Music to commemorate the dead

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The works selected for the Stuttgarter Oratorienchor concerts follow two traditions. They are in harmony with the church year, which is especially true for the Passion and Christmas concerts. At the same time, it is natural to present unabridged original compositions of oratorio literature. Our first live concert, however, is a special exception after a break of almost two years. On the one hand, it takes place in November, in which the commemoration of the dead has its special place in the overarching seasonal aspect. On the other hand, we juxtapose Mozart’s legendary Requiem fragment (in the interesting addition by Read more…

Choir Project for Europe Day 2021

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Eurovision melody unites five cities In the beginning there was – the PANDEMIC… choir singing was suddenly considered a dangerous “risky sport” and was forbidden! However, it was not forbidden to sing alone at home. In the course of spring 2020, the “stay-at-home style” also developed in the Stuttgarter Oratorienchor. Enrico Trummer, the musical director, therefore asked himself the following question: Couldn’t a virtual project bring together and inspire choir singers even “across borders” from different European countries? The famous Eurovision melody from the “Te Deum” by M.A. Charpentier seemed particularly suitable. Everyone knows this melody and it exalts the Read more…

Heavenly spheres and earthly feelings

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Legends and myths have accompanied Mozart’s mysterious Requiem Torso from the very beginning. What a tragedy: of all things, during the composition of a requiem mass, death “itself” ends the work of the seriously diseased musical genius. One third of the mass text remains unscored and the orchestral arrangement is completed only in rudimentary form. Nevertheless, the emotions evoked by this “unfinished” composition are of elemental force. Hopeless and hopeful at the same time, everything that grips man in the face of death is gathered together. The spectrum ranges from despair, sadness and fear to anger and hope. But also Read more…