Amaranthe

Amaranthe is a Belgian young women’s choir from Oudenaarde that aspires to stand out in the choral world with unique projects. Under the inspiring leadership of Johannes Dewilde, this close-knit group performs contemporary a cappella choral music.

Amaranthe has the ambition to present an interesting event calendar which consists of a combination of concerts on their own account and concerts at the invitation of well-established national and international organisers of events. They aim to move their audience and invest in quality, carefully selected and surprising programs that highlight the choir’s individuality. Amaranthe stands for passion, experience, quality and uniqueness. They are frequently assisted by internationally renowned coaches such as Panda Van Proosdij and Jolien De Gendt.

Amaranthe was founded in 2006 as a girls choir, conducted by Linde Devos. Since 2012 the choir has been conducted by Johannes Dewilde. Over the years they have become a well-established and highly respected choir in Belgium. The choir has collaborated on several projects together with many artists and organisers such as Nekkanacht (supporting act), Johan Verminnen (cd ‘Stemmen’), Koorlink, the Flemish Radio Choir conducted by Eric Withacre, etc. Amaranthe has also made its presence felt at the international choral scene. They obtained the following outstanding results at festivals and choral competitions:

• Champion Flanders Choir Festival, Kontich (2015)
• Promoted to the premier division at the provincial choir tournament East Flanders (2016)
• Champion of category Female Choirs and Conductor's Prize for outstanding achievement, Musica Eterna Roma, Rome (2017)
• Champion of category Equal Voices (as the first Belgian choir) and best performance of the compulsory work, IKV Maasmechelen (2017)
• Champion Choir tournament CantaRode, Public award, Conductor’s prize, Kerkrade (2018)
• Champion of category Female Choirs and Musica Sacra, Budapest International Choral Festival and Competition (2019)
• World Champion of category Musica Contemporanea with 93% & World Champion of category Vocal ensembles and chamber choirs of equal voices with 98,38% (World Choir Games 2021)
• World Champion of category Female Chamber Choirs with 91% (World Choir Games 2023)