Carus celebrates anniversary

In 1972, choirmaster Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud Graulich founded the Carus publishing house and published the first edition of Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria in D RV 589 for choir and orchestra - the first scholarly-critical edition of this masterpiece. Today, the publisher's catalog includes around 45,000 works, mainly for vocal ensembles, as well as sheet music editions, books, CDs and apps. The edition of the Gloria has remained a bestseller in the Carus program.

The anniversary will be celebrated throughout 2022 with a wide range of activities. Highlights will be the festive concert in Stuttgart on June 3 with the Kammerchor Stuttgart under the direction of Frieder Bernius and a workshop week for choir conductors in the fall. In addition, commissioned compositions by John Høybye (Denmark) and Martín Palmeri (Argentina) will be premiered in the anniversary year.

Publisher and Managing Partner Johannes Graulich emphasizes the proximity to the performers: "Since the very beginning of Carus, we have sought out exchanges with choir conductors all over the world and closely aligned our program with the needs of the choirs." Managing Director Ester Petri adds: "Even though the pandemic has thwarted many of our plans for the future, we remain committed to continuously expanding our choral repertoire in terms of both depth and breadth. Our expertise and the new digital possibilities help us to offer choirs and conductors around the world the best possible service - from researching works to rehearsals and performances."

In addition to scores, Carus always offers performance material for all works. With over 750 piano reductions of sacred and secular choral works with orchestra, the Carus range is unrivaled. In addition to the Urtext editions, the Carus choir books are well established and have proven themselves as basic equipment for church choirs and chamber choirs. The music pedagogical publications support with the series chorissimo! vocal work from kindergarten to secondary school. The publishing house also produces selected works from the catalog on its own CD label. Leading artists publish their recordings with Carus. With carus musica practice app for choir members, was a great success for the publisher in 2015.

Carus is a family business and is managed by the Graulich publishing family. It is socially committed to the promotion of music-making in society. Singing with children is particularly close to its heart. With the song project, the publishing house has launched an important charity initiative (Lullabies / Christmas carols from all over the world).