Suggestive songs by the Thomanerchor of war, hardship and hope in Schneeberg

How can an ensemble including a few music scribes survive eight centuries? Isn’t that irrational and beyond the possible? Why did rulers of all ages pay so much money just to sing? The Thomaner gave an answer at their concert in the sold-out church of St. Wolfgang, the Schneeberger Bergmannsdom. It overwhelms the senses when the room expands the sound image. b…