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Tölzer Knaben Chor

In 1956 Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden founded the Tölzer Knabenchor in Bad Tölz, the centre of Upper Bavaria. The Munich branch of the choir has been in existence since 1970 and now occupies its own studio at Munich. At the moment nearly 80 % of the choir members come from Munich.

The thorough all-round musical education of the members emanates from the voluntary self-discipline of each chorister, with creativity, spontaneity and the joy of singing, being held as much in esteem as the attainment of a highly-developed technique.

The choir, renowned for its wide musical range, has a priority in the performance of religious oratorios of the Baroque period, often accompanied on original instruments, - as some remarkable records prove, among them the 'Little Sacred Concertos' by H. Schütz recorded between 1987 and 1993 under the direction of Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden.

Thanks to approximately 240 concert- and opera-performances given by the various choir ensembles per annum, the high educational costs are able to be met with.

Extensive concert-tours have led the Tölzer Knabenchor to China, Japan, the United States, Israel, England, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Austria and Switzerland. Many great conductors such as Abbado, Barenboim, Bernstein, Böhm, Celibidache, Gardiner, Karajan, Levine, Maazel, Mehta, Muti, Ozawa, Sawallisch and Solti have performed and are performing with the Tölzer Knabenchor in leading opera houses and festivals of renown world wide.

Opera and other solos for boysoprano were and are still sung by members of the Tölzer Knabenchor. Until now, eight record-productions of Mozart's 'Magic Flute' exist, in which the parts of the 'three boys' are sung by soloists from Tölz.

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