Christiane Michel-Ostertun

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Christiane Michel-Ostertun (born April 26, 1964 in Aalen ) is professor for liturgical organ playing and improvisation, organist , composer and choir director .

Life

Christiane Michel-Ostertun, who grew up in Kiel , received piano, cello and organ lessons during her school days. She studied church music from 1983 to 1988 at the Northwest German Music Academy in Detmold ( Gerhard Weinberger , Renate Zimmermann , Alexander Wagner ), alongside piano studies (E. Nentwig-von Heimberger) with the completion of the state music teacher examination. In 1988 she passed the A-examination , afterwards she pursued an artistic training in the subject organ in Stuttgart ( Jon Laukvik ) and Karlsruhe ( Andreas Schröder ) with final matriculation examination in 1991 and concert examination in 1993. In addition to multiple prizes at " Jugend musiziert ", Christiane Michel- In 1986 Ostertun won 2nd prize at the Frankfurt improvisation competition.

She was already teaching as an assistant to Alexander Wagner (choir director) and Renate Zimmermann (organ improvisation) while studying church music . In 1987 she taught as part of the C training in Paderborn , and in 1988 and 1989, respectively, she received teaching assignments for liturgical organ playing and improvisation at the universities of church music in Herford and Heidelberg . Appointment to a professorship for this subject in Herford in 1993 . She participates in advanced training courses for full-time and part-time church musicians and also teaches methodology for organ improvisation. She played concerts in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Norway and Singapore . Since 2011 she has performed with silent film improvisations. Jurorships at various competitions for improvisation and composition round off her profile.

She worked as a choir director during her studies in Senne near Bielefeld . After assisting and replacing vacancies, she took over the leadership of the choir for sacred music in Ludwigshafen in 1999, and in 2011 also the Mannheim Chamber Choir Cantabile ( until 2017 Concerto cantabile) . She has intensified her work as a composer since composing the scenic oratorio Martin Luther , writing works for organ, choir and wind instruments. She has been married to Robert Schmiederer since 2011 and her real name has been Christiane Schmiederer since then. She lives in Mannheim and has three children from her first marriage to Johannes Matthias Michel .

Publications (selection)

Works for organ

  • Three character pieces based on poems by Christian Morgenstern. Strube 1995
  • 444 intonations to the EG. Strube 1999
  • Evening song stroll through the music cabinet. Strube 2005
  • If Bach had met the Beatles - 11 imaginary co-productions. manuscript
  • Psalm 126 for organ and speaker. Strube 2013
  • Suite Romantique. Strube 2015
  • Preludes to the Christmas circle, easy to moderately difficult preludes or epilogues for organ. Strube 2017
  • Romantic accompanying movements for the EG for organ or piano. Strube 2017
  • Three preludes from geography: The symphony from the world of nuns, The hanging thirds of Babylon, The crooked tone of Pisa. Butz 2018
  • Romantic accompanying movements to “Praise God” for organ or piano. Strube 2018
  • Preludes for the Easter festival group. Strube 2018

Organ concerts for children

  • The conference of animals - organ concert for children. Sheet music and CD: Strube 2004
  • Eberhard's daring adventure - organ concert for children. Sheet music and CD: Strube 2007
  • The Katzenkrimi - An organ concert for children based on the fairy tale "Puss in Boots". Strube 2011
  • Crucify him - organ concert for children about seven stations of the cross. Strube 2014
  • Maxe with the big paw - organ concert for children who are not like everyone who wants to learn something about the organ or who are interested in what the composer Max Reger was like as a boy. Strube 2015
  • Maaartin - From little Martin to great Luther. Organ concert for children from 5th Strube 2013
  • Always trouble with Martin Luther - organ concert for children from 8th Strube 2013
  • Does Beethoven hear? Beethoven hears! A narrative concert for children from 6 for speaker and piano. Strube 2018

Contributions to collections, e.g. B.

  • Organ book for the EG regional part Baden, Pfalz, Alsace and Lorraine. Bärenreiter 1995
  • Organ book on the ground floor, edition Rhineland - Westphalia - Lippe. Bärenreiter 1996

Textbooks

  • Intonations - Instructions and tips for easy intonations on the organ. Strube 1994, improved edition 1995
  • Organ improvisation basics - harmonizing chorales in different historical styles. Bodensee Musikversand 1996 / Strube 2006
  • Worksheets for organ improvisation Volume 1: Baroque. Strube 2011
  • Worksheets for organ improvisation Volume 2: Classical. Strube 2012
  • Worksheets for Organ Improvisation Volume 3: German Romanticism. Strube 2014
  • Playing without notes - improvisation in piano and organ lessons. manuscript

Works for choir a cappella

  • Kyrie and Gloria for mixed choir and solo soprano
  • O come, oh come, you morning star - choral motets with integrated parish stanzas
  • Jubilate Deo - Motet for 4stg. Women's choir (from: Martin Luther)
  • Today as then - Christmas carol about a text by Ulrike Krumm
  • Credo for mixed choir
  • Sanctus and Agnus for mixed choir and soprano

Sentences in collections, (selection)

  • Comes with gifts and hymns of praise - choral pieces for women's choir to the Evangelical Hymnal
  • The word became sound - weekly sayings set to music. Strube 2014

Editions for choir

  • Humor in the choir. Cheerful choral music from seven centuries. Together with Johannes Matthias Michel. Strube i. V.

Works for choir with instruments

  • O you happy - festive phrase for choir, instruments and community. Strube 2012
  • Choir rehearsal magic for mixed choir and piano based on a text by Ulrike Krumm. 2015
  • Love and the poultry - four combinations for four-part choir and piano. 2015
  • Martin Luther - oratorio for staged or concert performance, for 4 soloists, 1–3 choirs, chamber orchestra, trombone choir with young winds, recorder ensemble, organ. Strube 2016
  • God, my heart is ready - verses from Psalm 108 for ten brass and mixed choir
  • Handel and Gretel, three combinations for mixed choir and piano
  • Osterruf - for 2 choirs, trumpet and strings. Also in the version for 2 choirs and organ or for 2 choirs, organ and trumpet
  • The parable of the prodigal son - oratorio for 4 soloists, 2 choirs, children's choir and chamber orchestra

Works for children's choir

  • Maria, the Shepherds, the Wise Men and I - children's choir cantata for a Christmas Vesper. Strube i. V.

Works for wind instruments

  • Festive entry (from: Martin Luther) for 4-part trombone choir
  • Sun of Justice - Choral and Passacaglia for trumpet and organ
  • Thank the Lord - for a 6-part wind instrumentation
  • Now everyone thanks God - chorale arrangement for saxophone quartet

Arrangements for trumpet and organ

  • Mozart: Rondeau from the quartet KV 285
  • Mozart: Church Sonata in C major, K. 336
  • Mozart: Divertimento from the flute quartet KV 136

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the website of the choir , accessed on January 17, 2014
  2. ↑ On www.concerto-cantabile.de , accessed on January 17, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Michel-Ostertun, Christiane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Bask