We are the Berlin Cathedral Choir in the heart of the German capital, under the roof of the Berlin Cathedral. Our choir is comprised of numerous ensembles: the Oratorio Choir, the Chamber Choir, the Motet Choir, the Schola and various project choirs.
Have we sparked your interest? Then you are invited to come and sing with us in the Berlin Cathedral Choir! More information can be found here: „Become a choir member“
You can experience the Berlin Cathedral Choir at the Berlin Cathedral throughout the year. Our ensembles lend their voices several times per year to its religious services, and perform in many concerts at the Berlin Cathedral and beyond.
In addition to performances in the Berlin Cathedral, the cathedral choir regularly organizes services and concerts in various churches in the capital and in the surrounding area of Berlin.
Concert tours take the choirs of the cathedral choir throughout Germany and abroad.
Prospective singers should have a good singing voice and choral experience. The ability to sight-sing is an advantage with our extensive repertoire. Our choir director Adrian Büttemeier chooses the singers based on an audition, which you can book here.
The Choir was founded in October 1961 by Herbert Hildebrandt, as a direct result of the construction of the Berlin Wall. Hildebrandt had lost his previous position at the Church of Reconciliation on Bernauer Straße, which stood directly in the strip of the Berlin Wall. The Staats- und Domchor, which until then had sung in services and concerts at the Berlin Cathedral, had its headquarters in West Berlin.
The Berlin Cathedral Choir elects the Choir Council from among its own members. It serves as a link between the choir and the choir director, and takes care of non-musical matters. The Council members decide on the Choir Regulations, promote a sense of community, and serve as contact persons for the choir members.
The Berlin Cathedral Choir is a interdenonimational, mixed-voice church choir of the congregation of the Berlin Cathedral. It sings in religious services, evening services, and concerts to praise God and for cultural enrichment.
A choir requires not only lots of regular, diligent practice, but also substantial amounts of money. The Berlin Cathedral Choir receives most of its financial support from the Berlin Cathedral, but still requires additional funding. The Förderkreis der Berliner Domkantorei has been a registered charitable association since 2002. Many choir members, along with friends and regular concert-goers, some of whom have supported the choir for decades, belong to the Förderkreis.
The Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church in Berlin Office of the Berlin Cathedral Choir Dr. Florian Stocker Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Telephone (030) 202 69 – 118 Email domkantorei@berlinerdom.de
