Günter Jena

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Günter Jena (* 1933 in Leipzig ) is a German choir director , organist and church music director.

Life

Jena attended the Thomasschule in Leipzig , followed by a degree in musicology. He studied psychology and philosophy in Berlin , then conducting and organ at the Musikhochschule in Munich (assistant to Karl Richter ).

Günter Jena was cantor and church music director , initially at the evangelical St. Johanniskirche in Würzburg , where he initiated a Johann Sebastian Bach Society in 1966 . In 1969 he founded the annual Würzburg Bach Days . From 1974 to 1997, as church music director in Hamburg , he conducted regular performances of Bach's works , classical and romantic music at St. Michaelis . Jena founded the Hamburg Bach Days , which became a Mecca for Bach lovers with highly acclaimed performances. In collaboration with the choreographer John Neumeier , he directed several ballet performances at the Hamburg State Opera , including the St. Matthew Passion by Bach and the Requiem by Mozart . Jena wrote musical and theological publications on the St. Matthew Passion and the Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. He is a member of the Free Academy of the Arts Hamburg .

Jena's students included the surgeon and organist Ernst Kern .

Awards

Publications

  • Günter Jena: “It touches my soul”. The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach . Piper Verlag 1993, Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1999²
  • Günter Jena: Come on, oh beautiful morning light. The Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach . Verlag am Eschbach, 1997. 1999² (Herder)
  • Günter Jena: I live my life in growing rings, m. 2 audio CDs . Verlag am Eschbach, 2000

Sound carrier

  • Johannes Brahms, choral works . NDR choir, led by Günter Jena Label: Deutsche G (Universal) 1996
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio St. Michaelis Choir a. St. Michaelis Orchester Hamburg, Lynne Dawson, Marja Lipovsek, Peter Schreier , Andreas Schmidt Head Günter Jena, Label: Teldec (Warner) 1997

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Martin Elze: The Evangelical Lutheran Church. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 482-494 and 1305 f., Here: p. 494.
  2. Ernst Kern: Seeing - Thinking - Acting of a surgeon in the 20th century. ecomed, Landsberg am Lech 2000. ISBN 3-609-20149-5 , p. 322.