Well in tune!

The children’s choir was founded in January 2002. It was already then that some of the parents privately initiated the formation of a choral community with the aim of promoting musically interested children and developing their joy in choral singing.

While the choir started performing with about ten members, it grew very fast. In 2006, the newly founded association schola cantorum weimar became the organizing institution of the choir. Meanwhile, 250 young singers of all ages between 5 and 21 sing in various choral sections (the preliminary choir, the young choir, the children’s choir and the youth choir) under the direction of conductor Cordula Fischer. Besides weekly rehearsals, regular concerts and performances, multi-day choral camps and intense rehearsal periods constitute important highlights in the course of the choral year.

The choir has cooperated with other ensembles on a number of occasions, e.g. the choir and orchestra of the municipal church “St. Peter und Paul” Weimar, the orchestra of the Musical School Weimar and the opera school of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT. In the past years, sections of the choir participated in music theatre productions of the Deutsche Nationaltheater Weimar.

Since January 2011, the choir is a member of Verband Deutscher Konzertchöre [Association of German concert choirs].

In the Preliminary Choir, the youngest start to sing from age 5 upwards and are playfully familiarized with music through basic singing and movement exercises.

The Young Choir (approx. age 8 to 11) sets out to growing into the repertoire of the “big ones” with first monophonic and polyphonic song arrangements. Minor singing games promote the ability to concen trate and persevere.

In the Children's Choir (from the age of 10 upwards), children learn polyphonic singing, listening to the others and acting together with one another. Choral arrangements from low to medium difficulty are brought to concert level.

The Youth Choir (from the age of 14) presents itself as a young and self-confident ensemble. Individual voice training completes the choral experience. A broad a-cappella repertoire forms the basis for autonomous performances.

The Youth Chamber Choir accepts capable singers from the age of 16 upwards who aim to amend their experience that they gain from the Youth Choir.