Project choir

A project choir is an association of singers who rehearse certain musical works together and then perform them. Project choirs can be found predominantly in the semi-professional area; some of these are also put together specifically for certain concerts. Rehearsals usually take place on weekends, often all day. The purpose of this rehearsal mode is above all to attract ambitious singers who do not want to be permanently tied to a choir, who do not live at the rehearsal location or are only interested in certain choral music at a certain level. The somewhat ironic term “choir tourism” has established itself.

A project choir participation requires independent preparation of the literature from a certain level. As a result, the common rehearsal time is not mainly spent studying the musical text, but rather putting it together, coordinating it and performing the musical interpretation.

Many state youth choirs are set up as project choirs.