Guntram Altnöder

Guntram Altnöder (1936-2006) was the founder and conductor of the boy choir 'Kieler Knabenchor' (KKC), Kiel, Germany since 1968. Guntram Altnöder was born in Leipzig in 1936. He first went to college in his hometown and later at the State University for Music in Munich. After graduating he worked as a music teacher and conductor for the "Regensburger Domspatzen" before his path through life led him to Kiel. There he founded, according to the wish of the city, the Kieler Knabenchor, which was to become his life's work until his retirement in 1998. During his entire time in Kiel, Guntram Altnöder was a music teacher at the Ernst-Barlach-Gymnasium, from 1979 on as director of the music program. For his achievements, he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 1984.