The history of the Dresdner Kreuzchor (Choir of the Church of the Holy Cross) spans well over seven hundred years. Founded as a Latin grammar school at the “capella sanctae crucis”, today known as the Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross), the choir has been instrumental in preserving to the present day the medieval tradition of choral liturgy sung by boys' choirs. Being the oldest artistic institution still to be funded by the city, the choir is an essential part of the city's identity.
Performing the musica sacra during church services and vespers held at the Kreuzkirche in Dresden is the choir's original duty, and at the same time it constitutes the basis of its artistic work. The repertoire ranges from the early Baroque works of Heinrich Schuetz through Johann Sebastian Bach and the choir music of the 19th century through to modern works.
Arising out of liturgical tradition and firmly rooted in it, the Dresdner Kreuzchor is one of the few choirs which have become an integral part of the national and international concert scene. Concert tours have taken the choir well beyond the confines of Germany and Europe to locations in Japan and Korea, Israel, Canada, Latin America, and the United States. Renowned opera houses sign on Crucians as soloists, and the choir is regularly engaged for TV and radio recordings.
The Dresdner Kreuzchor has produced recordings for prominent record companies for more than 60 years, having recorded works from nearly all epochs of musical history since then. These recordings are available today on CD from Berlin Classics, Capriccio, and Deutsche Grammophon.