The chamber chorus Carmina Mundi (‚Songs of the World‘) was founded by Harald Nickoll in 1983. The chorus concentrates almost exclusively on a cappella works with a speciality in contemporary choral literature.
Carmina Mundi were prize winners at international choral competitions in 1993, 2001 and 2005, and first prize winners in German choral competitions at the state level, netting second prize in 1994 and first prize in 2008 at the national competition. They have made many concert tours as far as Estonia and Argentina, and have thus far produced ten CDs (including the complete secular choruses of Hugo Distler).