Chancel Choir of Davidson College
North Carolina, USA

Enchore Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany

Highland Glee Club
Massachusetts, VUSA

High Point University Touring Choir
North Carolina, USA

L’Accroche Choeur
Fribourg, Switzerland

NOVA Community Chorus
Northern Virginia, USA

Projekt chor de Mannerchore aus
Torgau, Taucha undErmlitz
Leipzig, Taucha and Ermlitz, Germany

Schola Cantorum
Leipzig, Germany

ShowChor L.E.
Leipzig, Germany

Singschule e. V.
Leipzig, Germany

 

Sons of Orpheus
Tucson, USA

Studio Vocalis
Leipzig, Germany

Vocal Ensemble Borinzi
Leipzig, Germany

Volkschor Taucha
Taucha, Germany

Wycombe High School Choir
Wycombe, UK

The Blue Coat School Choir
Liverpool, UK

John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
Perth, WA, Australia

Clavis Cordium,
Most, Czech Republic

Goethe-Institut Choir
Dublin, Ireland

Youth Choir of the Choir School
Midden-Gelderland, Netherlands

Mitteldeutcher Männerchor
Saxony, Germany

Chancel Choir of Davidson College
North Carolina, United States of America

Nestled between the high ridges of the Blue Ridge mountain range and the broad beaches of coastal North Carolina, the town of Davidson is found. Davidson College, founded in 1837, boasts a lively cultural schedule, the music department has a long and proud tradition of fine choral ensembles, starting with the outstanding Men’s Choruses conducted by Professor Donald Plott from the early 1950’s to the early 1980’s. Today the Concert Choir and Chorale carry on that proud tradition of excellence. Director of Music and organist, Jane D. Cain has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. She is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists.

www.dcpc.org

Enchore Leipzig
Leipzig, Deutschland

The ladies chamber choir "Enchore Leipzig", began in September 2007 and includes former members of the Leipzig MDR children's choir. Under the direction of music researcher, Andreas Mitschke, the ensemble was initially designed to perform at smaller, mostly private events. But quickly the singers were destined for larger a bigger challenges. The choir frequently performs in churches of Leipzig and the surrounding area.

The ensemble repertoire includes the choral music of the 19th and 20th centuries with works by; Javier Busto, György Orban and Wilhelm Kill Mayer. In addition, they perform traditional compositions similar to those of Josef Rheinbergers "Missa A Major", Franz Schubert and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. They are dlighted to be part of the first Leipzig Choral Festival.
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www.enchore-leipzig.de

Highland Glee Club
Massachusetts, United States of America

Celebrating their centenary, the Highland Glee Club have been performing choral music since 1908. Its members include singers from all walks of life and many communities in Boston's suburbs. The club performs a varied selection of classical music, show tunes, folk songs, ballads and spirituals from its extensive library. Their theme song and motto "Ecce Quam Bonum" is as true today as it was then. "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."

www.highlandgleeclub.com

High Point University Touring Choir
North Carolina, United States of America

Welcome to High Point University Touring Choir! The choir is comprised of about forty-five students selected from three choral groups in the vocal music program. Their music covers a broad spectrum of genres that include classical, spiritual, gospel, and jazz. They have travelled extensively earning high honours and superior recognitions in Toronto, Canada, Nassau, Bahamas, Honolulu, Hawaii, Orlando, Florida, New York City, New York, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and recently in Atlanta, Georgia where they received a Gold Award, an Adjudicator's Award and a Spirit Award. The choir have also sang at the 2006 Christmas celebration in Washington for president George Bush.

www.highpoint.edu/chapel

L'Accroche-Choeur ensemble vocal Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland

L'Accroche-Choeur is an a cappella group from the Swiss town, Fribourg, founded almost 850 years ago. The vocal ensemble began in September 1982. The 55-person choir is captured with a ‘mesmerising reverb that is just magical!’ Jean-Claude Fasel who interprets the sacred works from the Renaissance period to the present day directs the group. Concerts are given throughout the year with the assistance of musicians, soloists and sometimes in collaboration with other choirs. L’Accroche Choeur is delighted to be part of the Leipzig International Choral Festival.

www.accroche-choeur.ch

NOVA Community Chorus
Northern Virginia, United States of America

The NOVA Community Chorus is a part of the music program at Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia. The full ninety-voice ensemble, comprised of singers from both the college and the surrounding community, performs regularly with many of the region's orchestras and has performed in Washington's National Theater and at the Kennedy Center, as well as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York City. In 1992 the chorus toured Spain and performed at the World's Fair in Seville. Members of the choir sang at Gloucester Cathedral in 2003 and returned to England in 2006 to sing at Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.

