Gregor Simon (church musician)

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Gregor Simon (born November 8, 1969 in Ulm ) is a German church musician , concert organist , choir director and composer .

Live and act

Gregor Simon completed his Abitur at the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium in Biberach an der Riss. He then studied church music from 1990 to 1994 at the Saar University of Music in Saarbrücken and organ with Daniel Roth . A year later he passed the church music A-exam with organ at the Musikhochschule in Munich with Harald Feller . He attended master classes with Marie-Claire Alain , Guy Bovet , Martin Haselböck , Ewald Kooiman , Ludger Lohmann , Michael Radulescu and Lionel Rogg . In the subject of organ improvisation he also took lessons from Bernhard Haas , Wolfgang Hörlin , Willibald Bezler , Jos van der Kooy , Rudolf Meyer , Pierre Pincemaille and Wolfgang Seifen, among others . He also studied music theory at the Detmold University of Music .

From 1997 to 2001 he was a church musician at St. Fidelis in Stuttgart and dean chantor for the dean's offices in Stuttgart-Mitte and Stuttgart-Fildern. From 2002 to 2012 he was church musician in Laupheim and, since 2008, Dean's Chantor in the Ochsenhausen-Illertal deanery .

Simon has been working as a freelancer since 2013. On behalf of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart , he has since looked after the restored organ of Johann Nepomuk Holzhey in the Minster St. Peter and Paul Obermarchtal as custodian and organizes the Obermarchtal Minster Concerts there.

organist

As a concert organist, Simon played in the Memorial Church in Berlin , in the Catholic Court Church and the Kreuzkirche in Dresden, in Freiberg Cathedral , in the Großmünster in Zurich , in the Ulm Minster and at the Bad Wurzach baroque concerts.

Simon received an audience award at the Schlägl International Organ Competition in 2008. In 2009 he was one of the finalists in the Dudelange International Organ Improvisation Competition . He also plays organ improvisations for silent films , such as the 2019 European Church Music Festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd for the silent film Our hospitality ; A DVD was produced for this film on the symphonic Mühleisen organ of the St. Johannes Leonberg Church .

Choirmaster

Simon played as choirmaster with the Laudate Choir Oberschwaben (1995-2005), the Sacral Choir in St. Fidelis in Stuttgart (1997-2001), the church choir and children's choir St. Petrus and Paulus in Laupheim (2002-2012) and the oratorio choir Liederkranz Ravensburg ( 2015-2020). He has been leading the Oberschwaben concert choir since 2014 and the St. Petrus and Paulus church choir in Obermachtal since 2018.

composer

Simon received numerous composition commissions, among others from the Office for Church Music of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. He composed works for organ, choir and organ, orchestra, choir and orchestra, a cappella choir, instrumental works for small ensembles (including sonatas, trios and quartets), masses and cantatas. Numerous organ compositions by him can be found in the publications accompanying God's praise . Simon is the winner of several composition competitions.

Prices

  • Award of the Deutsche Messe for Marienfeste at the Slatkonia Prize of the Archdiocese of Vienna, world premiere in St. Stephen's Cathedral, 2002
  • 3rd prize in the composition competition of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart “Eucharistic Choral Songs” with “Awards”, 2002
  • 1st prize at the composition competition of the parish of St. Marien and the Theater Vorpommern in Stralsund with "Christ in aeternum", 2007
  • 2nd prize at the Rachmaninov composition competition in category A with the piano piece Elegie , 2016
  • 2nd prize at the composition competition of the German Choir Association with Verleih uns Frieden , 2017
  • 3rd prize at the Carl von Ossietzky composition competition with Linguis omnium , 2020

Publications compositions

  • Awards in the choir book Christusgesänge , DCV Rottenburg-Stuttgart, 2003
  • Jazz Inspirations for organ : 2 organ pieces, Bärenreiter Verlag, 2007
  • Hymns To you I sing my song : piano phrases, Schwabenverlag, 2009
  • 15 Etudes for Organ Improvisation , Musica Sacra, 2011/12
  • Christmas carol book : Choral and piano movements, Carus Verlag 2012
  • Organ book for God's praise : Organ set GL 839, Herder Verlag, 2013
  • Choral preludes for organ to praise God : GL 266, Carus Verlag, 2014
  • Choral preludes for organ to praise God : GL 100, GL 421, Carus Verlag 2016
  • Contributions in chorale preludes on the intrinsic part of God's praise , Strube Verlag, 2016
  • Choral preludes for organ to praise God , Volume 4: GL 497, Carus Verlag, 2018
  • Ave verum for 6st. Choir ( Carus Contemporary series ), Carus Verlag, 2018
  • Peace request and Marienlob (4 choir pieces), Strube Verlag, 2019

Works (selection)

A cappella choir (without masses)

