Stimmdimensionen - Works by Homilius, Mendelssohn and Hosokawa

Conductor: Frieder Bernius

The Kammerchor Stuttgart presents a programme spanning soloistic and large choral forces. Mendelssohn's "Te Deum" for eight vocalists and eight-part choir (with organ accompaniment) alternates between chamber passages and powerful tutti sections - a still little-known work that here in Mendelssohn's city Leipzig reaches a broader audience. Toshio Hosokawa's "Kuraki yori (From Darkness)" for eight vocal soloists, composed after a Japanese poem from the 10th century, showcases the rich sonic palette of a project ensemble like the Kammerchor Stuttgart.

Programme: Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785): Five Motets - Knut Nystedt (1915-2014): Immortal Bach for five four-part choirs - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Der Geist hilft unserer Schwachheit auf - Toshio Hosokawa (*1955): Kuraki yori (From Darkness) - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Te Deum for eight vocalists and eight-part choir (with organ accompaniment)

The concert will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk Kultur.