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4 February 2022

SCMS resumes with Benjamin Appl recital

Annabella Beachner

Benjamin Appl, a german baritone, sings in McCray Hall during the SCMS concert held on Jan. 28.
Appl is well known for study under Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. Caleb Oswell

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On January 28 , 2022, Benjamin Appl, a world-renown German baritone, performed a
concert in the Sharon Kay Dean Recital Hall in McCray Hall.

Appl acted on his passion for singing in a boys’ choir at only 10 years old at the renowned
Regensburger Domspatzen. After trying a career in business, Appl knew he was missing
something.

“I joined a boys’ choir when I was 10, but before that we sang a lot with my mother, who
plays the guitar. […],” Appl said. “I was not sure if I should become a singer. I couldn’t
imagine living the life I am living now, living out of a suitcase, rarely at home, and travelling
all the time, and relying on the vocal cords for my entire life. So, I decided to work in a bank,
and afterwards I studied business, but during the time of my studies I was missing
something. A reflection of yourself, of working on your personality, and becoming a certain