Anne Kohler

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Anne Kohler is Professor for Choral Conducting at the Detmold University of Music, Germany. She is also the artistic leader of the German National Youth Choir.

Besides teaching her class of First Study Choral Conductors, she conducts the University’s Chamber Choir Detmold and the Vocal Ensemble “Pop-Up”.

She studied conducting, piano and classical voice and developed her studies further through masterclasses with Eric Ericsson, Frieder Bernius and Tonu Kaljuste.

She has been guest chorus master for the SWR Vocal Ensemble, the WDR and Berlin Radio Choir for Marcus Creed, Pierre Boulez and Sir Roger Norrington.

She won first prizes at International Choir Competitions with Detmold University’s Chamber Choir and her ensemble Pop-Up.

Anne Kohler’s work with jazz choirs has been influenced and developed through workshops with The Real Group, Jens Johansen and Thierry Lalo, and through close connections to the arrangers Martin Carbow and Oliver Gies. Giving courses and workshops on conducting, vocal technique and jazz and pop-choir conducting has seen her travel all over the country and abroad.

Her vocal ensemble Pop-Up recorded their fourth CD in 2019 and has won first prizes at the International Choir Competitions.