Adalbert Meier

Adalbert Ferdinand Meier (* 10. February 1926 in Amberg ) is a German Catholic church musician , who since 1960 volunteer with his organ concerts in the Basilica of the monastery Ottobeuren money for the Leprosy Relief collects. What became his life's work began with a newspaper article that drew his attention to the misery of lepers in Ethiopia . His persistent commitment has now brought in a total of 2.6 million euros. Adalbert Meier is also active as a composer . As part of his work as a primary school teacher, he composed 4 Singspiele, 4 cantatas and songs for the Memmingen Children's Festival .

Life

Meier attended elementary school and high school in Schwenningen and Dillingen from 1928 to 1942 . In 1941 he moved to Ebenhofen and attended high school in Kaufbeuren . During this time he studied organ at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg with Arthur Piechler from 1941 to 1944 and attended the church music school in Regensburg from 1947 . From 1948 to 1953 he was an elementary school teacher in Baisweil . During this time he made his diploma from 1949 to 1950 at the Musikhochschule Munich. From 1953 to 1955 he was a primary school teacher in Altdorf ( Biessenhofen ) and from 1955 to 1988 a primary school teacher in Memmingen .

In 1960, Adalbert Meier was commissioned by Piechler and Abbot Vitalis to set up the weekly organ concerts in Ottobeuren Monastery for the benefit of the German Leprosy Aid. Since then, around 2.6 million euros have been raised in this context. In addition, recordings for records, MC and CD and various radio and television recordings.

For this voluntary work, Adalbert Meier received the Federal Cross of Merit in 1975 and 2015 , the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1977 , the district needle of the Unterallgäu district in 1983 , the city ​​seal of the city of Memmingen in 1986 and the golden St. Ulrich needle of the diocese of Augsburg in 1988 .

Meier has been retired since 1988 and continues to live in Memmingen.

Works

• Children's festival song "Reigen on the green lawn" (text by Sepp Skalitzky) - 1969
• Canon of songs "Weckruf" - 1975
• 4 singing games
• 4 cantatas
• 6 choir songs based on Chinese poems
• Church music work "South Tyrolean Farmer's Mass"
• 10 pieces for organ and guitar or dulcimer ("Geistlicher Vogelsang")
• I am a Schwob stanza 3–5, 1991 for the Memminger Children's Festival

Web links

• Ottobeurer organ concerts
• Celebratory anniversary and thanksgiving service of DAHW with Adalbert Meier on the organ
• Kulturkreisbrief 33 from the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e. V. ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )