hamburgVOKAL
Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Brahms / Bruch
A cappella choir music
The chamber choir hamburgVOKAL was founded in 2010 by its director Matthias Mensching and has quickly developed into one of the leading choirs in northern Germany. The young ensemble is dedicated to a broad spectrum of choral literature from early music to contemporary works. The choir has won several awards at competitions. Most recently, in 2018, it took part in the 10th German Choir Competition in Freiburg with »outstanding success« and won 2nd prize.
The ensemble regularly accepts invitations to festivals and concert series, such as the »Stunde der Kirchenmusik« at the Stiftskirche Stuttgart and the Niedersächsische Musiktage. Concerts regularly take the ensemble to the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, most recently in November 2023 with a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor. A radio production with contemporary choral music was produced for NDR.
Performers
hamburgVOKAL chamber choir
Programme
»hamburgVOKAL – Time trials«
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Psalm 2 »Warum toben die Heiden« op. 78/1
Johannes Brahms
Lieder und Romanzen für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor op. 93a
Max Bruch
Morgengesang op.71/7
Lucia Birzer
The Moon Is Distant from the Sea
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Die Stimme des Kindes
William Henry Harris
Bring us, O Lord God
Jake Runestad
Ner Ner
Encore:
Joseph Rheinberger
Abendlied / aus: Drei geistliche Gesänge op. 69