Stuttgart Kantorei
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| Seat: | Stuttgart / Germany |
| Founding: | 1994 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Kay Johannsen |
| Head : | Kay Johannsen |
| Voices : | up to approx. 100; project-dependent ( SATB ) |
| Website : | http://www.stuttgarter-kantorei.de |
The Stuttgarter Kantorei is a choir with around 80 semi-professional singers under the direction of Stiftskantor Kay Johannsen , who founded the choir in 1994. The Stuttgart Kantorei mainly gives concerts in the Stiftskirche Stuttgart u. a. with the Stiftsphilharmonie Stuttgart and the Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (baroque ensemble), organized by the Stiftsmusik Stuttgart .
The repertoire of the choir extends to choral symphonies, oratorios and a cappella literature. One focus of the work is on compositions from the 19th and 20th centuries. From 2011 to 2021, the Bach: vokal cycle will perform all of Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred and secular works .
Performances (selection)
- 1999: Axel Ruoff : Oratorios on the Sermon on the Mount and Credo - world premieres, German Evangelical Church Congress in Stuttgart (Berlin 2003)
- 2000: Peter Förtig : Star Darkening - Stuttgart and Tübingen
- 2001: Works by Jong-Sam Kim and Hans Schanderl - world premieres, European Church Music Festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd
- 2003: Franz Schmidt: The Book with Seven Seals - European Music Festival 2003 with the Strasbourg Philharmonic
- 2004: Frank Martin : Oratorio Golgotha - Lucerne Festival 2004, Akademiechor Luzern, Berliner Symphoniker
- 2005: Anton Bruckner : Mass in E minor , Wolfgang Rihm , Maximum est unum - Lucerne Mozart Days 2005
- 2010: Carl Orff : Carmina Burana - Oriental Arts Center Shanghai , Concert Hall of the Forbidden City of Beijing
- 2014: Franz Schmidt : The book with seven seals - Good Friday concert in the collegiate church
- 2017: Kay Johannsen: Credo in Deum - world premiere (commissioned for the Reformation anniversary 2017)
Broadcast recordings
- 2007: Arnold Schönberg : Moderner Psalm , Alexander von Zemlinsky : Psalms
- 2013: Johannes Brahms : A German Requiem
- 2014: Franz Schmidt: The book with seven seals
Television broadcasts
- 2001: Introduction of the bishop of Ulm Minster
- 2003: Rededication of the collegiate church
- 2013: Kay Johannsen: We see in your light - first performance in the collegiate church in Stuttgart, television service ( ARD ) on the day of German unity
Awards
At the German Choir Competition in 2006 the Stuttgarter Kantorei won first prize in Kiel, making it the best participating choir in Baden-Württemberg in all categories. The work of the Stuttgarter Kantorei was already recognized by prizes at the state choir competitions Baden-Württemberg 1997 (2nd), 2001 (2nd), 2005 (1st), 2013 (1st), 2016 (1st) and most recently in 2017 (1st) .) honored.
Discography
- Franz Schubert : Mass in A flat major D 678 (Carus-Verlag)
- Choir book for the Protestant hymn book , accompanying CD (Carus-Verlag)
Web links
- Website of the choir
- Kay Johannsen: Stuttgarter Kantorei: Portrait on YouTube , January 15, 2017, accessed on April 12, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuttgart Kantorei. Stiftsmusik Stuttgart, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Stuttgart Kantorei. Evangelical Church Stuttgart, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Bach: vocal. Stiftsmusik Stuttgart, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ^ "Carmina Burana" - China 2010. Beijing Eurovista Arts Promotion Co., Ltd, 2010, accessed on April 12, 2018 (English).
- ^ Franz Schmidt: The book with seven seals. Stiftsmusik Stuttgart, 2014, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Kay Johannsen: Compositions. Retrieved on April 12, 2018 (catalog raisonné).
- ↑ The collegiate church becomes a restricted area - preparations for the television service on the Day of German Unity are in full swing. Schwäbisches Tagblatt GmbH, September 16, 2013, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ^ Results of the 7th German Choir Competition in Kiel. nmz - neue musikzeitung, May 27, 2006, accessed on April 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Stuttgart Kantorei. Carus-Verlag GmbH & Co KG, accessed on April 12, 2018 (discography).