# Kölner Kantorei

> choir

**Wikidata**: [Q1573459](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1573459)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kolner-kantorei

## Summary
Kölner Kantorei is a choir (an ensemble of singers) founded in 1968. The choir was founded by and is directed/managed by Volker Hempfling and maintains an official website at http://www.koelner-kantorei.de.

## Key Facts
- Kölner Kantorei is an instance of a choir (ensemble of singers).
- The choir was founded (inception) in 1968.
- The choir was founded by Volker Hempfling.
- Volker Hempfling is listed as the choir's director/manager.
- Official website: http://www.koelner-kantorei.de.
- The choir has a German-language Wikipedia sitelink (wikipedia_languages: de) and a sitelink_count of 1.
- VIAF identifier: 147389394.
- idRef identifier: 17247843X.
- MusicBrainz artist ID: 33eea708-f2b6-4f1a-97b3-80ce6a0d528d.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n79027524.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007333012105171.
- Freebase ID: /m/03j26pr.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Kölner Kantorei?
A: Kölner Kantorei is a choir (an ensemble of singers) established in 1968.

### Q: Who founded Kölner Kantorei?
A: The choir was founded by Volker Hempfling.

### Q: Who leads the Kölner Kantorei?
A: Volker Hempfling is listed as the choir's director/manager.

### Q: Where can I find official information about the choir?
A: The choir's official website is http://www.koelner-kantorei.de. There is also a German-language Wikipedia sitelink associated with the choir.

## Why It Matters
Kölner Kantorei is a named, long-standing choral ensemble documented since 1968. Its continuous association with a single founder and director, Volker Hempfling, provides an identifiable leadership lineage, which matters for historical and organizational records. The choir is catalogued in multiple national and international authority files and music databases — including VIAF, idRef, MusicBrainz, the Library of Congress, and the National Library of Israel — which makes it discoverable and verifiable in academic, library, and music-research contexts. Having an official website and a German-language Wikipedia entry increases public accessibility to information about the ensemble. For researchers, librarians, and listeners, these documented identifiers and web presences serve as reliable entry points for cataloguing, citation, and further inquiry into the choir's activities and recordings.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1968, giving the choir a clear inception date and multi-decade existence.
- Founded by and continuously associated with Volker Hempfling, who is also its director/manager.
- Presence in multiple authority and music databases (VIAF, idRef, MusicBrainz, Library of Congress, National Library of Israel).
- Maintains an official website (http://www.koelner-kantorei.de) and has a German-language Wikipedia sitelink.

## Body
### Overview
- Entity type: choir (ensemble of singers).
- Wikidata description: choir.
- Sitelink count: 1 (German-language Wikipedia link present).

### Founding and leadership
- Inception year: 1968.
- Founded by: Volker Hempfling.
- Director/manager: Volker Hempfling.

### Identifiers and catalogue entries
- VIAF ID: 147389394.
- idRef ID: 17247843X.
- MusicBrainz artist ID: 33eea708-f2b6-4f1a-97b3-80ce6a0d528d.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n79027524.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007333012105171.
- Freebase ID: /m/03j26pr.

### Online presence
- Official website: http://www.koelner-kantorei.de.
- German-language Wikipedia entry noted (wikipedia_languages: de).

### Classification
- Instance of: choir (class: ensemble of singers).
- Related class: choir (sitelink_count for class: 83).

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. MusicBrainz
3. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File