The Diplomatic Choir Welcomes 2026 With Song The Diplomatic Choir of Berlin Welcomes in 2026 In January 2026, The Diplomatic Choir of Berlin helped welcome the new year with a performance at the Waldorf Astoria. You can see below an article by diplo.news that discusses the event in both German and English. To visit the […]
In May 2025, the Diplomatic Choir of Berlin shared their concert series We Stand Together . Even after years of war, loss, and exile, we continue to come together to create music that brings joy and unites us as one family. It is through the music that we share our voices– each voice contributing to […]
Diplomatic New Year’s Reception at The Waldorf Astoria BerlinJanuary 2025
Singing at the Waldorf Astoria BerlinFebruary 2024 Photo credit for images used in this post: Choir members
Christmas Carols in the Berlin U-Bahn December 2023 Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, members from the Diplomatic Choir of Berlin shared music with the busy travelers of Berlin. Photo credit: Screenshots from choir member video
News Release by the U.S. Embassy on November 2023 Concert Please follow the URL or click on the image for the news release, https://de.usembassy.gov/ukraine-concert-the-diplomatic-choir-of-berlin-with-refugee-musicians/ .
Konzert Україна at the Rotes Rathaus and Dresdner Kreuzkirche On November 2nd, 2023, The Diplomatic Choir of Berlin sang at the Rotes Rathaus in support of Ukrainian musicians who have had to flee their homeland as a result of the ongoing war. Over the past year and a half, the choir has been joined […]
Singing with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra24. August 2023 The Diplomatic Choir of Berlin, Barbara Leifer, collaborated with Peter Gelb, General manager of the NY Metropolitan Opera and Keri-Lynn Wilson, Director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra for a Ukrainian National Day performance at Schloss Schönhausen. President Frank Walter Steinmeier and Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksii Makeiev also spoke […]
Humboldt Forum Diversity of Voices – July 1 and 2, 2023The Humboldt Forum was full with our voices, whether it be in the Ethnological Museum, the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL, in Camaroon Salle, or the magnificent Schlüterhof and Foyer. The choir was invited to participate in this festival of voices that attracted over 28,000 Berlin visitors […]
Celebration for American Independence Day with American Embassy Ambassador Amy Gutmann June 29, 2023 — We had the honor of celebrating the Independence Day at invitation of U.S. Embassy Berlin, the U.S. Ambassador Germany Amy Gutmann American Academy in Berlin where we sang the American and German National Anthems in full Military Salute. What an […]
Unser Chor trauert über den Verlust unseres geliebten Basses Wolfgang Kluge, der am 6. April 2023 verstorben ist. Wolfgang gehörte fast von Anfang an zu uns. Er liebte den Chor, und der Chor liebte ihn. Er war eine wundervolle Person mit einer ausserordentlichen Bassstimme. Wir vermissen nicht nur den Sänger, sondern den Menschen mit Charakter, […]
Holiday Reception at the Residence of American Ambassador Amy Gutmann
A Night of Musical and Cultural Exchange In scorching temperatures on Thursday, August 4th, 2022 at Templehof in Berlin, the U.S. National Youth Orchestra and members of the Diplomatic Choir of Berlin made music together. We are thankful to the support of the United States Embassy of Berlin for making this event possible. Below are […]
Konzert УкраїнаKaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis Kirche 22. Juni 2022
News Article on Our Upcoming Concerts To read the article, please visit, https://www.morgenpost.de/berliner-helfen/article235585411/Diplomatischer-Chor-Berlin-singt-fuer-die-Ukraine.html. Thank you to Berliner Morgenpost for their media and financial sponsorship of these concerts!
Konzert Україна (Ukraine) We invite you to two evenings of music. The first concert will be on November 3, 2023, at the Rotes Rathaus, and the second on November 11, 2023, at the Dresdner Kreuzkirche. With this project, we want to give refugee musicians from Ukraine an opportunity to show their abilities and work in their […]
To our sisters and brothers who are now facing the atrocity that has befallen Ukraine, we send up our song in prayer for your protection and strength. May the nations take in those seeking refuge, assist the stranger many miles away, and support those trying to live their days on this Earth in peace. We […]
