European Church Music Festival
The European Church Music Festival ( EKM for short ) has been held annually in July and August in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1989 . The festival is very attractive with 12,000-15,000 visitors annually. The programs cover a musical repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present day . In addition to international ensembles, young talents will be performing. There are also competitions for the composition of sacred music and organ improvisation , commissioned compositions and world premieres. In 2010 the festival was awarded a prize for its “creativity and innovation” by the initiative of the federal government, German business and Deutsche Bank Germany - Land of Ideas .
Venues
The venues are mainly located in the city center of Schwäbisch Gmünd, but outstanding church buildings in the vicinity also serve as venues for the festival every year.
- Schwäbisch Gmünd core city
- Schwäbisch Gmünd, further urban area
- Abtsgmünd
- Lorch
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- Täferrot parish church
European Church Music Prize
On the occasion of this festival, the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd has been awarding the European Church Music Prize to high-ranking composers and performers every year since 1999 .
International competition for organ improvisation
The international competition for organ improvisation takes place every two years as part of the festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd and is considered the only permanent competition of its kind in Germany. The final round takes place regularly at the Klais organ of the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster . Since 2013, the first prize of the competition has been awarded as the Hubert Beck Prize , in honor of the deceased co-founder of the festival and long-time jury member Hubert Beck .
Prize winner of the International Competition for Organ Improvisation
- 2019 Cyril Julien (Hubert Beck Prize); Filip Presseisen (2nd Prize and Audience Prize); Mannes Hofsink (3rd prize)
- 2017 Martin Sturm (Hubert Beck Prize); Christian Groß (2nd Prize and Audience Prize); Peter Schleicher (2nd Prize and Audience Prize)
- Jury: Gabriel Marghieri , Hayo Boerema , Stephan Beck
- 2015 Geerten Liefting (Hubert Beck Prize); Peter Schleicher (2nd prize); Benedikt Nuding (3rd Prize and Audience Prize)
- Jury: Zuzana Ferjencikova , Ansgar Wallenhorst , Stephan Beck
- 2013 David Cassan (Hubert Beck Prize); Peter Schleicher (2nd Prize and Audience Prize); Geerten Liefting (3rd prize)
- Jury: Philippe Lefebvre , Jos van der Kooy , Stephan Beck
- 2011 Tobias Aehlig (1st prize and audience prize); Maximilian Pöllner (2nd prize); Peter Schleicher (3rd Prize)
- Jury: Louis Robilliard , Stefan Therstam , Stephan Beck
- 2009 Martin Bacot (1st prize); Sebastian Küchler-Blessing (3rd Prize and Audience Prize)
- Jury: Jean-Pierre Leguay , Hayo Boerema , Stephan Beck
- 2007 Stephan Kreutz (1st prize); Thomas Schnorr (2nd prize); Alexander David Nuber (3rd Prize and Audience Prize)
- Jury: Pierre Pincemaille , Lionel Rogg , Hubert Beck
- 2005 Rudolf Müller (1st Prize and Audience Prize); Lutz Brenner (2nd prize); Markus Uhl (3rd prize)
- Jury: Bernard Bartelink , David Briggs , Hubert Beck
- 2003 Sebastian Bange (1st prize and audience award); Lutz Brenner (3rd prize)
- Jury: Werner Jacob , Frédéric Blanc , Hubert Beck
- 2001 Sebastian Bange (2nd prize and audience award); Jörg Josef Schwab (3rd Prize)
- Jury: Wolfgang Seifen , Thierry Escaich , Hubert Beck
- 1999 Ulrich Klemm (1st prize); Jutta Bitsch (2nd prize and audience prize); Thomas Lennartz (3rd Prize)
- Jury: Rudolf Meyer , Thierry Mechler , Hubert Beck
- 1997 David Timm (1st prize); Christoph Hamm (1st prize and audience award); Sebastian Bange (3rd Prize and Audience Prize)
- Jury: Jos van der Kooy , Eric Lebrun , Hubert Beck
- 1995 Martin Bambauer (1st prize and audience prize); Otto Maria Krämer (2nd prize); Manuel Gera (3rd prize)
- Jury: Werner Jacob , Lionel Rogg , Hubert Beck
- 1993 Peter Reulein (2nd Prize and Audience Prize); Karl-Bernhardin Kropf (2nd prize); Franz Josef Stoiber (3rd Prize)
- Jury: Albert de Klerk , Jacques Taddei , Hubert Beck
- 1991 Rijk Jansen (2nd Prize and Audience Prize); Thomas Friedrich Dahl (3rd Prize)
- Jury: Franz Lehrndorfer , Peter Planyavsky , Jan Raas , Hubert Beck
- 1989 Johannes Mayr (1st prize); Wolfgang Hörlin (2nd prize); Cor Ardesch (3rd prize)
- Jury: Hans Haselböck , Werner Jacob , Piet Kee , Hubert Beck
Composition competition for contemporary sacred music
The composition competition for contemporary sacred music alternates with a composition commission every two years as part of the festival. A jury assesses the submitted pieces anonymously and awards the prize, currently endowed with 2500 euros, to one of the composers. The premiere of the award-winning piece is part of the festival's program. The pieces submitted come from all over the world, in 2010 from Europe , America and Australia .
Winner of the contemporary sacred music composition competition
| year | composer | plant | premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Otto Wanke | …by… | 13th July 2018 |
| Patrick Walliser | anthem | ||
| 2016 | Stephan Lenz | You are all children of God | 7th August 2016 |
| Tilman Hunter | As a man and woman | 7th August 2016 | |
| 2014 | Günter Berger | El Roi impressions | July 18, 2014 |
| 2012 | Dominik Susteck | Intermediate sounds | July 27, 2012 |
| 2010 | Terence Yap | View of the Son from the Father's Eye | July 16, 2010 |
| 2008 | Gaetano Lorandi | Put me like a seal on your heart | July 11, 2008 |
| Rucsandra Popescu | ... and love me ... (sponsorship award) | ||
| 2006 | Frank Gerhardt | revealed / without earth (antiphon II). psalm 90 for choir and string trio | July 21, 2006 |
| 2003 | Dieter Buwen | Crimson | July 11, 2003 |
| Jong-Sam Kim | Passion | July 11, 2003 | |
| 2001 | Jong-Sam Kim | Light now | July 13, 2001 |
| Hans Schanderl | Ex Lux Aeterna | July 13, 2001 | |
| 1999 | Peter Wittrich | Hymn motet | July 23, 1999 |
| 1997 | Detlef Dörner | Cantata of Hope-Speravit anima mea | July 25, 1997 |
| 1995 | Marion Bluthard | Short time? | July 21, 1995 |
| Ulrich Wolf | Only for a short period of time | July 21, 1995 | |
| 1991 | Friedo Matthies | Gospel motet Sing a new song to the Lord | 5th July 1991 |
| Erich K. Reymaier | Psalm CXIII Praise O Him | 5th July 1991 | |
| Franz Surges | Call to all peoples - Now praise God in the high throne | 5th July 1991 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "rw": Unforgettable sounding cathedral. Municipal Council: Final report on the European Church Music Festival 2019 . In: Rems-Zeitung No. 235, October 10, 2019, p. 15 (in 2019 there were about 14,000 visitors).
- ↑ http://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/3967.php
- ↑ http://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/1180-Wettbewerbe.html
- ↑ http://remszeitung.de/2012/5/29/stadt-verendung-kuenftig-hubert-beck-preis/
- ↑ http://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/1180-Wettbewerbe.html