A cappella project chorus 2025/2026

BinG! is organising a project chorus in Holzwickede – just east of Dortmund – from November 2025 to March 2026.

Anyone who wants to dive into the world of four-part barbershop singing is welcome to join, regardless of whether they have experience or not. To get a taste of what it's like: https://www.barbershop.de/ ; https://www.youtube.com/@bingbarbershop 

Together, we will rehearse two pieces until they are ready to be performed and present the result at the Barbershop Music Festival in the Stadthalle Wuppertal in front of several hundred spectators on 14 March 2026.

This is included in the package:

• 6 rehearsals led by Daniel Caesar, a 25-year-old German barbershop enthusiast with a wealth of experience in singing, conducting, coaching and the specifics of barbershop style
• Attractive song selection
• Sheet music and audio recordings to help you learn your part easily
• As a highlight and finale, a performance in the beautiful historic Wuppertal Town Hall in front of an international audience
• Your investment of € 110 for the project also gives you free admission to all events of the Barbershop Music Festival 2026 https://www.barbershop.de/de/page/bmf2026 
• Are you already participating in the BMF with your chorus/quartet? Then the project fee for you is reduced to € 25 (= ‘multiple participation BMF’).

Rehearsals will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:

• Saturday, 15 November 2025
• Saturday, 6 December 2025
• Saturday, 17 January 2026
• Saturday, 7 February 2026
• Saturday, 14 February 2026
• Saturday, 28 February 2026

If you are unable to attend all dates but are working on the piece yourself in the meantime, you can still participate in the project choir.

Join our A Cappella Project Chorus

The rehearsal venue, the Ratskeller in the Holzwickede community centre, is a 5-minute walk from Holzwickede railway station. Holzwickede is close to the Dortmund/Unna motorway junction and can be reached by car via the A1 and A44 motorways. Free parking is available directly at the rehearsal venue.

Do you have any questions? Please contact Regine at regine.forst@t-online.de.

Are you already certain that you don't want to miss out on this opportunity? Then register directly here: https://survey.lamapoll.de/BinG-Projektchor-2026.

Inform your friends whom you have long wanted to get excited about barbershop singing! The project chorus is open to everyone, whether they are BinG! members or not.

Short biography Daniel Caesar

Daniel Caesar has been singing in choirs and vocal ensembles since his youth. In 2019, he discovered barbershop and found a second home at BinG!. Since then, he has been active in the German barbershop scene as a singer, conductor, coach and arranger. With the BinG! Youth Chorus, he became German Choir Champion in 2024. He sings bass in his quartet Pen Pals, which recently took sixth place at the German Championships. For Daniel, the special fascination of barbershop singing lies in using the characteristic sound of this style to tell stories in an extraordinary way and evoke emotions.

In addition to his singing activities, Daniel has been active as deputy chairman of the BinG! board since 2023. He is 25 years old and currently studies English and philosophy in Münster.

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