amarcord is one of the leading international vocal ensembles performing today. Born of the celebrated tradition of the St. Thomas Boys Choir in Leipzig, their impeccable musicianship and ensemble technique create engaging performances of incredible beauty that have enchanted audiences around the globe.
The ensemble performs music from all periods of western music spanning from the Middle Age to modern compositions in styles such as plain-chant and madrigals to romantic works and cappella arrangements of well-known songs.
amarcord appears regularly at the major international music festivals and tours extensively through Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Middle East. During the 2009/10 season they return to North America for Festival Vancouver, Le Domaine Forget, St. Croix Concert Series, El Paso Pro Musica, the Brown County Concert Association, the National Gallery of Art, Arts at Abingdon, and the Malmgren Concert Series of Syracuse University.
To celebrate the art of a capella singing, amarcord has founded "a cappella" an annual international festival of unaccompanied vocal music in Leipzig. Now in its tenth anniversary season, “a cappella” presents a wide range of genres and styles. Past and present performers have included The King’s Singers, Chanticleer, Trio Medieval, Take 6 and The House Jacks, among many others.
amarcord has won several international competitions, including in Tolosa (Spain), Tampere (Finland), Pohlheim (Germany), and the 1st Choir Olympiad in Linz (Austria). In 2002, amarcord won the German Music Competition for Chamber Music in Bonn. Two years before amarcord received a grant from the German Music Council, and won the Crown Prize awarded by Holsten, the brewers. Alongside the Gewandhaus Orchestra and St. Thomas Boys Choir, amarcord is one of Leipzig main musical representatives in both Germany and abroad.
Founded in the fall of 1992 by former members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir, the present line-up is composed of tenors Wolfram Lattke and Martin Lattke, baritone Frank Ozimek and basses Daniel Knauft and Holger Krause.
amarcord CDs are released on the apollon classics label.
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