Double Christmas spirit

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Thrilling programme For our first Christmas concert after 2019, Enrico Trummer, the musical director of the Stuttgart Oratorio Choir, fell back on a tried and tested concept. Two Christmas works – one rather forgotten masterpiece and one often performed – will be heard one after the other on the evening of the third Advent in the Leonhardskirche. Let yourself be enchanted by this festive, sometimes upbeat music… Advance ticket sales are already in full swing. If you are interested, please contact our choir members, get in touch with us via the contact form or click on the “Ticket” button on Read more…

Weighty award

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At the beginning of March 2022, it was clear that the Stuttgarter Oratorienchor e.V. would receive the Zelter Plaque in its anniversary year. The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg wrote to congratulate the choir on this “honourable award by the Federal President”. The application for the award of the Zelter Plaque was submitted in the summer of 2021 and sent to the Federal Music Association for Choirs and Orchestras – BMCO for short – in Trossingen with numerous supporting documents. The many years of musical activity of our concert choir since its foundation finally had to Read more…

Review of the Anniversary Concert, Part 2

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With the Stuttgart Concertino, Trummer again had a very attentively accompanying orchestra at his disposal, which mastered the high, sometimes operatic demands of the score in an impressive manner. The soloist tercet was also a particularly lucky choice: Both vocally and creatively, the young artists were convincing on an outstanding level. The Greek soprano Fanie Antonelou sang clear and effortless coloratura. Lyrical melting, expressive recitative shaping and always round, softly timbred tenor tones with beautifully balanced high notes were the trademark of the Stuttgart tenor Philipp Nicklaus. The bass part was almost sensational with the Tyrolean Oliver Sailer. Unbelievable vocal Read more…