This year the Robert Edler Prize for choral music goes to the little town of Calw. The award, named after the choral composer Robert Edler, has been given since 1999 by the Robert Edler Foundation. The prize of 7500 euros was presented on Saturday 10th November in the historic shooting house in Heilbronn by Mayor Helmut Himmelsbach. The Aurelius Sängerknaben are a fairly young boys’ choir and have reached an admirably high standard. Not only is the choir itself relatively young (it was founded in 1983), but so are its protagonists. Even six-year-olds are introduced to choral singing in a childlike way, said Mr Himmelsbach in his speech. The boys’ choir have been much in demand in recent years. Famous orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra or the Staatskapelle Berlin work together with this choir from Calw. (nmz, 11/2007)