About Us: The Junges Vokalensemble Hannover was founded in 1981 by its artistic director Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold. The choir consists of about 60 female and male singers. Many of the members are active and former students of the University of Music, Drama and Medi... moreThe Junges Vokalensemble Hannover was founded in 1981 by its artistic director Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold. The choir consists of about 60 female and male singers. Many of the members are active and former students of the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, but other professions are represented as well, and all singers are united in their wide choral experience and their joy in singing challenging works together. The performance of a wide range of a cappella works, some of them quite unknown, forms an important emphasis of the choir. In addition to sacred and secular a cappella music of the 15th century until today, the choir performs cantatas, masses, oratorios, and passions.
Many compositions were broadcast for radio stations or published on CD. The choir has recorded ten CDs and performed several world premieres of contemporary compositions, e.g. by Büsing, Dinescu, Fuchs and Wangenheim. In 2010 the choir received the ECHO KLASSIK award for the CD "Glaubenslieder", the highest prize for CD recordings in Germany.
The choir has been on a large number of concert tours, which led the singers to many European countries, but also to Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Israel, China and Venezuela. The choir successfully participated in several international choir competitions and won various prizes, e. g. 1989 Middlesbrough/ England, 1994 Riva del Garda/ Italy, 1995 Llangollen/ Wales, 1997 Budapest/ Hungary, 1997 Marktoberdorf/ Germany, 2001 Spittal/ Austria, 2006 Torrevieja/ Spain, 2010 Panyu/ China. In 2007 the choir was awarded 3rd prize in LET THE PEOPLES SING by the European Broadcasting Union. For 2011 the Junges Vokalensemble received invitations from Estonia, Turkey and Belgium. The participation in festivals and competitions gives the singers the great chance of becoming acquainted with new works and other choral traditions.
The voice trainers of the choir are Katharina Sahlfeld and Annika Völlering. less
Location: Athanasius Kirche Hannover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany [map]
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