Ulrich Cordes [SEP] voice type
Ulrich Cordes
Ulrich Cordes (born 1980) is a German tenor.
Professional career.
Ulrich Cordes first studied sacred music at the Hochschule für Musik Köln (A-Exam in 2003) with Winfried Bönig and Margaretha Hürholz, among others. He continued studying voice. In 2005 he was able to study at the CNSMDP in Paris with Pierre Mervant as a Socrates Fellow. From 2005-2006, he studied in Cologne with Christoph Prégardien. After his diploma in 2008, he took part in Prégardien's "voice
Mertens, and in 2011 she was the soprano in Handel's "Messiah", with Andreas Scholl, Ulrich Cordes and Markus Flaig. Her voice was described as clear and light, and her "Rejoice greatly" and "I know that my Redeemer liveth" were considered highlights of the performance along with Scholl's "He was despised".
In 2005, Plaschka performed Monteverdi's "Vespro della Beata Vergine" with the Frankfurter Kantorei. With the Neue Rheingauer Kantorei she sang Poulenc's "Gloria" and John Rutter