SCHOLA HEIDELBERG

The virtuoso vocalists of the SCHOLA HEIDELBERG are masters of different styles and vocal techniques, including microtonal intonation, vocal and breathing noises. Under the artistic direction of its founder, Walter Nußbaum, works from the 16th, 17th, 20th, and 21st centuries often come together in unheard ways: the intensive connection between historical performance practice and contemporary music gives rise to a new culture of interpretation. The extensive repertoire is created in close exchange with leading contemporary composers. The orchestra’s own commissions for compositions have attracted a great deal of attention, for example, in the series of works in its concert formats Heimathen and Projekt Prinzhorn.

The members of the SCHOLA HEIDELBERG perform throughout Germany and at international festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, Milano Musica, the Lucerne Festival, the Venice Biennale, the Salzburg Biennale, and the Festival d’automne à Paris. There are numerous successful collaborations, for example with the Ensemble Modern, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, the SWR Symphony Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the German Radio Philharmonic, and the Gürzenich Orchestra.

The SCHOLA HEIDELBERG’s CD recordings of vocal compositions from the 20th and 21st centuries have received numerous international awards.

Picture: Thilo Ross

The artist's homepage:

https://klangforum-heidelberg.de/schola-heidelberg