The Yorkshire MVC are pleased to announce that the Bavarian choirs from Germany – Die RosenKavaliere and Bell Cantánima Ladies will be joining with them at a concert in St Giles Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT on 4 October 2026, 4.30pm.
The RosenKavaliere are a 15-member men’s choir from the Rosenheim-Wasserburg-Prien region. Since 2016, we have delighted our audiences with multi-part renditions of sacred and secular songs and ballads. Our diverse repertoire includes romantic compositions, amusing folk song arrangements, wonderful popular tunes, charming barbershop songs, and settings of well-known contemporary songs.
Our Choir Director
Anja Schwarze-Janka is a soprano, choir director, voice and piano teacher, and music therapist. Her passion lies in supporting other artists in developing their full potential and enhancing their musical abilities, motivating and guiding them. She has been the artistic director of the “RosenKavaliere” and “Bell Cantànima Ladies” since their founding.
Bell Cantànima Ladies is based in the picturesque Chiemgau area in Bavaria, Germany and was founded in 2014 by soprano Anja Schwarze-Janka. The choir’s primary aim has been preserving the predominantly classical-sophisticated repertoire for women’s choirs and bringing challenging 3-to-5-part vocal works for an all-female ensemble back to the concert stage.
The close-knit ensemble currently consists of 12 singers with a wealth of singing experience, who have by now prepared and performed several different programs. For every season there are suitable secular and sacred works, presented in a delightful interplay of solo and choral pieces on a wide variety of occasions.
Joint concerts are also regularly held with “Die RosenKavaliere” a closely associated men’s choir.
