Altmannstein church choir

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Altmannstein church choir
Seat: Altmannstein / Germany
Founding: 1844
Genus: mixed choir
Head : Wolfgang Schlagbauer
Voices : approx. 50 ( SATB )
Website : kirchenchor-altmannstein.de.tl

The Altmannstein church choir was founded in 1844. Its primary task is the solemn musical accompaniment of the ecclesiastical festivals in the parish church Heilig Kreuz zu Altmannstein .

history

Development of the choir

According to the community chronicle, the teacher Johann Georg Wöhrl founded a music school in Altmannstein in 1844 with a focus on choral singing and instrumental music. August 3rd, 1844 can be regarded as the hour of birth of the church choir. On this day Wöhrl criticized the decline of church music in Altmannstein with the following words: "Such a complaint is rising louder and louder in my place of birth in Altmannstein. The complaint about the decline of church music there ..." . On November 18 of the same year he was able to count 46 music enthusiasts. Wöhrl's other initiatives were the founding of the Musikverein in 1848 and the Musik- und Gesangsverein 1849. In 1872, Wöhrl prompted the Altmannstein church choir to join the General Cecilia Association for Germany , and the Parish Association was born. Church and secular music found a fruitful complement to one another during this time. On December 23, 1887, Johann Georg Wöhrl was granted honorary citizenship of the Altmannstein community.

During Wöhrl's lifetime the church choir received special praise from the then Regensburg bishop Ignatius von Senestrey , who gave the sacrament of Confirmation in Altmannstein : The bishop had "repeatedly expressed his appreciation for the achievements of the church choir in Altmannstein" , said Bishop Secretary Dr. Franz-Xaver Leitner in his letter of June 19, 1876. The choir's repertoire comprised several five- and six-part masses, including the Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina and the Missa solemnis op. 24 by Michael Haller . According to a report in the Regensburg diocese newspaper from 1893, the choir from the "small Altmannstein" had a level of performance that "could be heard in any capital city". The annual three-day Cäcilienfest, Altmannstein's outstanding social event, also attracted national attention. In addition to church celebrations, secular music events also took place in the Altmannstein inns.

However, Johann Georg Wöhrl was not spared from critical voices. One of the most conspicuous utterances comes from the year 1865, when during the service an altar boy on the gallery brought him a message saying “You should stop!”. In 1886, when Wöhrl retired, Franz Xaver Hack, who had previously worked as an organist but was transferred to Speinshart in 1890, took over the direction of the choir. On March 12, 1891, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria , the choir framed a festive service with the Missa "Assumpta est" by Michael Haller. On the occasion of the visit of Princes Rupprecht of Bavaria and Alfons of Bavaria on September 16, 1893 in Altmannstein, the church choir gave a concert together with the band of the infantry body regiment. In 1902 the choir consisted of 40 active singers and 14 passive members. At that time, the management was held by the teacher Josef Schuster, who also ran a singing school with 17 children.

With the beginning of the First World War , there were no more Cecilia festivals, the musical activities were limited to the setting of the liturgy. The church choir existed - albeit somewhat reduced - until the 1950s, while the secular music and choral society was dissolved in 1924. The choir received a new impetus after the takeover by SM Primasia Kroner in 1955, the superior of the Mallersdorfer sisters based in Altmannstein and at the same time director of the kindergarten and retirement home and later honorary citizen of Altmannstein. In the church, which was expanded under Pastor Max Zellner, more and more complex masses were performed with orchestral accompaniment. The choir was also involved in regional church music events. The rediscovery of the composer Johann Simon Mayr , who was born in Mendorf , meant that the choir concentrated more on rehearsing his musical works.

The 150th anniversary of the choir was celebrated on November 27, 1994 under the direction of Max Süß. In the same year the Altmannstein church choir in Bergamo , Mayr's long-standing place of activity, framed festive services (including in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ) and events. In 1996 the choir and artists from the Bergamo Music Conservatory organized a concert and a festive service. Since 1998, Wolfgang Schlagbauer has expanded the choir's repertoire to include several other works by Johann Simon Mayr. In addition to the already existing May singing, he initiated the annual benefit May prayer . In recognition of his commitment, the choir director was awarded the DONAUKURIER honorary award in 2012 . In 2013, the 250th year of Johann Simon Mayr's birth, there was not only a memorial service but also a concert with the Nuremberg Philharmonic under the patronage of Georg Ratzinger in Altmannstein and Nuremberg .

In particular, the choir has dedicated itself to rehearsing the sacred works of Johann Simon Mayr and making them accessible to a wider audience. For example, the Eja Mater from the Stabat Mater by Mayr premiered in Germany on November 10, 1996 . In addition, the vocal ensemble feels committed to the works of Theodor Grünberger and regularly frames services in the Salvatorkirche in Bettbrunn, his birthplace .

