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joyful voices...

joyful voices, that means about 40 singers and their band who are between 18 and 45 years old. They appear on stage as Joyful Voices since 1993.

Their name was chosen in accordance to a text of a gospel song they once had in their repertoire. Mainly all singers are former or active students of the school "Gymnasium in den Filder Benden" in Moers. Some members however haven't been pupils of that school but are nevertheless affected by singing together.

The choir and the band are managed by Ernst Ickler, music and English teacher at the aforementioned school.

what we sing...

We rely on a broad variety of spirituals, gospels and rock and pop acts which are adapted for choir and band.

We direct our concerts on our own. We try to set courses in religious masses and cultural events and are proud to be known not only in Moers.

We have already produced and published 9 CDs as well as live recordings of concerts in Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord (DVD/2005) and the Concert Cave in Balve (video tape/2000).

our history ...

Our history already started in 1985 when a group of senior students took part in a choir camp organised in Berlin. This event was the reason to form a unique senior student choir apart from the already existing school choir. Today, many students are still close to the choir although they have left school.

Due to relative slight member changes, continous work was possible within the choir. Due to that joyful voices's repertoire increased steadily.

A new project was born and in 1993 the group decided to create a new, own name - joyful voices - without a direct connection to the school.

concert trips

• Ramla 1993 (Israel/Twin town of Moers)
  Concert trip as "musical ambassadors" of Moers
• Berlin 1995 / 1996 / 1998 / 1999 / 2001 / 2003 / 2005
  Concerts in a parish in Berlin-Wilmersdorf and at the first church congress 2003
• Caen (France) 1995
  Visit of twin school - concerts in different churches
• USA 1997
  Concert trip at the invitation of the United Church of Christ in Wisconsin;
  Concert at Harlem School of Arts in New York
• Bielefeld: 2000 / 2002 / 2004
  Tribute concert of Lion's Club Bielefeld-Sennestadt
• Sweden 2002
  Two-week concert trip / Concerts in Bengtsfors, Enköping and in the German Church in Stockholm
• Scandinavia 2005
  another two-week concert trip to Denmark & Sweden
  Concerts in Copenhagen, Goteborg, Nås, Litslena and in the German Church in Stockholm

special events

• Duisburg 1993 / 1995 / 2006
  Contribution to the Christmas party of the sheltered workshop of Caritas Niederrhein
• Kevelaer 1997
  Pregroup of The Jackson Singers
• Duisburg-Rheinhausen 1998
  Contribution to programme „Tach zusammen“ of Hanns Dieter Hüsch
• Moers 1995 / 1997 / 1999 / 2001
  Park festival
• Moers-Repelen, since 1998 anually
  Participation in the "Dorffest" (Village Party) with Worship/Concert
• Balve 1999 / 2001 / 2003
  Concerts at the Cave of Balve (biggest event-cave in europe)
• Moers 2003
  Joint concert with Reflex Choir from Norway celebrating Joyful Voices' 10th anniversary
• Duisburg-Nord / Country-Park 2005
  Concert in the fascinating scenery of a former Cast House