- Windsbach Boys Choir
The Windsbach Boys Choir is a German
choir of boys and young men inWindsbach , Germany.History
Founded in
1946 byHans Thamm und since1978 under the direction ofKarl-Friedrich Beringer , the choir is one of the most renowned boys choirs of the world. The choir is an institution of theEvangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria , which raises about 30 percent of the funds required to support both the ensemble and the singersboarding school .Repertoire
The choirs repertoire spans all kinds of disciplines from
a cappella to great oratoric masterpieces, such as the Messias by Händel or the Elijah by Mendelssohn Bartholdy.Tours
With about 70 singers, the choir conducts about 50 concerts per year. This includes going on tour once or twice per year to locations such as other
Europe an countries, theMiddle East ,Far East , theUSA andSouth America . The choir also accompanied the Presidents of GermanyRichard von Weizsäcker andRoman Herzog on theirstate visit s and held a concert forJohannes Rau .Education
At school, the young singers are specially supported in so called "choir classes" of the external grammar school "Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium". This allows for more flexibility in responding to the special needs of the singers. The musical education at the boarding school also includes
voice training ,music theory and of course the daily rehearsals.In order to ensure proper delivery of homework and absorption of curriculum content, the younger grades are obliged to attend a daily "study time" at the boarding school. Depending on the proficiency level of an individual student, special enhancement classes are offered by teachers of the grammar school. The purpose of this offer is to enable students to catch up on subject matters they missed due to absence or class cancellations which result from tours or additional rehearsals in preparation of important performances.
Links
* [http://www.windsbacher-knabenchor.de/EN/top.php5?action=chor Windsbacher Knabenchor]
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