Mathematics Choir

The Choir of the Department of Mathematics was founded on July 19, 2022 on the initiative of Lennart Flür by students of the KIT Department of Mathematics to sing together and to musically enrich the cultural life at the department and on campus. The Choir of the Department of Mathematics is now registered as a university group and recruits its more than 30 members mainly from the students and staff of the KIT Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics. We are a young, dynamic choir and an open community - and we are happy to welcome new singers, with or without choir experience!

Rehearsals take place on Mondays from 17:30 to 19:30 in room 0.014, please also see the notice board in the atrium. Anyone who is interested can simply come along and sing. A prerequisite for regular rehearsals and participation in projects is membership in the university group Department of Mathematics Choir. You can download the application form and the current statutes here. The rehearsals and projects are led by the director Rafael Hirsch, who is actively supported by a treasurer and a choir advisory board of several members.

The Departmental Choir is now an integral part of the department's events and regularly performs two concerts a year, a summer concert and a joint Advent sing-along. Rehearsals also include a choir retreat on a weekend during the lecture period.

Upcoming concerts

Past Concerts

Here are some impressions of the past concerts.
 

Advent Concert 2025

 
This year's Advent Concert of the Choir of the Department of Mathematics took place on December 10th, 2025, in the Gerthsen lecture hall. Under the motto “Christmas is coming”, we presented a colorful program from different musical eras. Among other pieces, works by Hassler, Rheinberger, and Rutter were performed in various instrumentations. Contributions from a string quartet completed the program. As in previous years, there were also Christmas carols for the audience to sing along to. Afterwards, we ended the evening with mulled wine, punch, and Christmas cookies.
 
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Sommerkonzert 2025

 
Das Sommerkonzert 2025 fand am Mittwoch, den 09.07.25 im Atrium des Mathematikgebäudes statt.

Das etwa 60-minütige Programm war sommerlich und bunt gemischt: Chorstücke in wechselnden Stilepochen und Besetzungen, unter anderem von Monteverdi, Brahms Billy Joel waren zu hören. Vervollständigt wurde das Programm durch kleine Beiträge von Klavier, Querflöte und einem Streichquartett.

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Adventskonzert 2024

Das Adventskonzert 2024 fand am Mittwoch, den 11.12.24 im Atrium des Mathematikgebäudes statt.

Im etwa 90-minütigen Konzertprogramm „Blue Christmas“ waren Jazz, moderne und auch klassische Kompositionen in vielfältigen Besetzungen zu hören: Ein Jazztrio aus Klavier, Schlagzeug und Bass begleiteten den Chor zur „Kleinen Jazzmesse“ von Johannes Matthias Michel, im zweiten Teil haben ein Streichquartett unter anderem Auszüge aus „Winter Songs“ von Ola Gjeilo präsentiert. Zahlreiche Chorstücke und kleinere Besetzungen etwa von Hugo Distler und John Rutter vervollständigten das Programm – in guter Tradition gab es außerdem Weihnachtslieder zum Mitsingen.

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Sommerkonzert 2024

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Adventskonzert 2023

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Sommerkonzert 2023

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Adventskonzert 2022

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