Andreas Pruys

Andreas Pruys (born in Kleve ) is a German singer with a bass voice .

Life

Andreas Pruys studied singing and church music at the Folkwang University in Essen . For several years he worked as a church musician and head of the music school in Emmerich. Since 2001 he has been a member of the NDR choir .

Pruys worked as a soloist in oratorio concerts, above all he sang the Christ words in the passions of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 2007 he undertook a concert tour with the Flensburger Bach Choir and sang Bach's B minor Mass in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church , the Dresdner Cross Church and the Franciscan church in Krakow . In 2008 he sang the words of Christ in Bach's St. John Passion in the Philharmonie Luxembourg , with Christoph Prégardien as evangelist, Katharine Fuge , Robin Blaze , Peter Kooij , the Arsys Bourgogne choir and the Concerto Köln , conducted by Pierre Cao . He performed at deSingel kunstcampus , Antwerp , in a concert with the Sinfonia espansiva by Carl Nielsen and Chorale by Magnus Lindberg , conducted by Eivand Aadland. In 2008 he sang Beethoven's C major Mass and Bruckner's Te Deum with the NDR Symphony Orchestra for the rededication of St. Mary's Cathedral in Hamburg . In 2009 he sang the words of Christ in Bach's St. Matthew Passion in St. Martin, Idstein , with Ulrich Cordes as evangelist and Klaus Mertens in the other bass parts. In 2009 he sang Haydn's The Creation with Elisabeth Scholl , Daniel Sans and the Neue Rheingauer Kantorei both in the Rheingau Cathedral in Geisenheim and the basilica of Johannisberg Castle . On Palm Sunday 2010 he sang the Christ words of the St. John Passion in Trier Cathedral . He sang the bass solo in Verdi's Messa da Requiem in St. Martin, Idstein .

In 1996 Andreas Pruys recorded Johann Rosenmüller's Vespro della beata Vergine as a member of the Canticum Ensemble, with Cantus Cölln and Concerto Palatino , directed by Konrad Junghänel . In 2010 Andreas Pruys took part in the Robert Schumann project : Collection of pieces of music, old and new , which was initiated by Radio Bremen and led to a series of programs and CDs. Artists such as Veronika Winter and Jan Kobow performed the 70 compositions that Schumann added to the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik between 1838 and 1841.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Flensburg Bach Choir" w Krakowie ( Polish ) culture.pl. 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
2. ↑ Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion ( English ) philharmonie.lu. March 16, 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
3. ↑ Defilharmonie. Eivand Aadland ( Dutch ) desingel.be. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
4. ↑ Daniel Honsack: Powerful, velvety and gripping ( German ) Wiesbaden Tagblatt. April 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
5. ^ Rheingau Kantorei enthusiastically celebrated for their "creation" . Rheingau echo. May 20, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
6. ↑ Gerhard W. Kluth: Acclaimed St. John Passion on Palm Sunday . Trierian friend of the people. March 30, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
7. ^ Richard Hörnicke: Demanding task Verdi-Requiem as a lived ecumenism in St. Martin Idstein . Wiesbadener Tagblatt. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved on November 16, 2010.
8. ↑ Rosenmüller: Vespers ( English ) medieval.org. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
9. ↑ Robert Schumann: Collection of pieces of music old and new times . schumann-portal.de. 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 

Web links

• Andreas Pruys at deSingel art campus, Antwerp (Dutch)