Loss of members

Choir attracts singers with this special idea

Michaela Ogris has rehearsed a gospel mass with the project choir. It will be performed for the first time on June 9 (10 a.m.) in the Christkönigkirche in Klagenfurt.(Bild: Dieter Arbeiter)

The Rosental singing group has launched a new project to stem the decline in membership.

The fact that Carinthian choirs are running out of singers has been the number one issue in the local choral scene for years. The Singkreis Rosental has not been spared the loss of members either. "So we thought we'd set up a project choir for a limited period of time," explains Andreas Poschinger, Chairman of the Rosental Singing Circle.

30 singers attracted
And this idea was immediately well received by the Rosental singers. "We started rehearsals in February - and we now have around 30 singers. A gospel mass was rehearsed, which will be performed in several churches in June and July," explains Poschinger in an interview with the "Krone".

And when the performances of the gospel mass are over, the project choir will be history again. "But ten singers have already decided to join the Rosental singing group. And they are now fully integrated and have become an important pillar of the choir," says choirmaster Michaela Ogris.

And even if the project choir comes to an end, the Singkreis Rosental already has another idea on how to recruit new singers.