Horizons Singer Pur

• Anonymus:
• 1 Spiritus ubi vult spirat 00:59
• Salamone Rossi (1570 - 1630):
• 2 Shir hama'a lot leDavid 02:20
• Anonymus:
• 3 Veni, creator spiritus 00:31
• Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985):
• 4 Different Ways to Pray: No. 1, Du'a for the Closing of the Eyes of the Dead 02:21
• Nikolai Kedrov (1871 - 1940):
• 5 Vater unser 02:46
• Anonymus:
• 6 Tu septiformis munere 00:30
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594):
• 7 Motettorum, Liber 1: No. 26a, Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes 05:21
• Anonymus:
• 8 Ndikhokhele Bawo 03:38
• Anonymus:
• 9 Shen khar venakhi 02:29
• Chen Yi (1953):
• 10 Tang Poems: No. 2, Written on a Rainy Night (Version for Unaccompanied Choir) 03:14
• Joanne Metcalf (b. 1958):
• 11 It Is Enough 03:37
• Anonymus:
• 12 Durme, durme 03:18
• Hans Schanderl (b. 1960):
• 13 Einmal wandelt Läuten durch mich hin 07:11
• Anonymus:
• 14 Spiritus ubi vult spirat (2) 00:39
• Sandeep Bhagwati (b. 1963):
• 15 Fires of the Tongue: No. 5, Ash'ar 02:58
• Péter Louis van Dijk (b. 1953):
• 16 Horizons 06:39
• Ivan Moody (b. 1964):
• 17 Supplication for Peace 05:27
• Anonymus:
• 18 Accende lumen sensibus 00:31
• Laurence Traiger (b. 1956):
• 19 Süß ist das Licht 04:05
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 20 Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59: III. Komm, Heiliger Geist 01:40
• Omerror Dawson:
• 21 Come unto Me 03:36
• Total Runtime 01:03:50

Info for Horizons

Spirituality makes connections far beyond individual cultural and religious boundaries. Hence SINGER PUR’s pursuit of linking spirituality from different world religions, regions and cultures. May the spiritfilled music inspire you, move you and guide you from the exotic to the familiar.

SINGER PUR’s discography consists of more than 25 CDs, several of which have received awards: two were awarded Le Choc de l’Année by the French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique; a further three were recognised by the ECHO Klassik Awards in 2005, 2007 and 2011. In 2013 SINGER PUR received the prestigious Caeciliaprijs (Belgium).

Singer Pur

Singer Pur
Since its debut concert in March 1992, Singer Pur—originally composed of five former members of the Regensburg Cathedral Choir and a soprano—has evolved into one of the world’s leading a cappella ensembles. In 1994, the sextet won first prize at the German Music Competition in Bonn, followed a year later by the Grand Prix for vocal music at the Tampere International Music Festival in Finland. Regular appearances at prestigious concert series and festivals attest to the ensemble's outstanding reputation. Concert tours have taken the sextet to over 60 countries across six continents. Highlights of recent years include performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie de Paris, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Singer Pur has also gained broad public recognition through its radio and television productions. The group collaborated with the renowned Hilliard Ensemble on a joint project featuring vocal music for up to ten voices.

Numerous CD recordings document the ensemble's diverse repertoire, which spans the various eras of music history. Two recordings of Renaissance music were named "CD of the Year" by the French specialist magazine *Le Monde de la Musique*. The ensemble has received the ECHO KLASSIK award three times: for a recording of contemporary compositions written specifically for Singer Pur (2005); for the production *SOS – Save Our Songs*, featuring newly arranged German folk songs (2007); and for *Jeremiah*, a collaboration with clarinetist David Orlowsky (2011).

In October 2022, the sextet was honored with an OPUS KLASSIK award for the project *Among Whirlwinds*, which features vocal music composed exclusively by women.

In 2008, in recognition of its tireless international work as a musical ambassador for its founding city, Singer Pur was honored with Regensburg’s most prestigious cultural award: the City of Regensburg Culture Prize. Other accolades include the Bavarian State Prize for Music (2013), the Friedrich Baur Prize (2014), and the title of "Ambassador for the Friends of European Choral Music," awarded in 2015 by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat.

In 2007, Singer Pur began regularly engaging in school-based initiatives to introduce children to classical music, most notably through the "Rhapsody in School" project. The group also frequently shares its wealth of experience with choirs and vocal ensembles through workshops.

Since 2019, the ensemble has hosted its own annual vocal music festival—the "Singer Pur Days" (taking up the legacy of the "Stimmwercktage")—at Adlersberg, near Regensburg.

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