Christian-Markus Raiser
Christian-Markus Raiser (* 1962 in Eschental / Hohenlohekreis ) is a German organist , composer and church music director .
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Christian-Markus Raiser studied church music at the State Universities of Music in Stuttgart and Trossingen with Jon Laukvik , Zsigmond Szathmáry and Gerd Witte (organ), as well as with Dieter Kurz and Manfred Schreier (conducting). He completed his studies with the A-exam and received a scholarship from the Graduate Fund of the State of Baden-Württemberg . During his studies, Raiser worked as a cantor and organist at the Evangelical City Church in Renningen from 1986 before moving to the Evangelical City Church in Stuttgart- Untertürkheim in 1991 .
From 1990 to 1992 Raiser held a teaching position at the Trossingen University of Music . From 1995 to 2000 he worked as a lecturer for organ literature and improvisation at the University of Church Music in Heidelberg .
Since 1996 Christian-Markus Raiser has been organist and cantor at the Evangelical City Church in Karlsruhe , which is also the market church in Karlsruhe and the bishop's church of the Evangelical regional church in Baden . In the same year he founded the CoroPiccolo Karlsruhe and took over the direction of the Karlsruhe Bach Choir . Under Raiser's direction, in addition to oratorios from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, he is also increasingly taking on modern choral literature. Major oratorical works are performed two to three times a year.
In 1997 Raiser initiated the founding of the Karlsruhe Baroque Orchestra, which specializes in historical performance practice .
Raiser realized the following world premieres of works by contemporary composers with the CoroPiccolo: 2002 Archangeli ( Petr Eben ), 2004 Lied von der Glocke (Kjell Habbestad), 2005 Missa Lyrica (Felixreiber), 2011 Sonne, Mond, Sterne ( Peter Schindler ), 2013 Er has come to throw fire on the earth ( Ulrich Gasser ).
In 2007 Raiser was appointed church music director.
He is also the artistic director of concert series at the Evangelical City Church in Karlsruhe, such as the International Organ Summer .
As an organist, Christian-Markus Raiser not only gives concerts on the two organs of the city church, he is also active as a concert organist worldwide.
Compositions (selection)
- The people who walk in the dark see a great light - Advent motets for mixed choir and organ , Musica Rinata 1994
- Toccata con Aria for organ , Strube-Verlag 2009
- Jubilate Deo - Paraphrase to Psalm 100 for trumpet and organ , Strube-Verlag 2011
- Your little children come - four Advent and Christmas carols for mixed choir , Strube-Verlag 2013
- Now everyone thanks God for two trumpets and organ , Strube-Verlag 2014
Sound documents (selection)
- Music for trumpet and organ, Vol. 1 , Hänssler Classic 1992
- French music for trumpet and organ in the organ landscape of Alsace , Hänssler Classic 1996
- Music for trumpet and organ, Vol. 2 , Hänssler Classic 1999
- Romantic organ music , Hänssler Classic 2001
- Nordlicht - Northern Light , Organum Classics 2006
- Crossroads in the life of Johann Sebastian Bach , Organum Classics 2008
- Concerto Festivo , Organum Classics 2010
- Fascinating soundscapes - organ and bells , motet 2013
Web links
- Information about Christian-Markus Raiser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of the cantorate of the Evangelical City Church Karlsruhe
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Homepage of Christian-Markus Raiser and Rudi Scheck ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Information on Christian-Markus Raiser ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Information on the CoroPiccolo Karlsruhe ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Information on the Karlsruhe Bach Choir ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ Homepage of the Karlsruhe Baroque Orchestra . Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ↑ Homepage Kjell Habbestad
- ↑ Homepage Felix Driver
- ↑ Homepage Peter Schindler
- ↑ Homepage Ulrich Gasser
- ↑ Information on the International Organ Summer ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ↑ Information on the organs of the Evangelical City Church in Karlsruhe ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
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| SURNAME | Raiser, Christian-Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, composer and church music director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashenvale |