figure humaine kammerchor

figure humaine – the human face – is the inner guiding principle and name of the chamber choir of young musicians from Stuttgart which was founded in 2016. They are all united by the desire to perform choral music of a high chamber music standard. The musical focus of their work is on French and German music of the 19th to 21st centuries. A specialty of the choir and its leader and founder Denis Rouger are arrangements of French art songs, which in this way may make their way into the ears and hearts of European audiences. In addition to a reverence to the work of the poet Paul ­Èluard and the composer Francis Poulencs, the name of the choir also encompasses the power of each individual for the sound of the choir and for musical as well as humanistic interpretation. In addition to its Stuttgart season, the choir has been invited to several cities and festivals: the Festival for European Church Music Schwäbisch Gmünd, the festivals in Konstanz and Lorch as well as the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele. In France, figure humaine has performed, among others, at the festival Les rencontres musicales in Vézelay in Bourgogne. The ensemble also collaborates with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra and with Carus-Verlag in the creation of choral anthologies with accompanying CDs. figure humaine is supported by the city of Stuttgart and the state of Baden-Württemberg.