Gerhard Fitzinger

Gerhard Fitzinger (born April 15, 1947 in Attnang ; † December 30, 2016 in Vöcklabruck ) was an Austrian composer , music teacher and church musician .

Live and act

He studied music pedagogy, choral conducting and composition at the Mozarteum Salzburg , has been teaching piano , French horn and theory at the Landesmusikschule Vöcklabruck since 1974 and has published recordings of his compositions on sound carriers . Since the 1970s he has led and conducted several choirs in the vicinity of Vöcklabruck .

Works

The list of his compositions includes a Te Deum , a symphony , two oratorios , mass , choral works for mixed choir and male choir, chamber music , solo songs, children's songs and piano pieces.

Awards

• Awarded the title of Consultant of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government (1985)
• Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria (2002)
• Local honors from the town of Attnang-Puchheim ((Phönix in Gold Culture Decoration, 1994), the Ungenach community (Culture Ring of Honor, 2001)) and the town of Vöcklabruck (Silver Decoration, 2005)
• Medal of Honor of the Singing Association for Upper Austria and Salzburg (grade in gold, 1996 and cultural medal, 2001)
• Gold medal of the Upper Austria Choir Association (2005)

Web links

• Gerhard Fitzinger: A conductor who keeps the choirs in good shape. In: Upper Austrian news. October 30, 2006, accessed February 11, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary: His good tone made the music. In: Upper Austrian news. January 12, 2017, accessed on February 11, 2017 (Exact date of death not given. See here .). 
2. ↑ Fitzinger, a conductor who keeps the choirs in good shape
3. ↑ Biography Gerhard Fitzinger, in: Website of the Hausruckchors Ottnang-Plötzenedt ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.