Klaus Konrad Weigele

Prof. Dr Klaus K. Weigele has been Director of the State Academy for Young Musicians in Baden-Württemberg since 2002; he has also served on a voluntary basis on the Executive Committee of the State Music Council for many years. In addition, he has been working for many years as a choir director and voice coach at the State Academy, as well as at workshops, residential courses and training programmes for teachers. In 2014, he was awarded the Countess Sonja Memorial Prize by the ‘Singen mit Kindern’ Foundation in recognition of his work. He has recorded several CDs with his children’s choir, SingsalaSing. He is the author and editor of numerous songbooks and choir books – including the school choir book series "chorissimo!" published by Carus-Verlag – as well as articles and writings on the subjects of music, music education and music pedagogy.