Deutsches Chorfest 2025 Nürnberg - Men’s vocal night

In the organizer's words:

Ringmasters

ffortissibros
Conductor: Benedikt Kantert

Works for male voices from classical to barbershop

Different eras, traditions and cultures come together in this concert: the audience can expect a variety of classical choral works from Germany and Sweden as well as a range of contemporary, popular vocal music - from well-known classics to barbershop. The world-renowned Swedish a cappella quartet Ringmasters and the award-winning male chamber choir ffortissibros from Schwerin will present excerpts from their broad repertoire, both individually and together: from "King in Thule" to "Good Vibrations", from Friedrich W. Kücken to the Comedian Harmonists.
Harmonists.

An incomparable evening, characterized by the most diverse vocal music and sound impressions - and in which the audience also has the opportunity to join in.

This concert will be recorded by BR-Klassik. Broadcast dates at: www.br-klassik.de.

Free admission.

Program:

ffortissibros
György Orbán (*1947): Daemon irrepit callidus
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Beati mortui, op. 115,1
Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860): There was a king in Thule
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903): Im Sommer; Geistesgruß, op. 13
Max Reger (1873 - 1916): How beautiful the earth is, op. 28,4
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), arr. Max Reger: Resignation
Friedrich W. Kücken (1810 - 1882): Coeur König, op. 86,1; Ach wie ist's möglich dann, die Beichte, op. 97,1
Mine (*1986), arr. Lucas Reis: Thank you
Alber Hammond (*1944), Mike Hazlewood (1941 - 2001), arr. Peter Knight: I'm a Train
Billy Joel (*1949), arr. Tom Gentry: The Longest Time
Folk song, arr. Alwin M. Schronen (*1965): The hunter walked along the pond

Ringmasters & ffortissibros
Wilhelm Nagel (1871-1955): Beautiful night
Paul McCartney (*1942), arr. Emanuel Roll: Blackbird

Ringmasters
Brian Setzer (*1959), arr. Aaron Dale: Let's Live It Up
Freddy Mercury (1946-1991), arr. Christopher Peterson: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999): It's Alright
David Wikander (1884-1955): Kung Liljekonvalje
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942): I Furuskogen
Swedish trad., arr. Vilhelm Svedbom: Hej Dunkom!
Friedrich Glück (1792-1840), arr. Ringmasters & Max Reger: In Einem Kühlen Grunde
Bert Reisfeld (1906-1991), arr. Comedian Harmonists & Rasmus Krigström: My Little Green Cactus
Alan Menken (*1949), arr. Aaron Dale: Bells of Notre Dame Medley
Raul Malo (*1965), arr. Rasmus Krigström: Dream River
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021), arr. Aaron Dale: Everybody Says Don't
Brian Wilson (*1942), arr. David Wright: Good Vibrations