The choir Mainzer Domchor is the choir at

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, of boys' and men's voices. It was founded in 1866 by the then bishop of Mainz,

Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler Baron Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (25 December 181113 July 1877) was a German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz. His social teachings became influential during the papacy of Leo XIII and his encyclical ''Rerum novarum''. ...

History

The choir of c. 140 voices is mainly concerned with the musical part in services at the cathedral. The singers are trained in three weekly rehearsals in the ''Chorhaus'' near the cathedral. Every year, a small group of new singers is educated to join the choir. The repertoire consists of church music by

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Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

and

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. The choir has toured several countries in concert, including Italy, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel, Russia, the US, Canada and Brazil. They made several recordings, representing the repertoire. Heinrich Hain was conductor to 1985, succeeded by Domkapellmeister

Mathias Breitschaft Mathias Breitschaft (born in 1950) is a German church musician and university teacher. Biography Breitschaft began his musical career as a member of the boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen. After his studies of music at the Musikhochschule Fran ...

to 2012, and then .

Literature

* Horst-Willi Groß: ''Der Mainzer Domchor.'' In: '' Musica sacra'' 5 (1975), pp 315–317 * Mathias Breitschaft, Elmar Frey: ''Mainzer Domchor: 125 Jahre.'' Schmidt & Bödige, Mainz 1991

Recordings

* ''Gesänge zum Fest des Hl. Martinus: Hymnus "Fratres unanimes", Antiphon "O beatum pontificem".'' Choralschola des Mainzer Domchores (conductor: Horst Willi Groß), in: Horst Willi Groß und Heinrich Hain: ''Choralschola des Mainzer Domchores. Glocken des Mainzer Domes.'' Seite A, Tonstudio Orgelbau-Vleugels GmbH (= OV 42), Hardheim-Rügental 1976Choralschola des Mainzer Domchores () * ''Musica Sacra im Hohen Dom zu Mainz.'' Mainzer Domchor (Conductor: Heinrich Hain), Mainzer Dommusik (conductor: Heino Schneider), Pallas-Verlag, Diepholz * Wilhelm Petersen: ''Grosse Messe für 4 Solostimmen, Chor, Orchester und Orgel op. 27'', Wergo-Schallplatten, Mainz, 1992 * ''Lobet den Herren – geistliche Chöre und festliche Klänge'', BMG Ariola Hamburg, München, 1999 *''Sanctus'', BMG Ariola Hamburg, München, 1999 * Carl Orff: ''

Carmina burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent ...

'', Hr-Media, Frankfurt (Main), 2003

References

External links

* * * ''Müllers im Netz''
List of conductors
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