The next Chorbiennale 
will be in summer 2013.

 

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  That was the Chorbiennale 2011

Singing crowd in front of the historic town-hall around midnight

Straightaway more than 28.000 visitors at the second International Chorbiennale  in Aachen

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The International Festival for Choral Music

  • Every Two Years
  • The Best Choruses
  • The Fine Art of Singing
  • Six Hundred Singers from Six Countries
  • Ten Days with International Flair: Meetings, Concerts,
    Workshops, Events
  • Spine Shivers

Powerful Energy

Through the participation of international choruses like Oreya from the Ukraine and Noorus from Estonia, as well as the best professional German choruses such as the WDR Radio Chorus of Cologne, the special quality of the festival is guaranteed.

The backbone of the Chorbiennale is the presentation of four top choruses from Aachen – each winners of national and international choral competitions – within the context of first class international choruses.
The sinfonieorchester Aachen under Generalmusikdirektor Marcus Bosch and renowned soloists make the programme a rich choral and orchestral sound experience.

Competition

Choral concerts that feature combined performances of two choruses provide exciting possibilities for comparison.

Festival Atmosphere

A select offering of concerts, double-length concerts with extended intervals and a diversely structured programme will provide a lively week-long exchange between audiences and artists.

Relaxation

Lunch concerts at noon in downtown Aachen require a new sort of concertising. The ‘Long Choral Night’ binds the wide-ranging Aachen choral life together. Childrens’, Youths’, Mens’ and Womens’ choruses, Oratorio choruses, Jazz and 
a cappella formations demonstrate the lively and colourful Aachen choral scene.

Publicity

Through live radio broadcasts, open rehearsals, the ‘Long Choral Night’ and participation in Sunday religious services in the Euregio region, the Chorbiennale aims to reach a large public beyond the classical concert-going audience.

Innovation

Ever-changing thematic accents and world premieres guarantee the Chorbiennale a prominent profile.

Marcus Bosch
is foreman of the artistic committee of the Chorbiennale, to which the chorus directors Hans Leenders, Harald Nickoll, Martin te Laak and Professor Fritz ter Wey also belong.