Biography
Essener Bachchor
German oratorio choir from Essen founded in 1894.
Choir Directors:
• Gustav Beckmann (1894-1935)
• Walter Grau (July 1939)
• Paul Wenderoth (1935-1938)
• Edith Schormann (1939-1943)
• Otto Helm (1945-1951)
• Gerhard Herwig (1951-1978)
• Hans-Joachim Meyer-Pohrt (1978-1992)
• Werner Lechte (1992-1995)
• Stephan Peller (since 1995)
Choir Directors:
• Gustav Beckmann (1894-1935)
• Walter Grau (July 1939)
• Paul Wenderoth (1935-1938)
• Edith Schormann (1939-1943)
• Otto Helm (1945-1951)
• Gerhard Herwig (1951-1978)
• Hans-Joachim Meyer-Pohrt (1978-1992)
• Werner Lechte (1992-1995)
• Stephan Peller (since 1995)