SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart

SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart
Seat:	Stuttgart / Germany
Carrier:	Südwestrundfunk
Founding:	1946
Genus:	mixed choir
Head :	Marcus Creed
Voices :	36 ( SATB )
Website :	SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart

The SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart ( "VE" ) is a broadcasting choir of the Südwestrundfunk .

history

The choir was founded in 1946 under the conductor Otto-Werner Mueller , when the broadcasters had to design the entire music program with their own orchestras in view of the few available sound carriers . The choir of the US radio station Radio Stuttgart initially consisted of thirteen singers from the Linz Reichs-Bruckner Choir and was called the Chamber Choir of Radio Stuttgart . His repertoire included sacred music , folk songs , operas , operettas and recordings for radio plays ; but there were also live concerts. At the Donaueschinger Musiktage in 1947 “The Birth of Peace” was premiered by Hugo Herrmann .

The choir changed names several times: from 1949 it was called the Choir of the South German Radio , from 1959 the South Radio Choir and from 1992 the South Radio Choir Stuttgart . With the merger of Süddeutschem Rundfunk and Südwestfunk in 1998, the choir was given the current name SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart .

The ensemble today

The ensemble regularly consists of 36 singers. The repertoire ranges from classical modern music to demanding works of contemporary music. The choir works with national and international orchestras, in particular with the orchestras of the SWR, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and the SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden and Freiburg . Often works by the ensemble have premiered, often composition commissions. His performances are usually broadcast live on SWR2 . Many are also available as audio CDs on the transmitter's label. The a cappella repertoire is the focus of the studio productions .

Conductors

The chief conductor of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart was Marcus Creed from 2003 to July 2020 . At the end of his tenure, he was made an honorary conductor. His predecessors were Hermann Joseph Dahmen (1951–1975), Marinus Voorberg (1975–1981), Klaus Martin Ziegler (1981–1987) and Rupert Huber (1990–2000).

Over the years, the choir has given concerts under conductors (of the participating orchestras) such as Roger Norrington , Sylvain Cambreling , Ingo Metzmacher , Péter Eötvös , Michael Gielen , Pierre Boulez , John Eliot Gardiner , Sir Neville Marriner , Karlheinz Stockhausen , Rupert Huber and Sir Georg Solti .

Youth work

The youth work of the ensemble is operated under the title “VE Young Classix”. The choir members visit schools to present their repertoire to the children and young people. You let them participate in the rehearsals and sing with them. The aim is to promote vocal music among young people.

Awards

The work of the vocal ensemble has won several awards, repeatedly with the German Record Critics' Prize and the ECHO Klassik . In 2011 the vocal ensemble received the European Choir Prize .

Support association

The Association of Friends of the Vocal Ensemble Friends and Patrons of the SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart e. V. was founded in Stuttgart in 2004 and, as a non-profit association, has the particular purpose of promoting domestic and foreign performances by the ensemble. Membership fees and donations are collected for this purpose. The association publishes a newsletter for its members several times a year.

Web links

• SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart - Homepage
• Complete discography
• Friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart e. V. - Homepage of the Friends' Association

proof

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} virtuoso choral music. The SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart. About us. swr.de, September 15, 2009, accessed June 22, 2011 . 
2. ↑ SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart 1946–2009. Friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart e. V., accessed June 22, 2011 . 
3. ↑ All information on the history of the vocal ensemble has been taken from: SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart 1946–2009. Friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart e. V., accessed June 22, 2011 . 
4. ^ Members. About us. swr.de, accessed on June 22, 2011 . 
5. ↑ Marcus Creed is honorary conductor of the SWR vocal ensemble. July 28, 2020, accessed July 30, 2020 . 
6. ^ History of the ensemble. (No longer available online.) In: www.ve-foerderverein.com. Friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensemble eV, January 18, 2016, archived from the original on September 17, 2016 ; accessed on September 17, 2016 . 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.  
7. ^ VE Young Classix. About us. swr.de, accessed on June 22, 2011 . 
8. ↑ Awards. Friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart e. V., accessed on June 23, 2011 . 
9. ↑ Cornelia Bend: Excellent! European Choir Prize 2011 for the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart. Vocal ensemble: "A beacon for pan-European choral culture". swr.de, February 18, 2011, accessed on June 23, 2011 .