Rock choir Speyer

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Joe Völker and the Speyer Rock Choir

The Rockchor Speyer is a choir of the Chorgemeinschaft Speyer eV (CGS) founded in February 2010. The choir consists of around 80 to 90 active singers, as well as an accompanying band in the style of a classic rock band with electric guitar, electric bass, drums and keyboard, which is made up of four professional musicians. Joe Völker from Mannheim has been the choirmaster and arranger since it was founded . With its claim to combine rock and choral music and reproduce it authentically with band accompaniment, the choir fills an existing vacuum in the German choral landscape.

history

A local call in the last quarter of 2009 in Speyer to found a new choir that should only present rock music was followed by over 70 singers of various age groups. The total number of members has since risen to around 130 people, of whom around 80 to 90 are regularly active on stage during live performances.

The first concert took place in the spring of 2011 in the sold-out Speyer town hall.

Concept and goal setting

The concept of the choir aims to harmonize the polyphonic choral singing with the powerful and hard sound of a rock band. The choir director assumes responsibility for this with the choice of musicians and with his arrangements of well-known rock songs. Guest musicians can complement the band with individual songs.

Soloists are deliberately avoided. The repertoire is presented by heart. The aim of the choir should be to enjoy singing and making music together. The fun of the members and the audience is also in the foreground. In doing so, the choir director ensures that the singers' vocal capabilities are continuously developed. Voice trainers are also regularly present at rehearsals and help with different approaches to work on voice training .

The association defines the goal as follows: “But that's exactly how visitors should feel at our concerts. Our joy and our fun in what we do should be transferred to them. Our audience should forget the adversities of everyday life and be able to leave our concerts with a hilarious hum or a satisfied smile. "

Voices

  • Soprano 1
  • Soprano 2
  • Old 1
  • Alt 2
  • tenor
  • bass

In addition, depending on the piece of music, it can happen that three equally large women's registers are required. Then a division into F1, F2 and F3 is made instead of soprano / alto.

Band members

The Rockchor Speyer unites professional musicians in its band who have decades of music and stage experience.

Current occupation instrument
Peter Götzmann Drums
Gerald singer guitar
Barny (bass player) Hoffmann bass
Peter Anthony Keyboard
Former band members instrument
Niklas Braun bass
Michael Quast Keyboard
Petra Erdtmann Flute
Holger Ringle guitar

Choir direction

Joe Völker is responsible for the overall musical direction of the choir . He has been working as a choir director and arranger since the choir was founded. He is also active in other band and choir projects as a pianist, keyboardist, choir director, arranger, and as a freelancer at the Mannheim National Theater .

repertoire

The repertoire is constantly being expanded with new pieces, and songs that have been in the program for a long time are gradually being replaced. A concert usually consists of 20 to 22 pieces.

Concerts / live performances

The concerts of the Rockchor Speyer are characterized by an energetic atmosphere within the choir and the band. You can tell the fun and enthusiasm of everyone involved, which quickly transfers to the audience, resulting in a great communal experience. The wide range of old and new hits also contribute to this.

"... and not only shone as a capable group that consistently grabbed, convinced and excited their audience standing at the end of the applauding audience." (Andreas Keller: Rheinpfalz , May 3, 2018)

Performances since the rock choir was founded
Serial No. date place frame
1 03/08/2011 Speyer / City Hall
2 03/09/2011 Speyer / City Hall
3 05/20/2011 Speyer / City Hall
4th 11/18/2011 Mother City / Palatinum
5 03/09/2012 Speyer / City Hall
6th 03/10/2012 Speyer / City Hall
7th 06/10/2012 Frankfurt / Mainufer German Choir Festival
8th 03/15/2013 Speyer / City Hall
9 03/16/2013 Speyer / City Hall
10 04/27/2013 Speyer / City Hall
11 05/25/2013 Rülzheim / steam noodle
12 07/07/2013 Speyer / Domgarten Open air / summer festival city youth band
13 10/26/2013 Herxheim / festival hall
14th 04/11/2014 Speyer / City Hall
15th 04/12/2014 Speyer / City Hall
16 06/28/2014 Gaggenau City festival open air
17th 07/27/2014 Speyer / Domgarten Open air / summer festival city youth band
18th 04/24/2015 Speyer / City Hall
19th 04/25/2015 Speyer / City Hall
20th 05/16/2015 Herxheim / festival hall
21st 06/06/2015 Friedberg (Augsburg) / City Hall
22nd 04/16/2016 Speyer / Hall 101
23 04/17/2016 Essingen / Dalberghalle
24 04/11/2016 Speyer / City Hall Anniversary concert 60 years of the Speyer Choir Association (CGS)
25th 05/06/2017 Speyer / City Hall
26th 05/20/2017 Speyer / Hall 101
27 04/28/2018 Kaiserslautern / fruit hall
28 05/05/2018 Speyer / Hall 101
29 05/06/2018 Speyer / Hall 101 with guest choir
30th 05/11/2019 Speyer / Hall 101

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Rock Choir Speyer. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b "Back to the Roots": Rockchor Speyer rocks in Hall 101. Accessed on July 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Audience quickly convinced . ( rheinpfalz.de [accessed on July 18, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Audience quickly convinced . ( rheinpfalz.de [accessed July 19, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Klaus Stein: Speyer rock choir in top form: At AC / DC all dams broke - acclaimed concerts in the Speyer town hall. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Rockchor Speyer impresses at the German Choir Festival in Frankfurt. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Klaus Stein: Grandiose musical experience: Rockchor Speyer in its tenth concert in a sold out town hall better than ever. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Metropolnews editorial team: Rockchor Speyer rocks twice in a row in a sold-out town hall - Metropolnews.info. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Klaus Stein: Complete success: 6,000 music fans attended the summer festival of the city youth band - a glamorous performance by the Speyer rock choir. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  10. ↑ With enthusiasm at the boiling point: Rockchor Speyer performs two successful concerts in the town hall. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Jazz, Rock and Pop - Speyer-Kurier. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  12. ^ Klaus Stein: "Me & the Heat", "Big Children" and the Speyer Rock Choir - 16th summer festival of the StadtJugendKapelle Speyer with a tried and tested program. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Interkunst eV Herxheim - Gallery - 2015 Rockchor Speyer. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  14. ↑ An inspiring dimension of choral music: Rockchor Speyer makes the hall shake . In: Pfalz-Express . May 18, 2015 ( pfalz-express.de [accessed July 23, 2018]).
  15. ↑ Anna Schubert: The audience doesn’t sit there . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on July 23, 2018]).
  16. ↑ Klaus Stein: Frenetically cheered: Speyer rock choir is enthusiastically celebrated by over 900 fans at a concert in Hall 101. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Good bands, great singers - all three choirs in the choir community delight audiences at the anniversary concert in the town hall. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Klaus Stein: Grandiose concert of the Speyer rock choir in sold out town hall. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  19. ↑ The rumble of thunder ensures enthusiastic applause - Schwetzinger Zeitung / Hockenheimer Zeitung . ( Morgenweb.de [accessed on July 23, 2018]).
  20. ↑ Audience quickly convinced . ( rheinpfalz.de [accessed on July 23, 2018]).
  21. ↑ Klaus Stein: A special kind of rock experience: acclaimed concerts by the Speyer rock choir. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  22. ↑ "Get a rock choir" - Circle Choir Association Southern Rheinpfalz. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  23. ^ Augsburger Allgemeine: An unequal couple: Chamber choir rocks Speyer . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on July 23, 2018]).