Würzburg Kantorei
| Würzburg Kantorei | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Würzburg / Germany |
| Carrier: | Parish community Heiligkreuz / St. Elisabeth |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Genus: | Children's and youth choir |
| Head : | Dean's Chancellor Anke Willwohl |
| Voices : | SATB |
The Würzburger Kantorei is an association of children and youth choirs from the Lower Franconian capital Würzburg , consisting of several age groups , which is headed by the local Dean Anke Willwohl.
history
The Würzburger Kantorei was founded in autumn 2002. The choir community first gained fame through regional concerts, for example in Aschaffenburg , Kitzingen or Miltenberg . In the meantime there are also regular appearances in other parts of Germany, most recently in Aachen or Cologne Cathedral , as well as in other European countries. In July 2013 she performed at the Independence Day Parade in the US capital Washington, DC, as well as a concert tour to New York . The choir is a member of the Catholic association Pueri Cantores . As part of the 2015/16 World Congress, the choir will also help shape a papal mass in the Vatican.
Concert activity and rehearsals
In December 2012, a recording of the Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach took place in the Zellerau Heiligkreuzkirche, which was broadcast several times by TV touring on Christmas Eve . Other well-known performances were the Timpani Mass by Joseph Haydn , the Requiem by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Mozart's C minor Mass and Carmina Burana . At the 2015 Würzburg Mozart Festival , the choir performed with excerpts from Mozart's Magic Flute .
Regular liturgical appearances during Sunday services mostly take place in the parish community Heiligkreuz / St. Elisabeth as well as in different Würzburg churches.
Due to the large number of singers and the different levels of performance, the rehearsals take place in different age groups. In total, four choirs are formed, which perform on varying concert dates. For boys and girls under the age of 14 there are mostly 60-minute rehearsals in the A, B and pre-choirs. Older members sing in the so-called "youth choir" of the Würzburger Kantorei or later in the chamber choir . The older members sing in the full SATB register.
Around 60 children and young people are active in the choir. The choirs have a total of more than 100 people.
Individual evidence
- ^ Article in "Zellerauer" (issue 2/2010) on the concert tour to Rome , accessed on September 23, 2013
- ↑ Article in the Main-Post , accessed on July 10, 2013
- ↑ Contribution by the Diocese of Würzburg ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 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. , accessed September 24, 2013
- ↑ List of members of the Pueri Cantores ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2016 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. , accessed on September 23, 2013
- ↑ Video recording of the Christmas Oratorio , dated December 24, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2013
- ↑ Main Post article on the Paukenmesse , accessed on May 13, 2013
- ↑ Contribution to the drum mass on the website of the Zellerau parish community ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 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. , accessed September 21, 2013
