Jörg Josef Schwab
Jörg Josef Schwab (* 1976 in Illertissen ) is a German organist and church musician . In 2013 Schwab was appointed to the Münster organist in Freiburg im Breisgau .
education
Jörg Josef Schwab received organ lessons from Winfried Bönig and studied school and church music at the University of Freiburg . He then obtained the A-exam in church music and the concert exam in organ improvisation as part of a postgraduate course at the Mainz University of Music . At the Berlin University of the Arts he deepened his knowledge of organ improvisation. Schwab completed his studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with a bachelor's and master's degree. His teachers included Klemens Schnorr , Gerhard Gnann, Jacques van Oortmerssen , Alfred Müller-Kranich , Hans-Jürgen Kaiser and Wolfgang Seifen .
Professional background
From 2006 to Schwab was two years as Regional Kantor in the diocese of Trier with his office in Oberwesel worked, and he taught the subjects "Schulpraktisches piano" and "organ improvisation" as a lecturer at the Academy of Music in Mainz .
In 2008 Schwab took over the office of cathedral organist at Essen Minster . In the summer of 2013 he last performed the summer organ concerts in this role , including a. with his improvisations In memoriam Franz Lehrndorfer . On October 1st, 2013 he was appointed organist in Freiburg im Breisgau. Since 2014 Schwab has also been a lecturer for organ improvisation and liturgical organ playing at the Freiburg University of Music .
Awards
In 2001 Schwab won the 3rd prize at the organ improvisation competition Festival European Church Music in Schwäbisch Gmünd and in the same year received the sponsorship prize at the Fugato organ festival in Bad Homburg . In 2005 he won the 2nd prize at the competition organ playing in church services in Fulda , sponsored by the Cäcilien Association and hosted by the KdL .
Works
The organ book of the cathedral organists , published in 2014 by Bärenreiter-Verlag , contains three musical arrangements by Schwab:
- People you were lost by Christoph Bernhard Verspoell in the editing by Stefan Schmidt and Jörg Josef Schwab
- Thank you, father, for the eternal life of Johann Crüger in the arrangement by Franz Josef Stoiber and Jörg Josef Schwab
- Let us praise, joyfully praise by Erhard Quack , edited by Winfried Böning, Franz Josef Stoiber and Jörg Josef Schwab
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Teachers, Jörg Josef Schwab: Organ, Organ Improvisation, Liturgical Organ Playing. University of Music Freiburg , accessed on October 30, 2018 .
- ^ Münster organist Jörg Josef Schwab. Archbishop's Office Freiburg , accessed on October 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Jörg Josef Schwab designed the "Summer Organ Concerts" for the last time. Diocese of Essen , accessed on October 31, 2018 (English).
- ↑ New organist in the cathedral church. Archdiocese of Freiburg , accessed on October 31, 2018 .
- ^ Festival of European Church Music. Prize winner organ improvisation competition. City of Schwäbisch Gmünd , accessed on October 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Review of master classes. Masterclasses 2001. Kur- und Kongreß-GmbH Bad Homburg, accessed on October 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Student of cathedral organist Kaiser called to Essen. Osthessen News, April 29, 2008, accessed on October 31, 2018 .
- ↑ The organ book of the cathedral organists . Bärenreiter-Verlag, 2014, ISBN 979-0-00654424-0 ( stretta-music.com ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwab, Jörg Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illertissen |