Thomanerchor
Sign in to saveThe Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. The choir comprises about 90 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called Thomaner, reside in a boarding school, the Thomasalumnat and attend the St. Thomas School, Leipzig, a Gymnasium school with a linguistic profile and a focus on musical education. The younger members attend the primary school Grundschule Forum Thomanum or Anna-Magdalena-Bach-Schule. Johann Sebastian Bach served as Thomaskantor, director of the choir and church music in Leipzig, from 1723 to 1
Key facts
- Choir.name
- Thomanerchor
- Choir.image
- File:Logo Thomanerchor.svg
- Choir.origin
- Leipzig, Germany
- Choir.genre
- Choral, classical
- Choir.music director
- Andreas Reize
- Choir.affiliation
- St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
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The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. The choir comprises about 90 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called Thomaner, reside in a boarding school, the Thomasalumnat and attend the St. Thomas School, Leipzig, a Gymnasium school with a linguistic profile and a focus on musical education. The younger members attend the primary school Grundschule Forum Thomanum or Anna-Magdalena-Bach-Schule. Johann Sebastian Bach served as Thomaskantor, director of the choir and church music in Leipzig, from 1723 to 1750.
==The choir== thumb|The choir singing at the Bach House (Eisenach)|Bach House in [[Eisenach on 17 May 2007]] thumb|200px|Thomaskirche, 2008
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1210s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire1212 establishments in EuropeBach choirsBoys' and men's choirsChoirs of childrenGerman choirsGerman church musicMusical groups established in the 13th centuryMusic in LeipzigOrganisations based in LeipzigOrganizations established in the 1210sSt. Thomas School, Leipzig