  • Path's Distress (1996)
  • Sacrifice on the Cross and Glory of Jesus Christ (2003)
  • Choir Book 2006 (2006)
  • Lay me like a seal (2008)
  • Come down, O Holy Spirit (2010)
  • I want to thank you , Ps. 138 (2012)
  • From the stump of Isais (2013)
  • This is my commandment (2013)
  • So go and eat your bread with joy (2018)
  • 5 choral pieces (2019): Magnificat, Pater noster, Jesu dulcis memoria, Ave maris stella, Da pacem, Domine / O esca viatorum
  • I praised the earth in C for 3 hours. Women's or girls' choir (2019)
  • I praised the earth in As for 3st. Women's or girls' choir (2019)
  • Psalm 75, We praise you for 8st. Choir
  • Gloria (6st.) (2020)
  • Gloria for 2 choirs (2020)

measure up

  • German Fair for Marian Feasts (2002)
  • Missa caum gaudio (2003)
  • Message (2004)
  • Missa brevis (2007)
  • Mass 1962 (2011)
  • Fair "Time of Peace" (2015)
  • Benedict Mass (2017)

Choir and orchestra

  • Rorate Coeli (1997)
  • Te Deum (2000)
  • Dance Cantata (2004)
  • Thanksgiving Psalm (2006)
  • Cantata Im Spiegel der Zeiten (2016)
  • Oratory Peace - Just a Word (2017)
  • Mirrors (2017)
  • Hallelujah for 1 or 2 choirs and wind instruments (2020)
  • Our father for 3 or 6st. Choir, wind instruments ad lib. (2020)
  • Requiem aeternam for choir and small orchestra (2020)
  • Et in terra pax , Requiem with 4, 6, or 8 movements for choir and small orchestra (2020)

Choir and organ

  • Psalm 100 (1999)
  • Grant Us Peace (2007)
  • Christ in aeternum (2007)
  • O depth of wealth (2009)
  • Omnes gentes (2009)
  • German Magnificat (with brass quartet ad lib.) (2011)
  • To you lord I lift up my soul (with congas and bongos ) (2012)
  • I believe in God (with wind instruments and timpani ad lib.) (2013)
  • To the meal of the lamb (with percussion) (2017)

organ

  • Sonata (1994)
  • Toccata Exodus (2001)
  • Organ cycle Dawn (2009)
  • Linguis omnium (2010)
  • Evocations (2011)
  • Suite Christ Encounters (2011)
  • 25 choral altocatas (2013)
  • Organ cycle The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2014)
  • Variations on a Romantic Harmony Sequence (2014)
  • All'italiana (2014)
  • Suite francaise sur Ave Maria (2018)
  • Suite brève sur Ave Maria (2018)
  • 3 boleros (2019)

Instrumental

  • Piano Sonata (2001)
  • Quartet for violin, cello, clarinet and piano (2004)
  • Allegro spirituoso for brass quartet (2007)
  • Sehnsucht I and II for brass sextet and organ (2009)
  • Sonata for Trumpet and Organ (2013)
  • Piano piece Impromptus (2014)
  • Sonata for violin and organ (2015)
  • Piano piece Elegie (2015)
  • Trio for violin, alto saxophone and piano (2020)
  • Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (2020)

orchestra

  • In memoriam , Andante for string orchestra (2009)
  • The coal woman from Kirchbierlingen for wind orchestra (2010)
  • Orchestral piece in two movements: Fatum ( The Indomitable Fate ) et Fiducia ( Home ) (2018)

Sound carrier

  • Famous organs (Gabler organ in Weingarten, Walcker organ in Ulm and others), 2008
  • The Silbermann organs in Dresden and Villingen, 2012
  • The Holzhey organ in the Münster Obermarchtal, 2016
  • Silent film with organ improvisation "Our hospitality" (DVD), 2019

Web links

Commons : Gregor Simon (organist)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pavel Jerabek: Church music - "Benefiz am Ersten". In: Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. May 1, 2020, accessed June 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Freiberg Cathedral, concert program 2017: 20th evening music, September 20, 2017. In: freiberger-dom.de. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Karin Mitschang: Curator Gregor Simon gives tours and teaches on the Holzhey organ. In: Südwest Presse. March 1, 2013, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Oratorienchor Liederkranz Ravensburg e. V. founded in 1827 - conductor. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b sk: Markdorf: Festive New Year's Concert in the Markdorfer Nikolaus Church. In: Südkurier . December 23, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  6. ^ Günter Vogel: The cantata by Gregor Simon is premiered. In: musikwochen.de. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Final selection for the position of Dresden Cathedral organist. In: Music in Dresden. February 17, 2008, accessed on June 9, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ concerts - archive July 2015. Accessed on June 9, 2020 (German).
  9. ↑ Bernd Guido Weber: Mighty tones on a small organ. In: Schwäbische Zeitung. October 19, 2017, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  10. ^ Organ vespers with Gregor Simon from Obermarchtal - works by Zipoli, Bach and Dandrieu are on the program. In: steinheim-news.de. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  11. ^ Dudelange International Organ Competition, results 2007-2017. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  12. ^ Festival European Church Music Schwäbisch Gmünd: Review, Documentation 2019. In: kirchenmusik-festival.de. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  13. ^ Prayer and confession. In: Südpresse. April 5, 2016, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  14. ^ Opal Verlag Kassel. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  15. ^ Deutscher Chorverban: Prize winners of the composition competition announced. September 16, 2017, accessed June 9, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Composition competition: winners have been determined. In: Press service, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. February 14, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Simon, Gregor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm