Cantamus...
means “We sing!“
We are an ambitious, mixed choir from Gießen. Since our formation in 2009 we have made it our goal to interpret the full range of choral music on a high level. From Renaissance to contemporary, from classical to pop, both sacred and secular music, be it Schuetz or Whitacre: We face the challenges of every epoch and genre, expressing our passion for the music with every note!
Cantamus is a colourful mishmash of about 40 singers, mostly young or young at heart. Together with our conductor Axel Pfeiffer our mission is to make music that moves and touches the audience. It is our audience's enthusiasm that inspires us to develop and improve. But collectively achieving an expressive choir sound does not merely connect us musically: Community and fun are equally important, since...
“What is best in music is not to be found in the notes“ (Gustav Mahler)
Chronicle
2009 |
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| September | Founding of the choir |
2011 |
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| September |
Participation in the 4. Hessian Choir Festival in the Christuskirche in Oberursel
1. Prize in category A – mixed choirs, Golden Diploma, special prize for future-oriented choir work
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2012 |
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| June |
Participation in the German Choir Festival in the Heiliggeistkirche in Frankfurt
1. Prize of the international competition in the category Contemporary B
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2013 |
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| May |
Concert trip to Giessen's partner city Winchester in the United Kingdom, concert in St. Cross Church in Winchester
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November
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Participation in the 13. Hessian Choir Competition in the concert hall of the Hessian Federal Music Academy in Schlitz
1. Prize in the category A2 – mixed choirs with 32 or more singers, “participated with great success“, qualification for the 9. German Choir Competition
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2014 |
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| May |
Participation in the 9. German Choir Competition in Weimar
Category A2 – Mixed choir with 32 or more singers, “participated with great success“
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| June |
Participation in the 5. Hessian Choir Festival in the Johanneskirche in Giessen
Category E – choirs with a distinctive structure. Golden Diploma, “Master Choir 2014 of the Hessian Choir Association“, special prize for the interpretation of a romantic work (“Sehet, welch eine Liebe“ by Albert Becker)
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2015 |
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| November |
Participation in German Choir Summit 2015 of German radio station Klassik Radio
Winner of the summit, Prize: 3-day trip to Leipzig and a professional CD production
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2016 |
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| June |
Participation of the male ensemble at the 1. Limburg Male Chorus Festival in Limburg
“Open Category“ male chamber choirs, Golden Diploma, special prize for the best interpretation of a German 'Volkslied' (“Oh wie herbe ist das Scheiden“ by Friedrich Silcher)
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Three-day choir trip and professional CD production "Magische Chormomente - Wasserläufe - Lebensläufe" in the Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig
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2017 |
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| May |
Participation in the HARMONIE Festival 2017 in Limburg-Lindenholzhausen
1. Prize in category A1 – mixed choirs, Golden Diploma, “participated with excellent success“, special prize of the Hessian prime minister for the best choir in the national competition, spezial prize for an especially challenging program, prize money for the choir with the highest achieved score in the categories A1 – A3, Conductor Prize in the category A1 for Axel Pfeiffer
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| November |
Participation in the 14. Hessian Choir Competition in the concert hall of the Hessian Federal Music Academy in Hessia in Schlitz
Prize in the category A2 – mixed choirs with 32 or more singers, “participated with great success“, qualification for the 10. German Choir Competition
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2018 |
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| May |
Participation in the 10. German Choir Competition in Freiburg
Category A2 – Mixed choir with 32 or more singers, “participated with good success“
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2019 |
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| May |
Participation of the male ensemble at the 2. Limburg Male Chorus Festival in Limburg
“Open Category“ male chamber choirs, Golden Diploma
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