Helga, how did you get into the BOC? Helga: My mum and I were guests on a steamboat trip with the Berliner Volkschor because some of our family were already choir members. The choirmaster then approached me. I was a little nervous and thought that if I didn't like it, I would leave. But I thought the Johann Strauss concerto they were rehearsing at the time was melodic and … [Read more...] about “On stage you shine from within”
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“It’s great that rehearsals aren’t always so serious”
Marita, what got you into choral singing? Marita: I attended a concert by the Berliner Volkschor with cheerful opera melodies that really inspired me. When I read an advert in the Tagesspiegel a few days later that the choir was looking for members, I plucked up all my courage and went to the choir rehearsal. I thought that anyone could join a folk choir and was very … [Read more...] about “It’s great that rehearsals aren’t always so serious”
“After the wall was built, we kept the seats free”
Wolfgang, you are our longest-serving member of the BOC. What do you think of when you remember your beginnings? Wolfgang: Especially the year 1961. Before the Wall went up, the choir had around 300 members, half of whom must have been from the eastern part of the city. They couldn't get over. We kept the seats free for them for quite a while. I also met my wife in the choir … [Read more...] about “After the wall was built, we kept the seats free”
“The choir can be a family”
Irmgard and Ursula, you have been singing soprano together for 51 years, first in the Berliner Volkschor, now in the BOC. What makes singing in a choir so special for you? Ursula: Singing frees the soul. Sometimes you go to the choir and don't feel like singing because the day has already demanded a lot from you. And after the rehearsal, you think to yourself how … [Read more...] about “The choir can be a family”
