The Bremer Domchor (Bremen Cathedral Choir) is a
mixed choir
A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...
at the Protestant
Bremen Cathedral
Bremen Cathedral (), named after St. Peter, is a church situated in the market square in the center of Bremen. The cathedral belongs to the Bremian Evangelical Church, a member of the umbrella organization Evangelical Church in Germany. It ...
in
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
, Germany.
History
The first choir at the ''Dom'' was founded in 1684 by the theologian and church musician , who was responsible for music at the and the ''Dommusik''. Today's choir was founded in 1856 by Heinrich Kurth (1828–1872), the music teacher at the Domschule. He was succeeded by
Carl Martin Reinthaler
Carl Martin Reinthaler (13 October 1822 – 13 February 1896) was a German organist, conductor and composer.
Alternative spellings include Karl Martin Reinthaler and Carl Martin Rheinthaler.
Biography
Reinthaler was born in Erfurt. He received ...
(1857–1893), (from 1893), (1930–1957),
Hans Heintze (1957–1975),
Wolfgang Helbich
Wolfgang Helbich (8 April 1943 – 8 April 2013) was a German church musician, a choral conductor and academic. He was the founder of the Alsfelder Vokalensemble and served as their conductor for decades, a group that toured internationally and re ...
(1976–2008) and (from 2008).
The choir has around 120 members. They perform six to eight concerts per year, also many services. Several events have been recorded or broadcast. The choir has performed in the US and Israel, and several times in France, Italy and Eastern Europe.
External links
*
Bremer Domchorstpetridom.de
* Götz Ruempler
''Die Geschichte des Bremer Domchores''
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German choirs
Musical groups established in 1856