Ulm Sparrows Choir
| Ulm Sparrows Choir | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Ulm / Germany |
| Founding: | 1958 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Benno Kaiser |
| Head : | Hans de Gilde |
| Website : | https://ulmerspatzenchor.ulm.de |
The Ulmer Spatzen Chor was founded in 1958 and is a registered association.
structure
The Ulmer Spatzen have been under the musical direction of Hans de Gilde since 1998 . The choirs are supported by the parents' association and are involved and supported by the Ulm City Music School . The current chairman is Christian Hanisch. The name of the choir is derived from the Ulmer Spatzen , one of the landmarks of Ulm. 225 children and young people between the ages of 5 and 18 are currently singing in two pre-choir groups, the children's choir and the youth choir. There is also the chamber choir "Les Passerelles" for young adults.
repertoire
The repertoire ranges from folk songs to works by contemporary composers who are dedicated to the Ulm Sparrows (including Wilfried Hiller , Rolf Rudin , Christian Ridil, Peter Planyavsky , Christoph Schönherr , Leo Hurley and Kurt Bikkembergs ). For the 60th anniversary of the Ulmer Spatzen Choir in 2018, the latter composed the commissioned composition "Prices the cooling love of the air" based on texts by Rose Ausländer . This commissioned work will be premiered on June 23, 2018 in Ulm as part of the anniversary.
Competitions
- 2001: Baden-Württemberg choir competition "Jugend singt" in Tübingen (1st prize in the children's choir category, 1st prize in the girls' choir category)
- 2001: State winner Baden-Württemberg for the German Choir Competition (1st prize)
- 2002: Federal winner at the 6th German Choir Competition in Osnabrück (1st prize)
- 2004: International Choir Competition Neepelt / Belgium (1st prize cum laude)
- 2009: Sponsorship award from the Baden-Württemberg Culture Prize Foundation of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken and the Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg Foundation
- 2010: 2nd prize (girls' choir category) and 3rd prize (children's choir category) at the 8th German Choir Competition in Dortmund
- 2013: 1st prize (children's and girls' choir categories) at the Baden-Württemberg State Choir Competition, Donaueschingen
- 2014: Bruno Frey Music Prize from the State Academy for Baden-Württemberg's youth musicians
- 2014: 1st Federal Prize (category children's choir) and 3rd Federal Prize (category girls' choir) at the 9th German Choir Competition in Weimar
- 2017: 2nd prize (category girls' choir) at the state choir competition Baden-Württemberg, Bretten
- 2018: 1st prize (category girls' choir) at the 10th German Choir Competition, Freiburg
Sound carrier
- 1999 Sing a simple song
- 2002 Sounds my singing
- 2003 Veni Domine
- 2005 Modest Mussorgksy College Tver - live recording
- 2006 Singing and playing in the land of numbers
- 2008 50 years of musical highlights
- 2009 Christmas concert ( Young Brass Philharmonic and Ulm Spatzen Choir)
- 2011 Shalom - songs from the Jewish culture
- 2013 Christmas carols for youth voices ( Carus-Verlag )
- 2017 The Rhythm of Life ( Carus-Verlag )