Jugendkammerchor Ingolstadt

Германия

In 1982, the music teacher Felix Glombitza founded the Jugendkammerchor Ingolstadt (Youth Chamber Choir Ingolstadt), whereupon the young ensemble quickly gained attention because of its youthfulness and its high degree of professionalism. In the following years the choir did not only successfully participate in various competitions in Germany and abroad, but also in numerous broadcasting recordings. In 1990, the Jugendkammerchor won first place in the Youth category of the German Choir Competition. In the early days already, there was made a tradition out of traveling, which is the highlight of every season since: in 1985 the first concert tour took place. By now the Jugendkammerchor has travelled Europe extensively: from Norway to Spain, from Scotland to Hungary and everywhere in between. The music teacher Eva-Maria Atzerodt, who was a member of the choir since the beginning, inherited the job as conductor in 1990 and continued the successful path with the ensemble. The choir won a gold medal in the International Choir Competition in Riva del Garda in 1992 and first place in the Broadcasting Competition „Let the peoples sing“ in Vancouver, Canada, in the following year. In 1999, the Jugendkammerchor succeeded once again by winning the Erwitte Youth and Children Choir Competition. In addition, the Jugendkammerchor recorded several CDs over the years and delighted the audience and Ingolstadt and its surroundings with numerous a-cappella-concerts. Premieres, participation in competitions and presenting great orchestra compositions such as Haydn's „Die Schöpfung“ in 2005 or Puccini's „Messa di Gloria“ are part of the choir's everyday life. The last big project was the recording of the CD „Poesiealbum a cappella“ in 2012. After very successfully participating in the Bavarian Choir Competition in November of 2013 and a highly complimented concert in Ingolstadt in May of 2014, the Jugendkammerchor is happy to be travelling alongside the Danube, on which also its hometown of Ingolstadt is located, to Linz, Vienna and Bratislava on the annual concert tour. Currently there are 38 active members of the Jugendkammerchor, age 16 – 35, of which 24 are visiting Bratislava.