Viva Voce

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VIVA VOCE
below from left: Bastian Hupfer and David Lugert above from left: Matthias Hofmann, Jörg Schwartzmanns, Heiko Benjes
below from left: Bastian Hupfer and David Lugert
above from left: Matthias Hofmann, Jörg Schwartzmanns, Heiko Benjes
General information
Genre (s) A cappella
founding 1998
Website https://viva-voce.de/
Current occupation
tenor
 Bastian Hupfer
tenor
 David Lugert
baritone
 Matthias Hofmann (since 2017)
Baritone / mouth percussion
Jörg Schwartzmanns
bass
 Heiko Benjes
former members
bass
 Matthias Lutze (1998-2000)
bass
 Björn Rodday (2000-2004)
bass
 Julian Orlishausen (2001-2002)
tenor
 Christian Rathgeber (2002-2005)
baritone
 Thomas Schimm (1998-2009)
baritone
 Mateusz Phouthavong (2009-2017)
Viva Voce at the ZMF in Freiburg

Viva Voce is a five-person a cappella ensemble from Ansbach in Bavaria .

history

  • Heiko Benjes

  • Bastian Hupfer

  • Jörg Schwartzmanns

  • David Lugert

  • Matthias Hofmann

Viva Voce was founded in 1998 by members of the Windsbacher Boys Choir . The repertoire of the then four singers (Bastian Hupfer, David Lugert, Matthias Lutze, Thomas Schimm) was initially limited to four-part male choir pieces by Friedrich Silcher , Billy Joel and the Comedian Harmonists .

Jörg Schwartzmanns (née Fischer) has been a member of the band since 2001 and from then on the five singers developed their own style of music, which they describe as "Vox-Pop". In 2003 Viva Voce switched to the professional music business. In 2004 Heiko Benjes joined as bass . In 2009 Mateusz Phouthavong replaced the baritone Thomas Schimm, who now works in the management of Viva Voce. This resulted in the artist agency VIVO , which looks after VIVA VOCE as well as other artists. Phouthavong left the band in mid-2017, and in his place came the Passau singer and singing teacher Matthias Hofmann as the second baritone.

From 2017 to 2019 Viva Voce moderated the songs on Banz , and they also sang a few pieces themselves. In 2018 they celebrated their 20th stage anniversary with a tour.

Concerts

Viva Voce live at the Munich Circus Krone 2006

Viva Voce travels around the world, so the ensemble u. a. as a representative of the Free State of Bavaria at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai and regularly attends music festivals such as the Walkenried cloister concerts , the Königslutter cathedral concerts or the Bad Vilbel Castle Festival .

In the spring of 2017, Viva Voce traveled to Brazil as the musical ambassador of the Evangelical Church on a nationwide tour . The ensemble from Middle Franconia also sings regularly at the German Evangelical Church Congress .

Viva Voce perform over 100 times a year, including a. sing Christmas concerts with symphony orchestras .

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: I think you smell good
  • 2004: Real feeling
  • 2006: Singing addiction
  • 2007: Live & unplugged
  • 2008: I feel Fräggae
  • 2009: We don’t give each other anything
  • 2010: On the Road
  • 2012: Commando a cappella
  • 2013: Secret Chords
  • 2014: Zeit der Wunder (together with the Latvian Voices , produced by Rolf Zuckowski )
  • 2015: ego
  • 2016: Symphonic Christmas
  • 2016: Part of the way
  • 2018: 20 years of "Long live the voice!"

Singles / Downloads

  • 2005: 2006 , soccer World Cup single
  • 2009: you are there
  • 2010: The 4th star (download only)
  • 2010: Misa Criolla (as a free download)
  • 2014: Maracanã (as a free download)
  • 2014: Silver Bells (together with the Latvian Voices)
  • 2015: I know that I don't know anything
  • 2015: Always accompany
  • 2020: Hello, you lovely Franconia

Television appearances

Viva Voce 2018

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Viva Voce signs Passau singer Matthias Hofmann. In: Passauer Neue Presse. March 3, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Jonathan Nott receives the Bavarian Culture Prize , Nürnberger Nachrichten of September 2, 2009
  3. ↑ Report on the website of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region