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Jonathan Mayenschein (Counter-tenor) |
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Born: 1997 - Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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The German counter-tenor, Jonathan Mayenschein, received at the age of 6 singing lessons from Kai-Rouven Seeger and was a member of various choirs, including the Aurelius Sängerknaben, Calw und Cantus Juvenum, Karlsruhe, both under the direction of Hans-Jörg Kalmbach. During his time at Cantus Juvenum in 2007 he was the first boy to appear in a production of W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. At the age of 11 he became a singer with the renowned Windsbacher Knabenchor under Karl-Friedrich Beringer and performed in almost 400 concerts up to his high school graduation in 2015. Concert tours to the USA, China and Europe rounded off his musical training. A highlight was the solo appearance in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols accompanied by harpist Xavier de Maistre. The end of his time in Windsbach marked the beginning of the newly founded ensemble Sonat Vox, consisting of former Windsbachers, under the direction of Justus Merkel, where he has held the position of first counter-tenor since it was founded. Jonathan Mayenschein has been studying singing with Professor Hartmut Zabel at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden in Dresden since the 2016 winter semester. Currently, he is a member of Dresdner Kammerchor (Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann) and Gaechinger Cantorey (Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann). |
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Sources:
Theater und Orchester Heidelberg Website (2017-2018), English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2021)
Jonathan Mayenschein profile on Facebook
Photo 01: Lukas Anton
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2021) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Hans-Christoph Rademann |
Alto |
[BA21-1] (2021, Video): BWV 131
[V-14] (2020): BWV 244 [4th recording, Testis I] |
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Hans-Christoph Rademann |
Alto |
Member of Gaechinger Cantorey:
[VB-1] (2023, 2-CD): BWV 75, BWV 76, BWV 21.3, BWV 185.2, BWV 24
[VB-2] (2023, 2-CD): BWV 167, BWV 147
[V-14] (2020): BWV 244 [4th recording] |
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Links to other Sites |
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Jonathan Mayenschein (Theater und Orchester Heidelberg) [German]
https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.mayenschein |
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