The Choir – Who we are
One of the leading boys’ choir in Germany
With their unique sound of a boys’ choir the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben are spreading the name of their hometown into the world.
Performing around 50 concerts and services each year, the choir of 200 members presents itself in churches and concert halls in Stuttgart and far beyond regional and national borders. The Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben have had great success on several concert tours through major German cities, in several European countries as well as on the east of the USA in 2014.
The HYMNUS – Building musical skills
Inspired by the Thomanerchor Leipzig and the Dresdner Kreuzchor, the entrepreneur Paul von Lechler founded the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben in 1900.
Fruitful collaborations have sine been formed between the choir and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Handel’s Company Orchester for early music. Additional partners have included the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ensemble Musica Fiata, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rascher Saxophone Quartet.
Talent Promotion Challenge Skills Community
Ever since the foundation of the choir, boys and young men aged five through approximately twenty-five have been able to benefit from exceptional musical training, focusing on aspects like talent, promotion, challenge, skills, and community.
In contrast to many other renowned choirs, the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben live with their parents rather than in a boarding school. In multi-staged training system, the boys go through various preliminary choirs with regular rehearsals until they participate in all Hymnus performances as members of the concert choirs. The boys’ individual vocal development is accompanied by trained voice coaches and vocal pedagogues in weekly individual lessons.
Support us
Your support is very welcome. Due to declining subsidy possibilities, the Hymnus Boys’ Choir is ever more reliant on support from individuals and businesses.
You can support us by becoming a Friend of the choir.
You can also support us by buying CDs, attending concerts or participating in other activities and fundraising.
Birkenwaldstr. 98
70191 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 711 259 404-0