Armin Kircher

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Armin Kircher (born December 6, 1966 in Kufstein ; † October 12, 2015 in Straßwalchen ) was an Austrian church musician and composer.

Life

Petersfriedhof Salzburg, grave of Armin Kircher

Armin Kircher grew up in Breitenbach in Tyrol and graduated from the Kollegium Borromaeum Salzburg in 1985 . He then completed church music studies at the Mozarteum Music University in Salzburg, which he graduated in 1991.

He headed the church music department of the Archdiocese of Salzburg and has been the organizational director of the Austrian Work Week for Church Music since 1992. He was also the collegiate conductor at the collegiate church St. Peter in Salzburg and organist at the oldest surviving organ in the city of Salzburg in the Kajetanerkirche .

He was the editor of numerous editions with old and new choral music. Numerous verses in God's praise of 2013 come from his pen.

Kircher died on October 12, 2015 at the age of only 48 of heart failure during a train ride from Salzburg to Vienna.

Armin Kircher is buried in the Petersfriedhof Salzburg .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Salzburg Bach Society: Armin Kircher ( Memento from December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Carus-Verlag: Armin Kircher ; accessed on October 20, 2015
  3. ^ Abbey of St. Peter: Armin Kircher's party ; accessed on October 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Melanie Haberl: Mourning for Armin Kircher. Obituary on mein district.at, October 13, 2015. Accessed October 13, 2015
  5. ↑ Reinhard Kriechbaum: Torn out of the music Obituary at www.drehpunktkultur.at, October 13, 2015. Accessed October 13, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Kircher, Armin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian church musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Kufstein
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 2015
Place of death Straßwalchen