Maulbronn Chamber Choir
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The Maulbronn Chamber Choir (German: "Maulbronner Kammerchor") was founded in 1983 and is directed by Jürgen Budday
Jürgen Budday
Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

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First place at the Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

 Choir Competition in 1989 and 1997, second place at the 3rd German Choir Competition in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

 in 1990, first prize at the 5th German Choir Competition in Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

 in 1998 and most recently achievement level I "internationally excellent" together with a special prize for the best interpretation of a sacred choral work at the 11th International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf as well as two first prizes at the 3rd International Choir Competition Malta 2009.

Oratorios by G.F.Handel

Historically informed performances in English
  • Jephtha - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Emma Kirkby
    Emma Kirkby
    Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, DBE is an English soprano singer and one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She attended Sherborne School For Girls in Dorset and was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English teacher before developing a career as a soloist...

     (Soprano), Melinda Paulsen (Mezzosoprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe is an English classical bass-baritone singer, appearing internationally in opera and concert, known for Baroque and contemporary music and a notable singer of Lieder.- Professional career :...

     (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (1998, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Samson - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke, Michael Chance
    Michael Chance
    Michael Chance CBE is an English countertenor.Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge...

    , Marc LeBrocq, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (1999, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Judas Maccabäus - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke (Soprano), Catherine King (Mezzosoprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), Christopher Purves (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Musica Florea Prag, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2000, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Saul - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance
    Michael Chance
    Michael Chance CBE is an English countertenor.Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge...

     (Countertenor), Marc LeBrocq (Tenor), Michael Berner (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe is an English classical bass-baritone singer, appearing internationally in opera and concert, known for Baroque and contemporary music and a notable singer of Lieder.- Professional career :...

     (Bass), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2002, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Solomon - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance
    Michael Chance
    Michael Chance CBE is an English countertenor.Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge...

     (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2004, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Belshazzar - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Miriam Allan (Soprano), Michael Chance
    Michael Chance
    Michael Chance CBE is an English countertenor.Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing up as a chorister he attended Eton College, Berkshire, and later King's College, Cambridge...

     (Countertenor), Patrick Van Goethem
    Patrick Van Goethem
    Patrick Van Goethem is a Belgian countertenor, known for performing early music.-Professional career:Patrick Van Goethem studied with Paul Esswood, Julia Hamari and Andreas Scholl...

     (Countertenor), Mark Le Brocq (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe
    Stephen Varcoe is an English classical bass-baritone singer, appearing internationally in opera and concert, known for Baroque and contemporary music and a notable singer of Lieder.- Professional career :...

     (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2005, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Der Messias (The Messiah) - Complete Recording Oratorio in three parts by George Frideric Handel in the arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...

    . Performed according to the traditions of the time, sung in German, with Marlis Petersen
    Marlis Petersen
    Marlis Petersen is a German coloratura soprano, particularly known for her performances in the title role of Alban Berg's opera Lulu, and as Konstanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio and Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos....

     (Soprano), Margot Oitzinger (Alto), Markus Schäfer (Tenor), Marek Rzepka (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra (on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2006, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
  • Joshua - Unedited version in English from 1748. Performed according to the traditions of the time with Miriam Allan (Soprano), David Allsopp (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), James Rutherford (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra (Hannoversche Hofkapelle), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (Maulbronner Kammerchor), Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     (2007, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)

a cappella

  • All meine Herzgedanken ~ Chormusik der Romantik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     1991
  • Tröste mich wieder ~ Geistliche Chormusik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     1993
  • From early dawn... until late at night, A daily musical routine according to the tradition of horary prayers with works by Orlando di Lasso, Joseph Rheinberger, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Rolf Schweizer, Johann H. Schein, Jozef Swider, Arvo Pärt, Sven D. Sandström, Max Reger, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     1999
  • Du verwandelst meine Klage in einen Reigen ~ Geistliche Chormusik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     2003
  • Der Mensch lebt und bestehet ~ Geburt - Endlichkeit - Ewigkeit. Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     2006
  • Transeamus usque Bethlehem ~ Europäische Weihnachtslieder und Motetten, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

     2008
  • Die Nacht leuchtet wie der Tag, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday
    Jürgen Budday is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.- Biography :Jürgen Budday studied music...

    2010
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