Barry Jordan
Barry Jordan (* 1957 in Port Elizabeth ) is a German church musician of South African descent. He is cantor and organist at Magdeburg Cathedral .
Education and activity
Jordan studied in Cape Town and graduated with a Bachelor of Music . After 1977 he worked as second organist at the Anglican Cathedral. For four years he was a substitute clarinetist in a South African police band. From 1984 to 1986 he was a music teacher and choir director at a girls' high school. At the same time further studies and a Master of Music in Composition in 1986. SAMRO Prize for Composition.
From 1986 to 1994 he studied composition and church music in Vienna and Lübeck . In 1994 he was appointed church musician at Magdeburg Cathedral . In addition to his concert activities at home and abroad, he taught at the Leipzig University of Music from 2003 to 2006 . In 2004 he was appointed church music director.
Compositions
- I am the rose of Sharon for mezzo-soprano and organ. Edition Walhall 1996.
- The healing of the gout-frail person for mixed choir. Publisher Daniel Künert, 2012
- last things for large orchestra
- Elise Meiring se Disa for chamber orchestra
Audio documents
- Organ music at Magdeburg Cathedral
- Praise song
- Organ profile Niederndodeleben
- Eroica
- Symphonic impressions
- Heavenly sounds
- BACH (at the Glatter Götz / Rosales organ in the Domremter)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.magdeburgerdommusik.de , accessed on 3rd 2019.
Web links
- Works by and about Barry Jordan in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
- www.magdeburgerdommusik.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordan, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Elizabeth |