Figure 1.--This color photograph shos that the ties and pants worn by the choir were dark blue and not black. Note that some boys wear white ankle sock rather than kneescks.

The choir costume or uniform has changed over the years. The original choir uniform was white shirts worn with different kinds of ties, blue short pants and white kneesocks. We are not sure what the inspiration for this uniform was. Several German choirs had costumes of white shirts, black or blue short pants, and white kneesocks. Or perhaps this was the basic school uniform at the time for the younger boys. For several years the boy sang in white shirts, black vests and short pants, and white kneesocks. The Choir in 1988 switched to a new uniform consisting of a short red jacket and black long trousers. This is the costume in which the Choir performs in today.

Garments

The choir does not seem to have had a uniform cap. They have normally worn white shirt with dark blue ties, although in some photographs the boys have worn bow ties or a kind of cross tie. The first choir costume was short blue pants. Like several other German choirs, white kneesocks were adopted. The blue short pants were replaced with black shorts. The choir in 1988 switched to long pants. The early choir had no jacket. In the 1970s they appear to have adopted a vest, apparently in 1973. The choir thn wore the vest with sot pants and white kneesocks until 1988. The vests in 1988 were replaced with short red jacket.

Chronology

The choir uniform has changed over the years. Many of the changes were minor. The current uniform is quite different than the early uniform worn by the choir. The boys wore white shirts and dark blue short pants with white kneesocks. A vest was added in 1973. The major change in the costume was made in 1988 when the choir switched to red jackets and long black pants.