Gisbert Schneider

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Gisbert Schneider (born January 14, 1934 in Wattenscheid ; † December 1, 2018 in Velbert ) was professor for artistic organ playing and improvisation at the Folkwang University of Applied Sciences in Essen and church music director .

Born in Wattenscheid , he grew up in Weimar . There he received his first organ lessons from Johannes Ernst Köhler . He completed his church music and band master studies with Siegfried Reda at the Folkwang University in Essen. This was followed by church music activities in Velbert and Mülheim an der Ruhr . Since 1961 he was also a lecturer at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen , in 1970 he was appointed professor.

He was a prizewinner at international organ competitions and in 1958 received the sponsorship award from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . In addition to his international concert activities, he was a member of the jury for international organ competitions. There was particularly close scientific cooperation with the Krakow Music Academy and Jan Jargon . Gisbert Schneider has made radio and vinyl recordings as well as CD / SACD recordings. He was the founder and head of the Velbert Kantorei for more than 50 years . In 1996 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.

Discography (incomplete)

  • Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863–1943): Organ works , Gisbert Schneider on the Great Alexander Schuke Organ in Erfurt Cathedral, audio CD 1997, Cybele Records
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Organ works on the large Silbermann organ in Freiberg Cathedral , Gisbert Schneider, multi-channel SACD also playable on conventional CD players, 2003, Cybele Records

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerd Haun: Velbert organist Gisbert Schneider (84) has died. In: WAZ plus. WAZ, December 7, 2018, accessed December 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Folkwang mourns Gisbert Schneider. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ uni-protocol.de , accessed on March 17, 2010
  4. ↑ CD booklet JS Orgelwerke , Cybele
personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Gisbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, university professor and church music director
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Wattenscheid
DATE OF DEATH 1st December 2018
Place of death Velbert