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About St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig
Hometown
Leipzig, Germany
Formed
1212
Genre
Classical
Founded in 1212, the Thomanerchor Leipzig, or St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, is an ensemble of male student vocalists, ranging in age from nine to 18 years old. Its most famous director, or Thomaskantor, was Johann Sebastian Bach, and his choral works are central to the choir's repertoire. The Thomanerchor performs Gregorian chants and other liturgical music at services in the Thomaskirche, and also gives concerts across Germany. The choir lives in the Thomasalumnat on Hiller Street, and attends courses at the Thomasschule, concentrating on music. To celebrate the choir's 800th anniversary, it toured with a program of choral music by Scarlatti, Palestrina, Bruckner, and Bach.
Members of St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig include, or have included, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tobias Künzel, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Sebastian Krumbiegel, Kurt Thomas, Georg Christoph Biller, Erhard Mauersberger, Gotthold Schwarz, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Kuhnau, Jorg-Peter Weigle, Günther Ramin, Martin Lattke, Ludwig Böhme, Johann Schelle, Friedrich Praetorius, Matthias Weichert, Christian Kunert, Gustav Schreck, Albrecht Sack, Sethus Calvisius, Johann Adam Hiller, Robert Pohlers, Tobias Michael, Sebastian Knüpfer, Moritz Hauptmann, Georg Rhau, Johann Friedrich Doles, Christian Theodor Weinlig, and Johann Gottfried Schicht.
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