Der Cäcilienchor in Frankfurt/Main

Commemoration: The Cäcilienchor commemorated on March 6 2023 its persecuted members.

History: Our concert archive is publicly available since December 21 2022.

'Love and other catastrophes' at the 'Sommerbau'

Strong through the pandemic: In October 2021 we performed at the 'Mousonturm-Sommerbau' in front of 200 guests

War at Ukraine: Benefit concert on March 10 2022

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Verdi Requiem – Schönberg Überlebender aus Warschau

As the opening of the “In the middle of the edge” festival Schönberg's rattling “Ein Überlebender aus Warschau” will be combined with Verdi's depiction of the end of days in his requiem.

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Rehearsal schedule

Is there a rehearsal today? With vocal training? Which voice group will start at 6pm? And which musical work will be rehearsed today? The schedule answers all these questions.

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November 9 2023

Caring for the Stumbling Stones

In commemoration of the terrible pogrom of Novemver 9th 1938 members of our Stumbling Stones working group have cleaned the stumbling stones initiated by the choir. With this we try to do our part to keep up the (not only currently) necessary remembrance of our prosecuted members.

Also: on hr2 a long background story on our activities was broadcasted on November 10: Verlorene Stimmen – Der Frankfurter Cäcilienchor verfolgt die Spuren seiner früheren jüdischen Mitglieder (24:58)

June 30 2023

Looking for a new artistic director

The Cäcilienchor is looking for a new artistic director (f/m/d), starting in 2024. We expect a solid professional musical education with an emphasis on leading choirs, conducting or sacred music as well as multiple years of experience in directing choirs and orchestras. Your are not only well versed with choir music's classics, but also with less well known, extraordinary works of choir music.

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March 21 2023

Days of remembrance

In remembrance of those singers with Jewish heritage who were persecuted and had to leave the Cäcilien-Verein in March 1933, shortly after the National Socialists seized power in Frankfurt, we have invited relatives, had stumbling stones laid down and gave a concert in remembrance.

December 21 2022

A christmas gift for Frankfurt: Concert Archive publicly accessible

More than 1600 concerts in over 200 years: The Cäcilienchor opens its concert archive and offers many ways to research this cultural treasure. Browse by date, composer, conductor, place, soloists and more. A piece of cultural and musical history of Frankfurt for your free use.

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March 10 2022

Charity Concert for the Ukraine

The hr Symphony Orchestra supports the people in Ukraine with this charity concert, including Beethoven's „Hymn of Europe“ and a piece by ukrainian composer Anna Korsun. The community of Frankfurt choires, to which the Cäcilienchor belongs, is part of this concert.

Open Air im Sommerbau des Mousonturms: „Liebe und andere Katastrophen“

Das erste Konzert des Cäcilienchores in großer Besetzung: „Liebe und andere Katasrophen“ in einer Örtlichkeit, die extra zur Belebung des Kulturlebens in der Corona-Zeit mit Mitteln des Landes Hessen für einige Monate am Kaiserlei aufgebaut war: Der Sommerbau des Mousonturm.

Bilder dieses besonderen Konzerts.