Working with choirs

Drawing on practical experience, we investigate the questions which choral directors deal with in their daily work. Practical support, tips, and exercises, as well as helpful information is here to support you in your work.
Giacomo Puccini

A conversation with Gabriella Biagi Ravenni and Virgilio Bernardoni

A conversation with Gabriella Biagi Ravenni and Virgilio Bernardoni about the “Edizione Nazionale delle Opere di Giacomo Puccini” – on challenges, achievements and their very personal view of the composer.

Choral TIES

Choral TIES

What is Choral TIES and how has it helped in creating the “Chorleitungsschule” and the “Conductor’s Coach”? Read their press release.

Good Friday 2024 – 300 years of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion

How do we get as close as possible to the 1724 version of the St. John Passion in 2024? What performance material is needed? Here you will find some practical performance thoughts, also on the 1725 version, from chief editor Dr. Uwe Wolf.

Requiem Highlights

Requiem Highlights

Tobias Brommann has compiled his requiem highlights from our program, including lesser-known works by Biber, Lachner, and Jommelli. Have fun discovering!

A concert recommendation for Christmas 2023

Chief editor Uwe Wolf gives his program recommendation for a Christmas concert 300 years after Bach’s first cantata year in Leipzig.

Crossover at Carus. 5 Recommendations from Klaus Brecht

Klaus Brecht is a passionate choir director, voice coach, and adjudicator. We asked him for tips from the Carus “Crossover” program – exciting discoveries await!

Concert suggestions for the anniversary of Bach’s arrival in Leipzig in 1723

After taking up his post in Leipzig in May 2023, J.S. Bach composed at least one cantata every week. Kay Johannsen gives recommendations that celebrate this extraordinary creative period in Bach’s career 300 years later.

Frank Hoendgen Bach Concert Recommendations

Concert recommendations for the feast of Epiphany

The feast of Epiphany is one of the oldest church festivals and a popular day for concerts. Frank Höndgen gives his suggestion for a Bach concert programme for this day.

Brahms as a choral composer

Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem (German Requiem): you only need to mention this work, and many choral singers spontaneously sigh with pleasure. It is one of those works in the magnificent canon of choral literature which everyone wants to sing at some point. At least once. But what about the many short, choral-symphonic works by Brahms, for example the Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) or Nänie? These pieces are no less magnificent, but they present choral directors with the challenge of how to find suitable works to program with them. Tobias Brommann, Choral director at Berlin Cathedral, gives some tips.

Carus expands its range of digital editions

Carus is taking the next step in digitisation as the first German music publisher to offer its customers an extensive program digitally. Conductors, choral directors, and choral music fans can now benefit from a considerably expanded range of products from Carus. Many sheet music editions are now also available in digital form. As well as this, additional materials for successful rehearsal and concert preparation are available for the first time. Read the report of the Carus management.