Heinz Markus Göttsche

Heinz Markus Göttsche (born April 7, 1922 in Beringstedt ; † May 25, 2010 in Landau in the Palatinate ) was a German Protestant church musician , organist , conductor and composer .

life and work

Heinz Markus Göttsche attended grammar school in Neumünster . As a schoolboy he played the church organ in various places in the area. After graduating from high school, Götsche studied in Berlin with Fritz Heitmann and Hans Chemin-Petit, among others . During his military service in World War II , he was taken prisoner by the British. After the war he continued his studies at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Academy in Lübeck. He finished his studies in 1949.

From 1949 to 1960 he worked as a cantor in Bad Oldesloe . He built up children's and youth choirs in this city and in the surrounding communities. During these years he also worked as a lecturer at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Academy. In 1960 he became cantor at the Christ Church in Mannheim . In the 1960s he worked in Mannheim as director of the Bach choir and orchestra there. At the same time he worked as a lecturer for organ at the Church Music Institute in Heidelberg . He was also a professor at the Mannheim University of Music. In 1969 Göttsche was appointed regional church music director of the Palatinate regional church .

After his retirement, Göttsche worked from 1987 to 1995 as the conductor of the South Palatinate Chamber Orchestra. He devoted part of his time to composing and performing. He published his works among others with the Strube , Bärenreiter and Merseburger publishers . Göttsche made numerous sound recordings for the Da Camera label .

Heinz Markus Göttsche was the father of the church musician Gunther Martin Göttsche .

literature

Prof. Göttsche passed away. In: Stormarner Tageblatt . May 31, 2010, accessed May 26, 2020 .
The church musician Heinz Markus Göttsche is dead. In: Hamburger Abendblatt . May 29, 2010, accessed May 26, 2020 .

Web links

Göttsche, Heinz Markus / 1922–2010. In: Rhineland-Palatinate personal database . July 4, 2019, accessed May 27, 2020 .
Heinz Markus Göttsche at Bach Cantatas (English)
Literature by and about Heinz Markus Göttsche in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Heinz Markus Göttsche at Discogs (English)
Heinz Markus Göttsche on MusicBrainz (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Rhineland-Palatinate personal database .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Bach Cantatas.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Stormaner Tageblatt. 2010.

personal data
SURNAME	Göttsche, Heinz Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Protestant church musician, organist, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 7, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beringstedt
DATE OF DEATH	May 25, 2010
Place of death	Landau in the Palatinate

[1] Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Rhineland-Palatinate personal database .

[:1-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Bach Cantatas.

[:0-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Heinz Markus Göttsche. In: Stormaner Tageblatt. 2010.