www.nvcc.edu/novachorus

Projekt Mannerchore from Torgau, Taucha and Ermlitz
Germany

These male-voice choirs from Ermlitz, Taucha and Torgau will perform jointly for the Leipzig Choral Festival for the first time. Every choir rehearses on its own and has a diverse repertoire. It will be interesting to hear the male voices blend and create a new choral sound led by Eric Shober, this will be a premiere performance for the three choirs to perform together.
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Schola Cantorum
Leipzig, Germany

Today the girls choir of Schola Cantorum comprises of about 30 singers from the age of fourteen to twenty years. The ensemble’s repertoire comprises of a cappella music from the Middle Ages to the present day, but also includes accompanied works too. The choir is a romantic repertoire including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Rheinberger, to name few plus other contemporary works. Numerous premieres and commissioned works and successful competitions show the high level of commitment and success as well as numerous radio, television and CD recordings. The choir has travelled extensively in Germany and in countries such as South Africa, Italy, Israel, Finland, the USA, Britain, Poland and France. In 2009, Schola Cantorum have once again been invited to perform in the USA.

www.schola-cantorum.de

ShowChor L.E
Leipzig, Germany

ShowChor L.E. was launched in June 2004 by the musical actress and church musician Regina Kolb. The ensemble consists of sixteen experienced singers between the ages of 20 to 45 years. The choir has it own distinct personal charm through musical arrangements and popular 50’s music. Powerful singing, moving solo voices and sparkling choreography are the hallmark of the choir. In addition to concerts in Leipzig churches and numerous shows at festivals, the choir have participated in the Classic Open at the Leipzig Augustusplatz experience.

www.showchor-le.de

Singschule Leipzig e.V
Leipzig, Germany

From a small choir, founded in 1980, Singschule currently have about 60 members. A growing chorus ensemble, in which children as young as the age of six and young adults make music together. Singschule are involved in numerous events around Leipzig including the Leipzig City Festival and Christmas markets. They have a broad and colourful repertoire with versatility recently demonstrated in the children's musical " Der kleine Muck" by Boris Ritter.

www.singschule.com

Sons of Orpheus
Tucson, United States of America

The male choir of Tucson is a community-based men’s choral organisation. The group, in its sixteenth season, presents concerts around the world. Grayson Hirst founded Sons of Orpheus in 1991 with the aid of a University of Arizona Faculty of Fine Arts Incentive Grant award. Orpheus explore the vast and significant body of classical and popular choral literature written specifically for men’s voices and spanning all periods and styles. Sons of Orpheus perform operative choruses, classical compositions for men’s voices, folk and sacred music from many cultures. The group have been personally invited to sing at the White House in Washington, D.C. The distinguished American tenor Grayson Hirst has appeared as soloist with leading American orchestras from Alaska to Puerto Rico and with orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic to name but a few.

www.sonsoforpheus.org

Studio Vocalis Leipzig
Leipzig, Deutschland

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Vocal Ensemble Borinzi

This female-voice choir was founded in January 2001 and has been a registered association for the promotion of cultural purposes since November 2002 Their repertoire encompasses modern, classical and sacred music as well as folk songs.

Every Monday, 23 women gather with choir director Erik Schober for joint rehearsals. They perform about five concerts in and around Leipzig each year. The “Krönungsmesse” (Coronation Mass) by W. A. Mozart performed together with choirs from Taucha in 2006 and the Requiem by W. A. Mozart performed in St Peter’s Church Leipzig and St Martin’s Church Taucha in September 2007 represented special highlights for the choir.

This September, they will perform the classic pieces “Deutsche Messe” (German Mass) by Franz Schubert and the “Könungsmesse” by W. A. Mozart together with the Taucha choirs in Taucha as well as in the Leipzig Reformed Church.

Volkschor Taucha e.V
Taucha, Germany

Volkschure Taucha e.V made its first public appearance in Leipzig in 1975. In the following years, the choir, under the direction of Miss Helga List successfully performed in a variety of concerts in the area. In 1990 Miss Katrin Gerstner took over the artistic leadership of the choir and through her love of music, hard work and determination the choir has continued to develop their repertoire, which includes German folk songs and traditional well-known songs from around the world. The choir is very much part of the cultural life of Taucha and also in the twin city of Taucha Chadrac / Espaly in France where they have performed in 1998 and 2004. Currently the choir has 34 members.

www.volkschor-taucha.de

Wycombe High School Choir
Wycombe, United Kingdom

The Music Department at Wycombe High School plays a very active part in the life of the school through its many extra curricular activities as well as in its academic achievements. The girls who take part in the music tours are all members of various senior groups; the Chamber Choir, a Senior Orchestra and a Concert Band. The school holds various music festivals and concerts throughout the year and in addition, they perform at ‘outside’ venues and events. Their visit to Leipzig will be the ninth European tour the choir have undertaken following visits to Salzburg, Krakow, Bratislava, Prague. They are really excited about the Leipzig Festival, especially as they will be joining forces with other performers from other countries. .

www.whs.bucks.sch.uk