John Rutter:
I will sing with the spirit

Trad. Kinderlied aus Japan:
Hotaru koi

Volkslied aus Finnland:
Winde wehn, Schiffe gehn

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi:
Stabat Mater, P. 77 - Amen

Bob Chilcott:
Can you hear me?
Sing you now

Bruno Coulais:
Les Choristes - Cerf-volant

Roger Emerson:
Cantate Brasilia!

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
Elias, op. 70 - Herr, höre unser Gebet
Abendlied

Daniel Friderici:
Cantate Domino

Edvard Grieg:
Weihnacht

Trad. aus den Ardennen:
C’était la veille de Noël

Henry Purcell:
Ode for Queen Mary’s Birthday - Sound the trumpet

Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio:
Schwesterlein, wann gehn wir nach Haus

Cy Coleman:
Sweet Charity - The rhythm of life

Engelbert Humperdinck:
Hänsel und Gretel - Abendsegen

Stephen Gallagher:
The Hobbit - Blunt the knives

Ed Sheeran:
I see fire

Rupert Dernick:
Geburtstagskanon

Maurice White:
September

Harold Arlen:
The Wizard of Oz - Over the rainbow

Bobby Hebb:
Sunny

With “The Rhythm of Life,” the Ulmer Spatzen Choir under the direction of Hans de Gilde offer an insight into their extensive repertoire. On the one hand, numerous works belonging to the classic choral repertoire, originating from composers such as Purcell, Pergolesi, Mendelssohn, Brahms und Humperdinck, are to be heard. On the other hand however, the young singers between the ages of 12 and 19 demonstrate their ability also in various pop and jazz standards (among others Over the Rainbow, September and Sunny) as well as in film music (The Chorus and The Hobbit). Moving interpretations of simple folk songs carry us off into other countries and times. The individual pieces are accompanied either by a band, a piano or an organ. A colorful kaleidoscope of choral music!

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Recording: Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Ulm, 29.–31. January und 20.–21. February 2016