Hans Gebhard (church musician)

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Hans Gebhard (born May 17, 1929 in Schwarzenbach an der Saale ) is a German church musician , organist , composer and choir director .

life and work

Gebhard studied church music and composition in Munich with Michael Schneider and Joseph Haas and musicology in Kiel with Walter Wiora . In 1950 he became city cantor in Hof , and in 1959 church music director at the Nikolaikirche (Kiel) . In 1976 he was appointed professor for choral conducting and organ at the Lübeck University of Music . In 2000 he became Chairman of the Music Council of the Association of German Concert Choirs (VDKC).

Gebhard is a frequent guest at the International Organ Festival. He teaches as a lecturer in master classes for literary play and improvisation and has been a member of the jury at national and international competitions several times.

Awards

Publications

  • Practice of organ improvisation. A course. = The practice of organ improvisation. CF Peters et al., Frankfurt am Main et al. 1987.
  • Practical guide to performing vocal music from the 16th to 18th centuries. CF Peters, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1998, ISBN 3-87626-170-8 .
  • as editor: Harenberg Chormusikführer. From the chamber choir to the oratorio. Harenberg, Dortmund 1999, ISBN 3-611-00817-6 .
  • with Heribert Allen: Choral symphonic works. Performance basics of 230 choral works (= series of publications by the Association of German Concert Choirs 3). 3. Edition. Association of German Concert Choirs, Weimar 2007, ISBN 978-3-929698-03-9 .

Compositions (selection)

Vocal works
  • Christ, you creator of all the world . Hymn for mixed choir and organ (~ 1981, Bärenreiter Verlag)
  • Eichendorff songs . Waltz for choir and piano (2007, Carus Verlag). WP May 6, 2007 Hamburg-Blankenese ( church ). Hamburger Singakademie
  • Let the word of Christ dwell abundantly among you . Epistle for the Sunday Cantata (Colossians 3, 16f.), For mixed choir a cappella (SSATB) (2014, Renaissance Verlag). WP May 18, 2014 Hamburg ( Main Church St. Petri )
Organ works
  • Seven new chorale preludes (~ 1990, Bärenreiter Verlag)
Open the door - I'm standing here at your manger - The night has advanced - Jesus, your passion - Praise be to God in the highest throne - Now shout out to the Lord, all the world - All tomorrow is fresh and new
  • Echoes of Mozart's visit to Leipzig in 1789 . Four chorale preludes for organ (2008, Fabius-Musikverlag Pinneberg)
  • Buxtehude's sketch sheet for 2 organs
  • Toccata americana for organ
Chamber music

Discography

Choir and orchestra

  • Joh. Seb. Bach, Markus Passion (Tallinn Organ Festival 1996) Tallinn Baroque Orchestra, Tallinn Vanalinna Chamber Choir - (eres)
  • Multi-choir festival music of the Baroque in Lübeck Cathedral (AGK)
  • For recreation of the mind, popular instrumental and vocal pieces by JS Bach (teldec)

organ

  • Organ improvisations in Lübeck Cathedral (with Hans Haselböck , Albert de Klerk and Uwe Röhl - EMI)
  • Works by JS Bach, Mozart and C. Franck on the organ of Kiel Castle (ambitus)
  • Works by JS Bach and F. Liszt (ad nos) on the organ of St. Nikolai-Kiel (TBS)
  • The most beautiful chorales. 25 chorales to sing along with auditions (eres)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Culture Prize winner Hans Gebhard turns 90 , Kieler Nachrichten, May 16, 2019, accessed on June 24, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Gebhard, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician, organist, composer and choir director
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwarzenbach on the Saale