Choir director since 1844

  • Johann Georg Wöhrl 1844–1886
  • Franz Xaver Hack 1886–1890
  • Josef Schuster 1890–1914
  • Max Pfaller 1915–1928
  • Pastor Tempel 1928–1955
  • SM Primasia Kroner 1955–1984
  • Max Suess 1985-1998
  • Wolfgang Schlagbauer since 1998

Performances in recent years

Since 1998 the choir director Wolfgang Schlagbauer has rehearsed various works. Under his rehearsal or musical direction, the following works were performed:

Awards

Publications

  • CD concert recordings of works by Johann Simon Mayr (together with the Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt , the Collegium Musicum Bergamo and the Gruppo Fiati Musica Aperta ), 1996
  • CD Sancta Maria (concert recording from February 29, 2004, parish church Heilig Kreuz Altmannstein )
  • CD I will die to live (concert recording from November 6, 2005, parish church Heilig Kreuz Altmannstein)
  • CD Praise of God (concert recording from October 12, 2008, parish church Heilig Kreuz Altmannstein)
  • CD Caecilienmesse Gounod, Unfinished Schubert Symphony (concert recording from September 25, 2011, Parish Church Heilig Kreuz Altmannstein)

Filmography

  • 2010: BR television series White-Blue - Along the Altmühl

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ferdinand Gschwilm, Robert Wurzenberger: Chronicle of Altmannstein. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 6, 2015 ; accessed on August 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / altmannstein.de
  2. ↑ Chronicle of Johann Georg Wöhrl
  3. ^ Altmannstein parish: Report on the Diocesan Cäcilienverein . Ed .: Diözesan-Cäcilienverein Regensburg. 1885.
  4. ↑ Catholic school newspaper . Twenty-first year, 1888.
  5. ↑ Missa Papae Marcelli for the feast of St. Caecilia in Altmannstein . In: Bayerischer Volksbote . 1896.
  6. ^ Regensburg diocese newspaper . 1893.
  7. ^ New Bayerisches Volksblatt . 1865.
  8. ^ Altmannstein parish: "Obituary" for the teacher Franz Xaver Hack, who was transferred to Speinshart . 1890.
  9. ↑ Chronicle of Johann Georg Wöhrl: Hack moved! 1890.
  10. ^ New Bayerisches Volksblatt . March 13, 1891.
  11. ↑ Your Royal Highnesses in Altmannstein . In: Neues Bayerisches Volksblatt . 1893.
  12. ↑ Altmannstein . In: General Cecilia Association for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Hrsg.): Flying sheets for Catholic church music . Volumes 38–39, 1903, pp. xciii .
  13. ↑ I was just doing my job. In: Augsburger Allgemeine . April 14, 2011, accessed September 4, 2014 .
  14. ^ Canti nobili e popolari . In: L'Eco di Bergamo . 1994.
  15. ↑ A listening pleasure in honor of Johann Simon Mayr . In: Donaukurier . September 23, 1996.
  16. ↑ Italians and Germans create trade fairs together . In: Donaukurier . September 25, 1996.
  17. ↑ Man has been a cultural being from the beginning. In: Donaukurier . October 11, 2012, accessed on September 4, 2014 (only accessible after registration).
  18. ^ Memorial service on the occasion of the 250th birthday of Johann Simon Mayr. City of Ingolstadt, 2013, accessed on August 31, 2014 .
  19. ^ Program for the gala concert in honor of Johann Simon Mayr on the occasion of his 250th birthday. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Markt Altmannstein, 2013, archived from the original on September 3, 2014 ; accessed on August 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.altmannstein.de
  20. ↑ Concert information. In: Spin.de . 2013, accessed September 4, 2014 .
  21. ↑ Michael Heberling: Church newspaper of the diocese of Eichstätt (reading sample). (PDF) Diocese of Eichstätt , 2013, accessed on September 4, 2014 .
  22. ↑ Sanges tradition in perfect harmony. In: Donaukurier . September 10, 2009, accessed on August 30, 2014 (only accessible after registration).
  23. ↑ Man has been a cultural being from the beginning. In: Donaukurier . October 11, 2012, accessed on September 4, 2014 (only accessible after registration).
  24. ^ Extract from the catalog of the German National Library. 1995, accessed September 4, 2014 .
  25. ↑ A present from the Altmannstein church choir for Christmas. In: Donaukurier . 2008, accessed on September 4, 2014 (only accessible after registration).
  26. ↑ White-blue - Along the Altmühl. In: Bavarian television . July 19, 2014, archived from the original on January 24, 2015 ; accessed on May 16, 2016 .

swell

  • Chronicle of the Altmannstein church choir
  • Chronicles of Johann Georg Wöhrl and Josef Schuster
  • Notebook of the Altmannstein Music and Choral Society
  • Articles from the Augsburger Abendzeitung , the Bayerischer Kurier , the Ingolstädter Kurier , the Katholische Schulzeitung , the Münchener Fremdblatt , the Neues Bayerischer Volksblatt and the Oberpfälzer Schulanzeiger