Laudamus Te (which translates from Latin as “We praise You!”) was founded in 2007 by the conductor Monica Meira Vasques. LaudamusTe comprises a chamber choir, a project choir, an orchestra and various chamber ensembles, who are all dedicated to the performance of sacred classical music, and who perform regularly alongside local and international soloists in churches and concert halls in Stuttgart and its surrounding area, as well as in many cities abroad.

The musical emphasis of the ensemble are the works of J. S. Bach. Its repertoire contains, therefore, of the Christmas, Easter and Ascension Oratorios, the St. John and St. Matthew Passions, the motets Sing to the Lord a New Song, BWV 225, and Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227, as well as many cantata. Nevertheless, the choir has over the years performed works by a wide repertoire stretching from Baroque to contemporary composers, including works by Schütz, Handel, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Brahms, Lili Boulanger, Bernstein and many others.

Besides the joy of making music together, the musicians of LaudamusTe espouse to use their gifts for the praise of God, and, quite naturally, LaudamusTe especially enjoys a close relationship with Israel. Over the years, through exchange projects with Israeli soloists, choirs and musicians, long-term friendships have formed, which have grown into enduring bridges. The association with the Jerusalem Oratotio choir has been particularly long-lasting ever since LaudamusTe has in 2008 collaborated with Oratorio’s Women Choir “Cantabile” on a performance of Fauré’s Requiem in a version for female choir. In 2011 LaudamusTe have participated, together with the Israeli Choir Gary Bertini in an Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, directed by Herbert Blomstedt. That same year LaudmausTe took part in the Abu Gosh festival and performed Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Easter Oratorio as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. In 2015 the choir has performed alongside Israeli soprano Dana Marbach and German trumpet player Martin Seiler in a special concert on behalf of the German-Israeli Cooperation.