Andreas Schröder (church musician)
Andreas Schröder (born June 9, 1939 in Leipzig ) is a German church musician .
Life
Andreas Schröder grew up in Dresden and was a member of the Dresden Kreuzchor . He originally wanted to study architecture, but was not allowed to do so in the former GDR. He left his homeland and studied music in Freiburg im Breisgau .
Andreas Schröder converted to the Catholic faith and was cantor of St. Stephan (Karlsruhe) from 1965 until his retirement . From 1979 he also taught as a professor at the Karlsruhe University of Music . Most recently he was church music director until he retired in 2005. His successor is Patrick Fritz-Benzing .
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit (2000)
literature
- Ioculator Dei - Festschrift for Andreas Schröder for his 60th birthday . (Series of publications by the European Organ Academy on the Upper Rhine, Volume 1, Ed. Michael Gerhard Kaufmann), Freiburg, 1999.
Web links
- Sound carrier by Andreas Schröder in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schröder, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |