Dekoor close Harmony

Jazz, pop, gospel, classical. Sometimes fragile, minimal, and subdued. Often ecstatic, and bursting with energy. Young, enthusiastic, sexy, talented, confident, and sincere. Prepare to be moved and blown away!

Our name : Dekoor is a portmanteau of decor and the Dutch word for choir: koor. This means that “de” is pronounced like “day”, and “koor” sounds much like “core”:/’deikɔ:1).

Biography : Dekoor Close Harmony consists of 35 young, musically talented students from Utrecht. Dekoor sings mostly in the genres jazz and pop, but its repertoire also stretches to gospel, classical, and other styles. Led by music director Christoph Mac-Carty, Dekoor either performs a capella or accompanied by a jazz combo.

In the past years, Dekoor has performed its own show in many theaters in the Netherlands, its home country, performed at several national TV-shows, but have also collaborated with internationally known artists such as the Rolling Stones and Damien Rice in some of the largest concert halls and festivals of the Netherlands. In the

summer of 2016 and 2018, Dekoor blew away an international audience at Hungary’s famous Sziget Festival!

Any description of Dekoor would be incomplete without naming its trophy cabinet. Dekoor has won several national titles in choral singing, but it’s also been named best in the categories Jazz and Pop at the World Choir Games in China, the United States, Latvia, and South Africa (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018).

Artistic direction

Christoph Mac-Carty – musical direction

Marijke Hessels – stage direction

Musical support

Christoph Mac-Carty – piano

Patrick Onderweegs – drums and percussion

Uli Wentzlaff-Eggebert – bass guitar and double bass

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