Collegiate Church | XV-XVIII | Gothic | Catholic Church
On 18 January 2015, a group of enthusiastic men from in, around and outside Turnhout began singing together: Animato was born! In the meantime, this group grew to 33 members who feel each other perfectly musically. Led by their conductor Els Germonpré, the polyphonic choir performs a varied programme of classical music, spirituals, barbershop, etc. Els Germonpré studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Ghent. Besides the Men's Choir Animato, she conducts the Royal Mixed Choir De Vedel, the ladies' ensemble CantaBella, the chamber choir De BeKooring and recently restarted Dinamo-in-choir. In this concert mass, they sing Franz Schubert's Deutsche Messe. They also perform a spiritual, an Orthodox hymn and the beautiful Ubi Caritas. They perform the entire programme a cappella.