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DKP Intro

An international choir based in Beijing China The Deutsche Kantorei Peking (DKP) has been singing and performing Western classical choral music in Beijing since its foundation in 2010. The members of Deutsche Kantorei Peking are professional music teachers, students and music lovers from China, Germany, the UK, the United States, Canada, France, Belarus, Belgium, and other countries. Our choir is one of the few truly established multinational and multicultural art groups in Beijing. It provides a bridge of cultural exchange, excellent opportunities for Chinese and international people to do choral (especially German) music in Beijing. In addition to regular large choir performances, small groups of singers also get together to work on dedicated chamber projects. We have presented a large repertoire, including big choral works like Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” and “Saint John Passion”, Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem”, Camille...
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Haydn Te Deum and Organ mass

O n 8 December 2024 DKP gave Joseph Haydn's Te Deum in C major and Missa Brevis no. 7 in Bb major at the   German embassy school in Beijing .  Conductor Chen Nuo Organist  Wang Yiqi Timpanist Sun Yinrong Soprano solo Huang Li We completed the programme with many Christmas carols and a side show by the  Beijing YueDuo Children‘s Choir . Read more about the show  here Watch the concert video here
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Join DKP

We welcome new singers of all voice parts. Kantorei rehearses on Tuesday evenings 7-9pm at the German embassy school on Liangmaqiao. Rehearsals are held in English and Chinese. Our membership fee is 200rmb/semester. Want more information or want to try out a rehearsal before taking an audition? Please contact our Secretary Valeria by email songvaleria [at] icloud.com or scan this QR code using Wechat:
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JS Bach Johannespassion

On 28 April 2024 DKP gave Johann Sebastian Bach's Saint John Passion at the German embassy school in Beijing . Conductor Chen Nuo Evangelist Thomas Lefrançois Organist Daniel Tappe Orchestra Beijing Fan Kong Symphony Orchestra Read more about the show here
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DKP Conductor

Chen Nuo Chen Nuo, Master's degree in Composition, graduated from the China Conservatory of Music and studied under Professor Luo Zhongyong, a famous composer in China. Since joining the choir in college, She has more than 20 years of chorus experience, and she can sing chorus works in German, French, Italian and other languages. She won the Gold Award (First Prize) of the Folklore Group in the 2012 Frankfurt International Chorus Competition in Germany; in 2014, she went to Taiwan Province to participate in the Cross-Strait Choral Music Festival and won the Excellent Conductor Award. From 2012 to 2019, she served as the speaker of the DKP (Deutsche Kantorei Peking), which held more than 20 special concerts with the conductor Ms. Jin Chenghua. In 2021, she conducted the DKP to perform at the farewell ceremony for Dr. Clemens von Goetze, former German ambassador, and received high praise. She took over the direction of the DKP in 2022. Previous DKP conductors Jüliana Schmidt Patrick ...
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Bach family concert

On 28 January 2024 a DKP chamber choir produced a mini-project on music by Bach family members. Centred around one famous chorale by J Sebastian, the concert featured music by his cousins J Bernhard, J Ludwig, J Michael and J Christoph, nephew J Ernst and sons Carl Philip Emanuel and J Christian. Coproducer Fugue Director Jo Cadilhon Pianist Ian Lahiffe  Read more about the show here  
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Camille Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël

On 9 and 10 December 2023 DKP gave Camille Saint-Saëns' Oratorio de Noël op. 12 at the German embassy school in Beijing . Coproducer Peking Sinfonietta Conductor Chen Nuo Organist Wang Yiqi Harpist Gao Xiaotang Peking Sinfonietta String Quintet Read more about the show   here
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