Chor von St. Bonifatius
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The Chor von St. Bonifatius (Choir of St. Boniface) is a German mixed choir, the church choir of the parish St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden. It was founded in 1862 as a male choir and was a mixed choir from 1887. From 1981 to 2018, it was conducted by Gabriel Dessauer, who founded two children's choirs. The group sang the first performance in Germany of John Rutter's Mass of the Children and performed in Azkoitia, San Sebastián, Görlitz, Bruges, Macon and Rome. Colin Mawby composed for the choir the Missa solemnis Bonifatius-Messe for the 150th anniversary, celebrated on 3 October 2012. From 2019, the choir has been conducted by Roman Twardy who conducted in his first concert Dvořák's Stabat Mater. On 1 January 2022, Johannes Schröder became church musician. He conducted as his first choral concert Verdi's Requiem in an arrangement for small ensemble.
Chor von St. Bonifatius | |
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Origin | St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden |
Founded | 1862 |
Genre | Mixed church choir and children's choir |
Members | 107 and 24 |
Chief conductor | Johannes Schröder |
Awards | Palestrina-Medaille Zelter-Plakette Goldene Stadtplakette Wiesbaden |
Website | www |