Hans-Günther Wauer

Hans-Günther Wauer ( December 12, 1925 - February 17, 2016 ) was a German church musician .

Live and act

After studying at the University of Music in Leipzig with Karl Straube , he worked as a cathedral organist and cantor in Merseburg from 1951 to 1996 . He was also a lecturer in organ playing and improvisation at the Halle church music school . In 1971 he recorded the organ works by Franz Liszt for record on the Ladegast organ in Merseburg Cathedral . He founded the Merseburg Organ Days and campaigned for contemporary organ literature. As an organist, he has made guest appearances throughout Europe, for example at Westminster Abbey and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris . He particularly took care of organ improvisations and for this very early sought collaboration with other improvised musicians who came from jazz, such as Günter "Baby" Sommer , Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky , Theo Jörgensmann , Hermann Naehring , Warnfried Altmann or Louis Moholo . He also expanded his organ concerts by including artists from other areas such as (political) literature, dance, visual arts or film.

Appointment as professor (1997)

Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998)

Citizen Medal of the City of Merseburg (2006)

Interlocked construction (with "Baby" Sommer; 1986)
Introitus (with Theo Jörgensmann; 1990)
Merseburg encounter (with "Baby" Sommer and Theo Jörgensmann ; 1994)
Seismograms. Reading concert for words, organ, saxophone and percussion (with Friedrich Schorlemmer , Warnfried Altmann, Hermann Naehring; 1997)