Am vergangenen Dienstag war der Ulmer Spatzenchor im Rahmen seiner diesjährigen Sommerreise zu Gast bei der Schola Cantorum Leipzig. Beide Ensembles gaben am Abend ein Konzert in der Leipziger Peterskirche. Den Abschluss bildete das von beiden Chören gemeinsam gesungene Engels-Terzett von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Wir freuen uns auf ein baldiges Wiedersehen!
Girls and female choir of the city of Leipzig
The Schola Cantorum Leipzig's girls and female choir has 80 singers between the ages of 12 and over 30. The choir belongs to Germany's best and is internationally renowned, not least of all due to the high level of musical quality demanded, its rigorous youth development programs, many concert tours abroad as well as a variety of awards won in acclaimed competitions. The choir is especially well versed in the presentation of renaissance period equal voices, a-cappella compositions as well as contemporary pieces. It also regularly works together with German orchestras on choral symphonic works. The choir's vast repertoire includes not only the German romantic works of composers such as Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms or Rheinberger, but the ensemble has also made important explorations into French music from the turn of the century. One important key component of the choir's work is the interpretation of contemporary music.
The girls and female choir has been a part of presentations of great oratory works such as Bach's "Passion of St. Mathew", Mendelssohn's "Paulus" and Orff's "Carmina Burana" and has given concerts in Leipzig's most important churches and concert halls. In 1999, the ensemble arranged the official ceremony for the Federal Republic of Germany's 50th birthday in Berlin's Reichstag and 2015 saw the choir sing for Chancellor Angela Merkel as part of the 80th German Welfare Day. The quality of the choirs is attested to by their successful participation in numerous national and international competitions as well as manifold radio, television and CD recordings.
Welcome to the choirs of the Schola Cantorum Leipzig!
The Schola Cantorum Leipzig was founded in 1963 as a youth choir and has been working with the sponsorship of the city of Leipzig since 1982. Today, the Schola Cantorum Leipzig provides musical guidance and training for around 300 children, youth and young adults; singing and making music at all levels from earliest training to the so called "spatzen choirs", children's, girls and female choir through to the chamber choir.
Do you need more information about our choirs or upcoming events? Do you want to know how to become a member of one of the choirs? Or would you like to submit a performance request? Do not hesitate to contact our office via our contact forms or via e-mail!