The choir was founded in 1980 by Kirchenmusikdirektor and composer Claus Bantzer, who was cantor at St. Johannis Harvestehude Hamburg.
Until 2008, St. Johannis-Harvestehude was also the sponsor of the chamber choir; with Bantzer's retirement from St. Johannis, the sponsorship passed to a supporting association.
A highlight was the world premiere of the oratorio Stella maris by Helge Burggrabe in September 2006 in Chartres on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the Cathedral there.
[3] Since 2018, Edzard Burchards has been the choir's director, who is not professionally associated with St. Johannis-Harvestehude.
With this, the chamber choir left the parish,[4] and found a new home in the Epiphanienkirche [de] in Hamburg-Winterhude.