On the History of the Choir
Erhard Raubuch founded
Essen-Steeler Kinderchor in 1948.
Not even one year after its foundation, the choir gave its
first concert in public in Essen-Steele on 10 July 1949. During its
sixty-year history, the choir has performed many important concerts.
Concerts at state receptions in Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn and Villa
Hügel in Essen count among the most brilliant performances.
In 1981 a youth choir was added to the children’s choir
and has been an important part of the whole choir ever since.
Every year Essen-Steeler Kinder- und Jugendchor stages
about 20 concerts which take place in Essen, and the rest of North
Rhine-Westphalia, as well as the whole of Germany and other European
countries. Television and radio performances as well as LP and CD
recordings and the successful participation in different competitions,
have made Essen-Steeler Kinder-und Jugendchor known nationwide.
Next to various
performances and concerts outside Essen, there are two special highlights
for our young and old singers alike in the course of the year. These are
the spring concerts performed at various places in Essen in May or June,
and the Christmas concerts in Philharmonie Essen on the Saturday before the
fourth Sunday in Advent. All our 130 singers stage these events together
and convince the public of their musical talent.
Succeeding Erhard
Raubuch (1948), Annelise Ebbeken (1967-73), Hermann-Josef Beyer (1974-81),
Siegfried Kühbacher (1982-2002), Thomas
Rudolph (2002-2007), Christoph Weßkamp (2007-2010), Reinhold Ix
(2010-2014) and Peter Jensen (08/2014-20.10.2014)
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