Vowel time

The Ensemble Vokalzeit is a German vocal ensemble from Berlin .

history

The ensemble was founded in 2001 by four singers from the Berlin Radio Choir . It had its first public appearance on October 23, 2001, Albert Lortzing's 200th birthday, in the baptistery and wedding chapel of the Berlin Cathedral . The ensemble works mainly with pianists.

Concert tours have taken the singers to European countries and South America.

repertoire

The repertoire includes compositions by Romantic masters, works from Berlin traditions and rich interpretations of folk songs, but also classical parodies, evergreens, chansons and titles in the style of the Comedian Harmonists .

occupation

• Holger Marks (tenor; since 2012)
• Friedemann Hecht (tenor; from 2019)
• Michael Timm (bass; since 2001)
• Axel Scheidig (bass; since 2016)

Pianists

• Philip Mayers
• Monika Grobl
• Markus belonging

former members

• Hans-Christian Braun (2001-2009)
• Oliver Gawlik (2001-2015)
• Jan Remmers (2009–2012)
• Markus Schuck (2012-2018)
• Joachim Vogt (2001–2012)

Discography

• Fanny Hensel - Italian Travel Album (CD 2005)
• Classical Parodies (CD 2006)
• Notturno - Folksongs of Romanticism (CD 2007)
• Berlin Review (CD 2008)
• Berlin Animal Life (CD 2009)
• Holy Night - Silent Night (CD 2015)
• Advent in tails (DVD 2016)
• Visiting the beach in tails - The Ensemble Vokalzeit goes swimming (DVD 2017)

Web links

• Website of the Ensemble Vokalzeit
• Works by and about vocal time in the catalog of the German National Library