Information about the Clara Schumann Chamber Choir Düsseldorf

The Clara Schumann Chamber Choir Düsseldorf is the concert choir of the Clara Schumann Music School, the music-school of the capital of the state North-Rhine-Westphalia.

The Clara Schumann Chamber Choir at the International Musical Eisteddfod Llangollen / Wales

The choir, made up of about 35 singers, devoted itself to demanding choral music for the last 25 years. The repertoire, whose main emphasis lies in the field of classical sacred and secular music, is generally but not exclusively sung a-cappella, and stretches from the early polyphonic era up to the music of today, including experimental works, works for 'Sprechgesang', folksong arrangements, spirituals and evergreens in its own arrangements.

Singers in the Rue
de l'Ave Maria at Paris

The Clara Schumann Chamber Choir seeks outside contacts: is a choir which enjoys participating in international competitions an the one hand, but especially in exchange programs with other choirs. Concert tours and exchanges have led so far to Italy, Denmark, Poland, France, Spain and Great Britain.

In concert critiques the press has frequently emphasized certain qualities: refined vocal culture, clarity of articulation, purity of intonation, homogenous sound, excellent declamation of the text, rich dynamics, impressive versatility without reducing the stylistic differences, exceptional phrasing - as well as the conducting stile of its director, very musical and suggestive, but also analytically thought through.

The Conductor
Günther Cellarius

The founder and conductor of the Clara Schumann Chamber Choir is Günther Cellarius. He studied music in Cologne and Paris with emphasis on choral conducting, piano, Lieder-accompanying, theory and musicology. Besides directing the chamber choir he led the solo vocal ensemble 'Cantiqua Düsseldorf' for twenty years. At present he is mainly teaching choral music, theory and piano at the Clara Schumann Music School.

If you would like to know more about us, please look into our Little chronic, which shows you the exchange projects that we have undertaken to date.

Here you can view our Repertoire or listen to some audio samples from our concerts.

In order to Contact us, you can find our address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address here.

We are looking for interpersonal contacts meeting choirs from abroad.

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