Friends of Song

Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg

Choir presentation

The first activities of the vocal ensemble “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg” date back to the early 1970s, when a few friends met regularly to pursue a shared passion: a cappella choral singing.

Engagements multiplied and diversified over the years, culminating in 1978 when the vocal ensemble officially made its debut. However, it was not until November 8, 1980, that the group presented its first concert under the official name “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg.”

Since its official debut in 1978, the vocal ensemble “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg” has performed approximately 500 engagements of all kinds (concerts, recitals, TV recordings, CDs and radio broadcasts, masses, etc.), including around forty abroad during tours to Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and Romania. In 2010, the ensemble had the honor of presenting concerts in Greiz, Dresden, and Potsdam, and in 2012 the ensemble performed a concert in Guimarães, the “European Capital of Culture 2012,” as well as in Chaves. Lake Constance is a favorite destination for the ensemble. In 2015, the choir members gave a concert in Meersburg and at Messkirch Castle.

But it is especially in Luxembourg that the ensemble has built a fine reputation with its traditional Christmas concert “Christmas Carols.”

Awards & distinctions

During these activities, the ensemble has had the privilege of collaborating with eminent personalities and ensembles such as Augustin Kubizek, Hermann Prey, Helmut Winschermann, Pierre Cao, Michel Lonsdale, the King’s Singers, Chanticleer, the Madrigal de Bukareste, the Chœur de Chambre de Namur, the Psallette de Lorraine, Cantando d’Ekeren, the Deutsche Bachsolisten, Les Musiciens, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metz Chamber Orchestra, Estro Armonico, Musica Aeterna, Luxembourg Brass, etc.

While from the beginning the repertoire has ranged from Renaissance works to contemporary composers, from sacred music to secular works, participation in major choral works such as Johannes Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem, Anton Bruckner’s Mass in E minor, Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne au Bûcher, Giacomo Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, and more recently as a member of the “Chœur National,” Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Oratorio Elijah, Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, Anton Bruckner’s Te Deum, “der Geiger von Echternach,” and J-P. Kemmer’s St. John Passion have rounded out the ensemble’s diverse activities.

The ensemble is proud to have had the honor of presenting the world premiere of Michael Töpel’s work “Kyrie Meditation” in October 2016.

Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg

Prague, Bohemia and Moravia Tour, Czech Republic

Direction: Fränz Theis

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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Friends of Song

Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg

Choir presentation

The first activities of the vocal ensemble “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg” date back to the early 1970s, when a few friends met regularly to pursue a shared passion: a cappella choral singing.

Engagements multiplied and diversified over the years, culminating in 1978 when the vocal ensemble officially made its debut. However, it was not until November 8, 1980, that the group presented its first concert under the official name “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg.”

Since its official debut in 1978, the vocal ensemble “Les Amis du Chant Luxembourg” has performed approximately 500 engagements of all kinds (concerts, recitals, TV recordings, CDs and radio broadcasts, masses, etc.), including around forty abroad during tours to Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and Romania. In 2010, the ensemble had the honor of presenting concerts in Greiz, Dresden, and Potsdam, and in 2012 the ensemble performed a concert in Guimarães, the “European Capital of Culture 2012,” as well as in Chaves. Lake Constance is a favorite destination for the ensemble. In 2015, the choir members gave a concert in Meersburg and at Messkirch Castle.

But it is especially in Luxembourg that the ensemble has built a fine reputation with its traditional Christmas concert “Christmas Carols.”

Awards & distinctions

During these activities, the ensemble has had the privilege of collaborating with eminent personalities and ensembles such as Augustin Kubizek, Hermann Prey, Helmut Winschermann, Pierre Cao, Michel Lonsdale, the King’s Singers, Chanticleer, the Madrigal de Bukareste, the Chœur de Chambre de Namur, the Psallette de Lorraine, Cantando d’Ekeren, the Deutsche Bachsolisten, Les Musiciens, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metz Chamber Orchestra, Estro Armonico, Musica Aeterna, Luxembourg Brass, etc.

While from the beginning the repertoire has ranged from Renaissance works to contemporary composers, from sacred music to secular works, participation in major choral works such as Johannes Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem, Anton Bruckner’s Mass in E minor, Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne au Bûcher, Giacomo Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, and more recently as a member of the “Chœur National,” Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Oratorio Elijah, Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, Anton Bruckner’s Te Deum, “der Geiger von Echternach,” and J-P. Kemmer’s St. John Passion have rounded out the ensemble’s diverse activities.

The ensemble is proud to have had the honor of presenting the world premiere of Michael Töpel’s work “Kyrie Meditation” in October 2016.

Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg
Les Amis du Chant – Luxembourg

Prague, Bohemia and Moravia Tour, Czech Republic

Direction: Fränz Theis

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

listen

listen

Would you like to participate with your choir in our festivals? Go on tour in Europe? Submit your application!

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