The Bachchor Wiesbaden is a mixed choir at the Protestant
Lutherkirche in
Wiesbaden
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, the state capital of
Hesse
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, Germany. They perform
oratorio
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s,
motet
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s and
cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
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s, both in the liturgy and concert. The perform also on international concert tours and in partnership with a choir in
Royal Tunbridge Wells
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.
History
Choral singing had already a long tradition at the
Lutherkirche, when
, who was
Kirchenmusikdirektor Kirchenmusikdirektor (KMD, director of church music) is a German title for professional church musicians (' who have responsibility for not only a parish but a larger region, in both Protestant and Catholic church music. The title is also sometimes ...
from 1977, founded the choir of around 60 singers in September 1978. They perform works by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...
, popular oratorios and also less known music, which they partly recorded on CD.
The choir made concert tours to
Danzig, Paris, to the US and England. A partnership with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society in
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. ...
, the British sister city of Wiesbaden, was begun in 1994 and led to concerts of the combined choirs in both cities.
The choir has been directed by from November 2020. It is sponsored by an association of friends (''Freundeskreis'').
Awards
* 2003 Kulturpreis der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (Culture prize of the state capital Wiesbaden)
Kulturpreisträger 1981 bis 2011
auf wiesbaden.de, PDF
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References
External links
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German choirs
Culture in Wiesbaden
1978 establishments in Germany
Musical groups established in 1978