Colin Mawby

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Colin Mawby and Michael Scholl after the German premiere of his Fun Gloria and Christ vincit by the Biederitzer Kantorei (2007)
Colin Mawby and Gabriel Dessauer in front of St. Bonifatius Wiesbaden (2011)

Colin Mawby (born May 9, 1936 in Portsmouth ; † November 24, 2019 ) was a British organist , choir director and composer . He led church music at Westminster Cathedral from 1961 and was director of the choirs of the Irish radio company RTÉ from 1981 . In 2006 he was made a knight of the Papal Order of Gregory . He is considered one of the most famous contemporary English composers for church music .

Life

Colin John Beverley Mawby received his earliest musical training at the Westminster Cathedral Choir School . He assisted George Malcolm on the organ from the age of 13 . The boys sang 14 to 15 services per week and received ten hours of rehearsals, including Gregorian chant . Mawby studied at the Royal College of Music with Gordon Jacob . During this time he worked with Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent .

He first became an assistant at Westminster Cathedral and was then Master of the Music from 1961 to 1976. During this time he directed the first performances of the early music ensemble Pro Cantione Antiqua . He also worked with the London Mozart Players , the Wren Orchestra , the Belgian Radio Choir and the BBC Singers . He performed in front of the Queen of England in St Paul's Cathedral , in Westminster Cathedral for President John F. Kennedy and in St. Peter's Basilica for Pope John Paul II.

In 1981 he became director of the Radio Telefís Éireann radio choir in Dublin , and later also artistic director of the National Chamber Choir . In 1985 he founded the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir and a children's choir.

Mawby lived in County Dublin , Ireland and London until his death . He died on November 24, 2019.

Honors

In 2006 he was awarded the Papal Order of Gregory for his services to church music . In 2012 he signed the city of Magdeburg's Golden Book . In 2013 Colin Mawby signed the Golden Book of the city of Rheda-Wiedenbrück .

Works

Mawby composed numerous works for the liturgy of the Catholic Church in England, masses , motets and antiphons , including psalm settings (such as Psalm 23, 121, 150) and songs. His Requiem of Hope for soprano, mixed choir and organ, composed from 1995 to 2002, is based on texts by Henry Vaughan , John Henry Newman and anonymous texts. A Te Deum for soprano, mixed choir, organ and brass was premiered in Cambridge in 2006 on the occasion of his 70th birthday. His setting of Psalm 113, Laudate Pueri Dominum , was first performed in 2011 in Westminster Cathedral Hall. For the Choir of St. Bonifatius in Wiesbaden, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012, he composed the Missa solemnis Bonifatius Mass for soprano, mixed choir, children's choir, oboe and organ, which premiered on October 3, 2012, directed by Gabriel Dessauer . The “rich in sound, effective and musically haunting” mass was performed on November 3, 2012 in Frankfurt Cathedral , this time with cathedral organist Andreas Boltz on the organ. In 2016 the oratorio Ecce homo was premiered and enthusiastically received on the occasion of the 100th German Catholic Day in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche, which was filled to the last seat, with more than 200 participants under the direction of Frank Steffen Elster (Gewandhaus zu Leipzig). This work is "dedicated to all women, men and children who try to follow the inner voice of their conscience despite danger, persecution and fear - like the demonstrators of the Peaceful Revolution on October 9, 1989 in Leipzig".

Secular works include two children's operas , The Torc of Gold (1996) and The Quest (2000), both on libretti by Maeve Ingoldsby, commissioned by the National Chamber Choir, and premiered in Dublin under his direction. Among other things, he wrote five song cycles and a Christmas cantata for children.

Mawby commented on his work for choirs: “I can't write choral music if I don't work with choirs. […] I have to write for certain people. ”-“ I cannot write choral music unless I work with choirs. Now that's a subjective judgment: I know that lots of people can do these things; I can't. I have to write for particular people. "

selection

The following composition was premiered by: Dresdner Kapellknaben, girls choir at Cologne Cathedral, St. Eugenia Vocalensemble Stockholm, Biederitzer Kantorei, Vocalconsort Leipzig; Camerata Lipsiensis, Daniel Beilschmidt (organ).

  • Ecce homo , world premiere (2016)

The following compositions were performed by the Biederitzer Kantorei :

  • May God be gracious to us: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2017)
  • Homage to Lucas Cranach: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2015)
  • Da Pacem: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2014)
  • Homage to Martin Luther: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2012)
  • Et Verbum Caro Factum Est: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2011)
  • Missa solemnis: composed for the Biederitzer Kantorei, world premiere (2010)
  • A Song of Hope: German premiere (2009)
  • Quoniam Angelis Suis and Te Deum : German premiere (2009)
  • A Fun Gloria and Christ vincit : German premiere (2007)

The following compositions were performed by the St. Aegidius Children's and Youth Choirs :

  • Sicut Cervus: composed for the youth choirs St. Aegidius, world premiere (2013)
  • Five pieces for Advent and Christmas in English and Latin for choir and organ: composed for the youth choirs of St.Aegidius, world premiere (2014)

Web links

Commons : Colin Mawby  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release of the Catholic Herald of November 25, 2019, accessed on November 27, 2019
  2. ↑ a b An Interview with Colin Mawby ( English ) The Contemporary Music Center Ireland. 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  3. ^ A b c Colin Mawby ( English ) Music for Church Choirs. 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b Choir performs world premiere of work by Colin Mawby / World premiere of Colin Mawby's new work, Laudate Pueri Dominum, was held last month at Westminster Cathedral Hall ( English ) Catholic Herald. April 20, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ a b c The Contemporary Music Center Ireland 2009: Colin Mawby PDF; 182 kB (English) ( Memento from December 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ We must save our finest music before it's too late ( English ) November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ The Contemporary Music Center Ireland April 20, 2006: Papal Honor for Mawby (English) ( Memento of March 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ^ Colin Mawby ( English ) Oregon Catholic Press. 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sir Colin Mawby signed the Golden Book of the State Capital Magdeburg ( German ) State Capital Magdeburg. 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ Doris Kösterke: Own gift / premiere of Colin Mawby's Boniface Mass . Wiesbadener Tagblatt . October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved on October 5, 2012.
  11. ↑ Successful world premiere in Wiesbaden / Bonifatius Mass by Sir Colin Mawby on the 150th anniversary of the choir ( German ) Section Church Music Limburg. October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  12. ↑ a b Roland H. Dippel: Oratorio for the Catholic Day 2016 - world premiere of Sir Colin Mawby's “Ecce homo”. In: Neue Musikzeitung . May 28, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2017 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  14. ↑ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2015 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  15. ↑ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2014 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  16. ↑ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2012 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  17. ^ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2011 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  18. ^ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2010 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  19. ^ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2009 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  20. ^ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2009 , accessed on August 14, 2017
  21. ^ Biederitzer Musiksommer 2007 , accessed on August 14, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Mawby, Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British organist, choir director and composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 2019