Welcome to the website of the Knabenchor Hösel, Ratingen!

The Knabenchor Hösel has continued its tour through Germany with great success. The choristers delighted the audiences in the Frauenkirche, Munich, and in the Stiftskirche, Baden-Baden. At present, the choir is preparing the next stage of its European tour which will take the Knabenchor Hösel to London. A team from the Westdeutsche Rundfunk TV station will accompany the choristers on this trip.

On our website, you will find news about the choir activities of the Knabenchor, its travels throughout Germany and Europe and its concerts. The photo gallery will give you an impression of the active choir life of the Knabenchor Hösel.

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Fellows‘ Garden at New College in Oxford.

The Knabenchor Hösel

The Knabenchor Hösel is a choir comprising students from grade 4 to 13. Up until the school year 2006/2007, the choir was called Jugendkantorei Hösel. It was a mixed children’s and youth choir comprising a high percentage of boys’ voices. Since 2007, the choir is only for boys and is now called Knabenchor Hösel.

Its foremost task is to perform during church services at the Adolf-Clarenbach-Kirche, Ratingen- Hösel. The choir sings music from all periods. Main artistic emphasis is placed on regular performance of works of Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart throughout the church year, as well as on presentation of choir and organ literature.

Radio and TV appearances, CD productions, choir concerts, and concert trips through Germany and Europe bear witness to the diverse activities of the choir. The choir’s performances in the Frauenkirche (Munich), Notre- Dame (Paris), St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), in South Tyrol, Switzerland as well as in Malta always receive a positive response and are greatly appreciated. The choir has won prizes at numerous national and international competitions. German TV regularly reports on the choir activities.

Online donation: Online donation: Do you wish to support the Knabenchor Hösel? By clicking on the PayPal button on the left, you can make an online donation. Any contribution is welcome and will assist us in our projects and our choir activities.