Salzburg folk song choir

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The Salzburger Volksliedchor is an Austrian choir founded in 1950 by Josef Dengg.

history

In the founding year, Tobi Reiser invited the choir to help shape the still young Salzburg Advent Singing. Dengg was one of the first choirmasters in Salzburg to take care of the alpine folk song in its traditional polyphony in a mixed choir and to perform selected yodels in a large choir. In addition to traditional folk songs, the repertoire also included new songs, including numerous original compositions by the choir director, as well as hymns. In 1968 Dengg handed over the choir management to his nephew Harald Dengg, who led the choir for 32 years. During this time, the lied repertoire was expanded primarily with compositions by Cesar Bresgen and Wilhelm Keller .

In 2000 the daughter of Harald Dengg, Burgi Vötterl, took over the musical direction. The number of members today is between 60 and 70 singers.

The main focus of the choir is the cultivation of traditional folk songs. The repertoire also includes more recent choral works. In addition to participating in the annual Salzburg Advent Singing in the Festspielhaus Salzburg , the choir performs with a varied program, including in the context of church concerts at masses, Advent singing or Marian singing. The choir is also a cultural ambassador for Salzburg and Austria. In 2013 the choir completed a three-week concert tour to China .

The choir has received several awards at international choir competitions, including two silver medals at the Graz Choir Olympiad in 2008, and has taken part in international choir festivals at home and abroad.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e ORF Salzburg: The Salzburger Volksliedchor - Salzburg-Magazin. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Hochradner, Sarah Haslinger: "Those were the days" ...: Salzburg's popular musical cultures of the 1950s and 1960s . Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-99012-400-0 ( google.de [accessed January 15, 2020]).
  3. ^ Salzburger Volksliedchor gave an anniversary concert in Henndorf. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  4. ^ Karl Zillinger: Salzburg Christmas . Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2013, ISBN 978-3-95400-206-1 ( google.de [accessed January 15, 2020]).
  5. ↑ Salzburg Cathedral, 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  6. ^ Mariensingen of the Volksliedchor des Alpenverein, Salzburg section. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Austria Salzburger Volksliedchor Concert - Beijing NCPA Concert 2013. Retrieved on January 15, 2020 .
  8. ^ State of Salzburg: Salzburg choirs won eight medals at the Choir Olympiad. July 23, 2008, accessed January 15, 2020 .