Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius
| Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius | |
|---|---|
| activity | 1881 - March 31, 2007 |
| Sponsorship | ecclesiastical |
| place | Aachen |
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| country | Germany |
| management | Matthias Kreuels |
| Students | 30 (2005) |
| Website | khkstgregorius.de ( Memento from February 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) |
The Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius (KHK St. Gregorius) was a state-recognized church university in Aachen , which served the training of church musicians . It was closed in 2007.
history
The Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius was founded in 1881 as the Church Music School St. Gregorius House by Heinrich Böckeler . It was located on Eynattener Strasse not far from Aachen Central Station and consisted of a teaching building and the attached St. Gregorius Church . From 1934 the music school had to share the church with the newly founded Rectorate Parish St. Gregorius, which had been formed from the spin-off of St. Marien in Aachen and St. Johann in Burtscheid . After the teaching building and church were destroyed by bombing in April 1944 during the Second World War , the music school found new premises in Aachener Weyhestraße 16 at the foot of the Lousberg in the immediate vicinity of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Aachen . She took the name Gregoriushaus with her to the new domicile.
One of the most important lecturers in the early years and responsible for harmony and counterpoint was the Catholic clergyman and church musician Franz Nekes from October 9, 1887 , who also succeeded Heinrich Böckeler as collegiate bandmaster in 1891. Böckeler's successor as director of the Gregoriushaus was taken in 1899 by the Cologne Cathedral Vicar and later Bishop of Trier Franz Rudolf Bornewasser .
In 2000 the institution was solemnly elevated to the status of the Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius Aachen and was sponsored by the dioceses of Aachen , Essen , Trier and Cologne . This made it the second Catholic university for church music in Germany after the Rottenburg Catholic University for Church Music. Matthias Kreuels has been the rector of the university since it was re-established in 2000 ; However, it had to be closed in 2007 for cost reasons, as it last had only about 30 students. The building was then converted into an apartment building with condominiums.
Directors
- Heinrich Böckeler (1881–1899)
- Franz Rudolf Bornewasser (1899–1909)
- Josef Schwalge (1909–1939)
- Peter Weber (1939-1940)
- Heinrich Freistedt (1940–1969)
- Josef Schneider (1970–1994)
- Anselm Hartmann (1994–1999)
- Matthias Kreuels (2000-2007)
Lecturers
- Wolfgang Endrös , lecturer for ensemble conducting and instrument studies
- Michael Hoppe , professor of organ playing and composition
- Raymond Janssen , lecturer for orchestral conducting, accompaniment and piano
- Norbert Jers , dean and lecturer for musicology
- Elmar Lehnen , lecturer for organ and choir conducting
- Gregor Linßen , lecturer for New Spiritual Song
- Franz Nekes , lecturer in harmony and counterpoint
- Joachim Neugart , lecturer in choral conducting / conducting the chamber choir
- Thomas Quast , Lecturer in New Spiritual Song
- Michael Reudenbach , lecturer in music theory, analysis and ear training
- Norbert Richtsteig , lecturer for organ improvisation and playing organ literature
- Steffen Schreyer , professorship for choral conducting
- Alastair Thompson , lecturer in singing and voice training
- Heinrich Weber , lecturer for organ and theory
Well-known graduates
- Hans Priem-Bergrath , violinist and conductor
- Berthold Botzet , cathedral music director in Aachen
- Marcus Dahm , church musician and musicologist
- Stefan Engels , organist and university professor in Leipzig
- Karl-Heinz Höne , church music director in Osnabrück
- Eberhard Lauer , organist and church music director in Hamburg
- Elmar Lehnen , organist in Kevelaer
- Hubert Pfeiffer , organist and cantor in Barmen
- Hans-Josef Roth , cathedral music director in Aachen
- Laurentius Schlieker , Abbot of Gerleve Abbey
- Wolfgang Seifen , formerly the basilica organist in Kevelaer; now at the Udk Berlin
- Franz Surges , organist and choir director in Eschweiler near Aachen
- Andreas Warler , until 2019 organist at the basilica in Steinfeld Monastery ; now organist of the GdG Hellenthal-Schleiden
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ khkstgregorius.de ( Memento from December 2, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 24, 2017.
- ^ Papal distinction for Prof. Matthias Kreuels . German Liturgical Institute, December 12, 2006.
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 59.9 " N , 6 ° 4 ′ 51.4" E