Jan Wilke

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Jan Wilke (2018)

Jan Wilke (born October 16, 1980 in Darmstadt ) is a German composer , choir director and organist .

Life

Jan Wilke studied school music and music theory at the Mannheim University of Music as well as church music (A) and choral conducting at the Heidelberg University of Church Music . In addition, he completed a postgraduate course (Master of Arts) in choral conducting at the University of Birmingham with Simon Halsey , which he graduated with honors. He completed master courses with Simon Carrington , Peter Hanke, Morten Schuldt-Jensen and Daniel Reuss . In 2014 he was an active participant in the international master class at the Rundfunkchor Berlin .

From 2009–2013 he was the conductor of the Altrip Chamber Choir. In November 2014 he was appointed artistic director of the Friedrich-Spee-Choir Trier. Since 2016 he has also been leading the Anglistenchor Heidelberg. Since autumn 2017 he has been a lecturer for choral conducting at the University of Church Music in Heidelberg .

Jan Wilke lives in Heidelberg.

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Jan Wilke mainly composes choral music. His works have received several awards and are performed by renowned ensembles such as B. the Osnabrück Youth Choir , the Cologne Kantorei , the Sonux Ensemble , the Little Singers of Armenia and the Young Chamber Choir Rhein-Neckar.

Prices

composer

  • 2014: Winner of the "Knapp Award for Choral Excellence" by the "Meistersingers" choir from California for "Perchance to Dream"
  • 2014: Finalist at the International Composition Competition of the "Little Singers of Armenia" for "Jubilate Deo"
  • 2013: 1st prize in the composition competition "Give us (Christmas) notes!" By chor.com 2013 for "O magnum mysterium"
  • 2012: Winner of the song competition "gott dagen" of the Evangelical Church of Baden for "From hearsay"

conductor

  • 2017: 3rd prize in the mixed chamber choirs category at the Baden-Württemberg State Choir Competition with the Anglistenchor Heidelberg
  • 2014: Victory in the women's choir category at the Choir of the World choir competition in Llangollen, Wales with the University Women's Choir from the University of Birmingham.

Discography

  • 2017: CD "Christmas Concert" by the Sonux Ensemble . The CD includes the track "In a Dream Late as I lay" by Jan Wilke. Published by Helbling Verlag.
  • 2017: CD "Evolution" by the male vocal ensemble "Man (n) Singt!". The CD includes three pieces by Jan Wilke.
  • 2014: CD "Advent" by the Young Chamber Choir Rhein-Neckar, conducted by Mathias Rickert. The CD includes two sets of songs by Jan Wilke. Published by the Rondeau label.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jakob Stegmann, Matthias Berges: Jan Wilke. Retrieved January 5, 2018 .
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Meistersingers/status/469696708998627328
  3. ↑ http://blog.chor.com/2013/09/die-sieger-des-kompositionswettbewerbes-gebt-uns-weihnachts- Noten-wurden-gekuert /
  4. ↑ http://www.ekiba.de/html/aktuell/aktuell_u.html?t=&&cataktuell=&m=5079&artikel=2575&stichwort_aktuell=&default=true
  5. ↑ State Choir Competition Baden-Württemberg 2017, list of results. Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
  6. ↑ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/music/news/2014/university-singers-international-stage.aspx
  7. ↑ Christmas Concert - CD. Retrieved January 5, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Man (s) sing! - The male vocal ensemble. Accessed January 5, 2018 .
  9. ↑ http://www.jungerkammerchor.eu/cds/cd-advent-detail
personal data
SURNAME Wilke, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, choir director and organist
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt