Sought & Found
EKBC's search for a new musical director ended with considerable success. Matthias Neuburger, long-time and now outgoing director says: "I am enormously pleased that the chorus has chosen Andrea Figallo as my successor."
69 Singers - 4 Musical Directors - 2 Conferenciers - 22 Songs - 260 guests = 1 unforgettable night!
HARMUNICHS and LADIES FIRST proved that competitive thinking can turn into friendship at their first joint concert in Dortmund in December 2024. During the ladies' return visit to Munich on March 22, 2025, the two choirs once again demonstrated all facets of their skills in the sold-out Kulturhaus Milbertshofen.
Under the direction of Monica Knox and Sophia Nahirniak (Harmunichs) and Manfred Adams and Semhar Kinne (Ladies First), the ensembles not only presented ten songs from their own repertoires, but also performed two joint songs (“I Believe” and the title song “Can't Stop The Feeling”) on the - then quite full ;-) - stage. The special thing about this was that the choirs rehearsed the two pieces separately and only together shortly before the performance.
This newly formed friendship project “Sisters in Harmony” is so much fun for both choirs that more can certainly be expected in the future.
EKBC's search for a new musical director ended with considerable success. Matthias Neuburger, long-time and now outgoing director says: "I am enormously pleased that the chorus has chosen Andrea Figallo as my successor."
Grunts come from the rehearsal room. A crow "answers" from outside. Truly unusual sounds produced by EKBC singers and singer friends. But it's all in good fun: Kerstin Greaves, singer, coach and certified CVT trainer, asked to try out sound effects like have been systematically described in the "Complete Vocal Technique".
We are the "Erster Kölner Barbershop Chor" and have also successfully participated in the casting of the Best Choir in the West. Nevertheless we are not looking for the first best!
We like to spice up our performances with the Cologne way of life and a lot of humor. Nevertheless, we are seriously searching!
The BinG! quartett "Klangsurfer" will sing January 29th 2022 (subject to the pandemic) at the Zurich ACAPELLA NIGHT, Volkshaus Zürich (Weißer Saal).
Come over or tell your Swiss friends and relatives!
Wer kennt nicht das Problem, bei virtuellen Chorproben das Tempo zu halten? Gemeint sind hier nicht Einweg-Sessions mit einer Videokonferenz-Software wie z.B. Zoom oder Jitsi, sondern echtes Miteinander-Singen auf der Basis von Jamulus.