octavians received their first national award in 2010 with the first prize at the national competition Jugend musiziert in the section "Vocal Ensemble: 3–6 voices, age group VII" with 25 points, followed shortly by the production of their first CD "Prelude" at the classic label Querstand . A year later they took second place at the a cappella festival “Vokal total” in Graz. In 2013 the club anthem of 1. FC Carl Zeiss Jena was produced in cooperation with the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra and the CD Golden Twenties was released by Rondeau Production - a homage to the Comedian Harmonists. This album, produced by "Rondeau", also includes modern pieces of swing and jazz. In November 2015 her third sound carrier, again produced by Rondeau, was released - a Christmas CD with the title "Es nah ein Licht". In 2016, the Octavians toured all of Germany with an anniversary program on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
At the International A cappella Competition in Leipzig 2017, the ensemble achieved second place, the best placement of the event and qualified for participation in the International Festival for Vocal Music 2018.
As part of a concert tour with the organist Matthias Eisenberg , the ensemble performed the series of stanzas Kreuzleich by the minstrel Heinrich von Meißen from the 13th century in a recomposition by Karsten Gundermann throughout Germany .
repertoire
In addition to sacred works and madrigals, the group's repertoire also includes traditional, romantic and humorous pieces from over 800 years of music history.
Discography
- 2011: kick-off
- 2013: blue, gold and white
- 2013: Roaring Twenties (live)
- 2015: A light is approaching
- 2018: 10 years Octavians - The concert (live, incl.DVD)
- 2019: Kreuzleich - Heinrich von Meißen
Awards
- 2010: 1st prize in the national competition "Jugend musiziert" (previously 1st prize in the regional and state competition)
- 2011: Silver diploma and audience award at the International A cappella Competition in Graz (Austria)
- 2013: 1st prize in the Thuringia regional choir competition in the "Vocal Ensemble - H1" category
- 2014: 3rd prize at the German Choir Competition in the “Vocal Ensemble - H1” category and a special prize from the Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation
- 2017: Winner of the International A cappella Competition Leipzig (2nd prize if 1st prize is not awarded and audience prize)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jugend Musiziert 2010 - Results ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 9th German Choir Competition - Results Part II ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 9th German Choir Competition - Special Prizes Part II ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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