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Girls choir from Mainz delights Dresden with sonorous evening praise!
On July 10, 2025, the girls' choir of the Mainz Cathedral will hold an evening praise in the Dresden Cathedral - free entry.
Girls choir from Mainz delights Dresden with sonorous evening praise!
Music lovers in Dresden can look forward to a very special event next week. The girls' choir of Mainz Cathedral will hold a celebratory evening praise in the Dresden Hofkirche on July 10, 2025, at 7 p.m. This event is not only based on a beautiful musical setting, but also the return of the choir from a tour through Poland. Loud Diocese of Dresden-Meißen Around 100 talented girls and young women belong to the ensemble, which was founded in 1994.
Since its founding, the Mainz Cathedral girls' choir has performed many impressive performances. The choir was able to sing in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the cathedrals of Chicago and New York, among others. Cathedral cantor Michael Kaltenbach, who has led the ensemble since 2015, knows that the singers not only shine in church settings, but also regularly take part in theater productions and can be heard on radio and television shows. A visit to the evening praise will offer the audience the opportunity to enjoy works by great masters such as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Anton Bruckner, Antonio Lotti and Lajos Bárdos.
Regional choirs in comparison
In addition to the girls' choir, Mainz Cathedral also has the Mainz Cathedral Choir, a boys' choir that was founded in 1866, and the St. Martin Cathedral Choir, an adult choir. These choirs form the heart of church choral music at Mainz Cathedral and do not need to hide from competition from other cities. Together they regularly organize church services and high celebrations, with their repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to modern classical music. The ensembles also go on concert tours several times a year, both within Germany and abroad, which strengthens their international network Mainz Cathedral Choir describes.
Loud Network of girls' choirs There are numerous girls' choirs in Germany that are also active and appeal to different age groups. One example is the Hamburg Girls' Choir, which was founded in 2003 and currently has around 200 singers at various levels. These choirs are not only important for the musical education of young women, they also promote a sense of community and the joy of singing.
The evening praise in the Dresden Hofkirche is an excellent opportunity to see for yourself the diversity and talents of the Girls' Choir of Mainz Cathedral. Admission is free, although the organizers ask for donations to cover the costs. So if you want to treat yourself to an unforgettable evening with musical highlights, you should put July 10th in your calendar.