Boris Böhmann launched: Parents of Freiburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir now not enable kids to attend singing college after scandal | EUROtoday

After the controversial exemption of Freiburg cathedral music director Boris Böhmann, father or mother representatives of the cathedral choir boys have introduced penalties. For the time being it’s not attainable for them to ship their kids to the cathedral singing college. The two father or mother representatives Sheila Mesenholl and Christine Mertzlufft mentioned collectively that their kids wouldn’t initially participate within the musical preparations of church companies within the cathedral.

They justified this, amongst different issues, with the burden on the youngsters. According to the announcement, there was a dad and mom’ night with 60 dad and mom and singers on Friday. The father or mother representatives demanded a complete overview and an actual dialogue with the cathedral choirboys from Freiburg Archbishop Stephan Burger.

After a scandal on Christmas Eve in Freiburg Cathedral, cathedral music director Böhmann was launched as head of the cathedral singing college with fast impact. There was lengthy applause for a efficiency by Böhmann and the Cathedral Boys’ Choir. Archbishop Burger interrupted the service and solely continued with the blessing later. A dwell broadcast on the Internet by way of the Catholic broadcaster k-tv was canceled. During the disruption, flyers have been reportedly distributed by which Böhmann’s supporters referred to as for the termination to be revoked and requested for signatures on a petition. This is due to this fact directed towards the cathedral chapter of the archdiocese.

The cathedral bandmaster was terminated in the summertime of 2024 on the finish of February 2025 – that is thought-about to be the background to the tensions.

Burger then mentioned on New Year’s Eve that the occasions surrounding Böhmann’s launch had led to a traumatic scenario for everybody concerned. The public injury is big. Parent representatives had already protested towards the circumstances of the termination.

The 60-year-old Böhmann was appointed cathedral music director and director of the cathedral singing college at Freiburg Cathedral in 2003. He went to a labor court docket to problem his dismissal six months in the past, however was defeated there. The archdiocese emphasised that the battle was expressly not about allegations of sexual abuse. According to a report within the “Offenburger Tageblatt”, there have been already a number of warnings towards the cathedral music director earlier than the termination.