Eckhard Kopetzki

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Eckhard Kopetzki (* 1956 in Hanover ) is a German drummer and composer .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1975, Kopetzki first studied music and physics teaching at the University of Osnabrück . From 1979 to 1984 he studied in Würzburg , first at the Hermann Zilcher Conservatory , from 1981 at the University of Music Würzburg , with Siegfried Fink among others . This was followed by teaching at music schools in Bad Mergentheim, Karlstadt / Main and Herzogenaurach. Since 1985 he has been teaching percussion and composition at the vocational school for music in Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Bavaria) . In addition to his work as a composer, he is Deputy Chairman of the German Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and works as a workshop lecturer and as a juror at competitions.

Eckhard Kopetzki mainly composes for percussion , both in the field of instrumental education and in the artistic field. In addition, he wrote commissioned compositions for various ensembles, competitions and orchestras.

Works (selection)

  • Concert Suite for Solo Snare Drum
  • Canned Heat Set-Up Solo
  • Exploration of Time for 6 percussionists
  • Contemplations for organ and percussion
  • In A Jolly Mood for flute and vibraphone
  • Three Movements for a Solo Dancer Marimba Solo
  • Stout Sonata Marimba Solo (dedicated to Gordon Stout )
  • Night of the Moon Dances for marimba and percussion ensemble
  • Concerto for marimba and string orchestra (dedicated to Katarzyna Mycka )
  • Double concerto for saxophone, marimba and orchestra
  • "Le chant du serpent" (percussion [4 players])

Awards

  • 1st prize at the composition competition of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for Canned Heat (Set-Up Solo) (2002)
  • 1st prize at the composition competition of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for Three Movements for a Solo Dancer (Marimba Solo) (2003)
  • 3rd Prize for Exploration of Time for 6 percussionists (2003)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PAS - German Chapter ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2009 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pas.org
  2. ^ A b Goethe-Institut Boston Chamber Music: Explorations with Marimba
personal data
SURNAME Kopetzki, Eckhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German drummer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover