Schaumburg Youth Choir
| Schaumburg Youth Choir | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Bückeburg - Germany |
| Founding: | 1980 |
| Genus: | Youth choir |
| Founder: | Denis Halikiopoulos |
| Voices : | SSAB |
| Website : | schaumburger-jugendchor.de |
The Schaumburger Jugendchor is a choir for children and young people from the Schaumburger Land , based in Bückeburg ( district of Schaumburg , Lower Saxony ).
history
In 1980 the choir director at the time Denis Halikiopoulos founded the Schaumburg Youth Choir with interested singers. The choir sang for a long time, deviating from the traditional mixed choir: The tenor part was sung by a low alto voice, so that at that time the choir consisted of soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto and bass-baritone. In this way a soft, rounded sound was created. In January 2006 the choir returned to a similar cast. The choir has a broad repertoire and sings international folklore in the original languages, especially on its trips abroad, but also German folk songs, choir songs from different epochs such as the Romantic period, or sacred choral songs. Concert tours take place regularly. The Schaumburg Youth Choir has performed in concerts in the USA, Japan and numerous other countries. Since 2001 he has been taking part in the Eurotreff in Wolfenbüttel .
With Singschule I for three to four year olds, Singschule II for five to seven year olds, the children's choir as a preparatory stage for the concert choir and the concert choir for members aged around twelve, the Schaumburg Youth Choir consists of a total of four singing groups. The Schaumburg Youth Choir offers the MUSIKGARTEN concept for children under three.
In 1982 Thomas Wirtz took over the direction of the choir, followed in 1991 by Jochen Mühlbach. After a short time by Silja Stegemeier, Insa Dreismann was commissioned to lead the choir in 2000. From 2004 to 2013 Andreas Mattersteig was responsible for the artistic work. For two years, from 2013 to 2015, Jelena Agbaba led the children's and concert choir very successfully. While Ms. Agbaba continues to be artistically responsible for the children's choir, the direction of the concert choir has been the responsibility of Ms. Stephanie Feindt since 2016, who has been responsible for singing schools I and II for two years.
In 2006 the choir took part in an exchange program with the “Blue Lake International Choir” from Michigan , which was about an exchange not only in the field of music, but also on a general cultural level.
Radio and television, concert tours, awards
Public response
Television and radio have accompanied its performances since the choir was founded in 1980. In 1985 the choir represented Germany in the international Let the Peoples Sing competition , during which various television and radio recordings were made. A live recording was made in 1987 on Deutschlandfunk, and in the same year a report by NDR. In 1989 the choir appeared in the NDR production Musikland Niedersachsen and there were recordings on ZDF. In 1996 the singers appeared in the ZDF Sunday concert , in 1997 at the NDR's Gospel Night in Helmstedt . The choir regularly takes part in the EUROTREFF in Wolfenbüttel and has welcomed many guest choirs from all over the world to its hometown.
Concert tours
- 1984 concert tour in France
- 1985 England concert tour
- 1986 Austria concert tour
- 1988 concert tour to the USSR (Moscow, Riga and Leningrad)
- 1989 International Music Festival, Tokyo + France concert tour
- 1990 Austria-Hungary concert tour
- 1991 concert tour in southern Germany
- 1992 USA concert tour (including Chicago, Washington, Columbus, Ames and New York)
- 1993 Northern Germany concert tour
- 1994 Tour of the Baltic States (Poznań, Kaliningrad, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki)
- 1996 USA concert tour (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ames, Chicago, Grandville)
- 1998 England-Wales concert tour
- 2001 tour of Italy
- 2002 Hungary, concert tour
- 2004 concert tour to Poland
- 2006 USA concert tour (Chicago, Escanaba, Richville, Niagara Falls and New York)
- 2008 USA concert tour (San Francisco, Fresno, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles-Anaheim)
- 2011 tour of England,
- 2013 a tour of South Africa.
- In 2016 the concert choir will again take part in the Harrogate International Youth Festival in Harrogate
Special appearances and awards
- 1984: State winner at the German Choir Competition
- 1985: Representative of Germany at the international Let the Peoples Sing competition
- 1985: Participation in the Bundeschorwettbewerb of the German Music Council , Hanover
- 1988: Live performance in the current showroom
- 2007: Bückeburg International Choir Festival as part of the Eurotreff in Wolfenbüttel .
Sound carrier
- 1983 LP Schaumburg Youth Choir
- 1984 LP O joy over joy
- 1987 CD I'm goin 'to sing
- 1992 CD German folk songs
- 1994 CD Now is the good time for us
- 2003 CD Do you know how we are
- 2006 CD Let us go in peace
- 2008 CD choral music from four centuries
Web links
- Website of the Schaumburg Youth Choir
- Another traditional choir called "Schaumburger Märchensänger" comes from Schaumburg. Website of the Schaumburger Märchensänger
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Chronicle ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2014 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. on schaumburger-jugendchor.de, accessed on February 17, 2014.
- ↑ club portrait on bueckeburg.de, accessed on February 17, 2014.
- ↑ Culture in exchange. Cross-border musical activities between municipalities and federal states ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2007 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. on schaumburger-jugendchor.de, accessed on February 17, 2014 (PDF)
- ^ Schaumburger Jugendchor on harmonie-rees.de, accessed on February 17, 2014.
