St.-Martins-Chorknaben Biberach

The St.-Martins-Chorknaben Biberach (English: St Martin's Boys' Choir Biberach) is a boys' and men's choir from Biberach an der Riß in southern Germany. The choir was founded in 1962 and has since been a member of the Pueri Cantores, an international association of Catholic youth choirs.

St.-Martins-Chorknaben Biberach
Background information
Origin	Biberach an der Riß, Germany
Genres	Church music
Members	90 (SATB)
Website	www.chorknaben-biberach.de

The choir regularly takes part in services in its home parish St Martin and the surrounding parishes. On their annual concert tour, the choirboys also perform abroad.

Repertoire

The St.-Martins-Chorknaben sing sacred music – usually a cappella, that is without instrumental sound. Their repertoire covers a variety of periods in musical history, from Gregorian chant, to Bach and Mozart, to modern composers like Poulenc and Miškinis. The choir rehearses twice a week. As the need arises, the singers receive extra voice training. Moreover, there is a rehearsal weekend twice a year.

Concert tours

On their annual concert tour, the St.-Martins-Chorknaben have a goal of contributing to understanding among nations. They try to stay with host families to get to know the country and its people. In 2002 the St.-Martins-Chorknaben stayed on Guernsey. Inhabitants of this Channel Island were interned in Oflag V-B in Biberach during World War II. Through their visit, the choirboys contributed to strengthening the partnership between Guernsey and Biberach.^[1]

Media

DVD:

Hinter den Stimmen – Die Chorknaben aus Biberach (English: Behind the Voices – The Choirboys from Biberach)

The documentary had its premiere in November 2009 at the film festival of Biberach.^[2] The DVD was released in July 2010.

CD:

Cantate Domino (2009)