[2] The choir is an institution of the Lutheran Church in Bavaria,[3] which raises about 30 percent of the funds required to support both the ensemble and the singers boarding school.
The choir accompanied the Presidents of Germany Richard von Weizsäcker and Roman Herzog on their state visits and held a concert for Johannes Rau.
In order to ensure proper delivery of homework and absorption of curriculum content, the younger grades are obliged to attend a daily "study time" at the boarding school.
Depending on the proficiency level of an individual student, special enhancement classes are offered by teachers of the grammar school.
The purpose of this offer is to enable students to catch up on subject matters they missed due to absence or class cancellations which result from tours or additional rehearsals in preparation of important performances.