Children's choir
The children's choir looks back on a history of over fifty years. It is one of the best-known and most successful children's choirs in Germany. Currently, around 140 children sing in the choir's various formations. Joint concerts with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra support the ongoing professional work with the children and contribute to a diverse musical spectrum. The repertoire of the Philharmonic Children's Choir includes works from the Renaissance to the 21st century and is constantly being expanded.
In autumn 2019, the Philharmonic Children's Choir travelled to the USA and Canada under the motto 'Many Voices - One World' to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Radio, film and television productions as well as numerous CD recordings round off the choir's diverse activities.
The Philharmonic Children's Choir has won several awards at national and international competitions.
In its hometown of Dresden, it hosts the 'International Children's Choir Festival', which takes place every two years.
Musical education
The Philharmonic Children's Choir offers free musical training for interested children. We accept children from the age of 5 into our training groups and train them in the subjects of music theory, rhythm/movement, choral singing and voice training until they enter the children's choir. At the end of each school year, all colleagues of the Philharmonic Children's Choir discuss when a child can move from one training group to the next.
All rehearsals take place in the rooms of the Dresden Philharmonic in the Kulturpalast.
Children's choir on the road
"On the wings of song" - The Dresden Philharmonic Children's Choir in China!
From October 2 to October 16 2024, the Dresden Philharmonic Children's Choir will be making a guest appearance in China under the direction of choir director Gunter Berger. In seven concerts, the children and young people will become Dresden's musical ambassadors. The concerts will take the choir to major concert halls, including the concert hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Concert dates:
October 4 2024: Sihui Music Hall, Sihui
October 5 2024: Jiangmen Grand Theater, Jiangmen
October 7 2024: Nanchang Honggutan Grand Theater, Nanchang
October 10 2024: Deqing Grand Theater, Deqing
October 11 2024: Hangzhou Grand Theater, Hangzhou
October 13 2024: Jinan Grand Theater, Jinan
October 15 2024: Concert hall of the Forbidden City, Beijing
We are looking for you!
Come sing with us!
The Philharmonic Children's Choir Dresden offers a sound and varied musical education as well as many unforgettable concert experiences.
Please register for an audition. The next appointment is on 11/30/2023 from 15.00 to 18.00.
Iris Geißler │ stage manager children's choir
geissler@dresdnerphilharmonie.de
T +49 351 4866-347
F +49 351 4866-781
Sponsoring association
The Association for the Promotion of the Philharmonic Children's Choir supports the choir financially and ideally by helping to organise concert projects and trips and contributing to their financing.
You can support our work through your membership, a donation or sponsorship. You can find more information on the website of the Förderverein.
www.philharmonischer-kinderchor.de
You can reach us by email at:
fv-info@philharmonischer-kinderchor.de
DONATION ACCOUNT
Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
IBAN: DE21 8505 0300 3120 2521 73