Martin A. Seidl

Martin A. Seidl (* 1975 in Deggendorf ) is a German organist , choir director and composer who also works as a music therapist .

Live and act

education

After graduating from the Comenius-Gymnasium in Deggendorf, Martin A. Seidl studied music therapy at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1997 to 2002 and graduated with a master's degree . In 2006 he received the “Hildegard Burjan Prize” of the “Caritas Socialis Privatstiftung” for his diploma thesis entitled Music Therapy with Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers - a contribution to coping with the disease . In addition to his therapeutic work, Seidl continued his education as a church musician, from 2004 to 2011 he studied at the Conservatory for Church Music of the Diocese of St. Pölten with Michael Kitzinger (organ) and cathedral organist Ludwig Lusser (improvisation).

Musician

Seidl works as a church musician in the Roman Catholic Vienna parishes of Sankt Ruprecht (Rectorate Parish ) and St. Othmar as well as in the Evangelical Parish HB in Vienna South. Furthermore, he leads several choirs, including the Erlöserkirche Gospel Choir in Vienna and the Aufwind choir in his Bavarian home parish Schaufling . With these he has repeatedly contributed to the design of broadcast worship services. Seidl's compositional oeuvre mainly includes sacred choral and organ music. He contributed to the revision of the Catholic hymn book " Gotteslob " with numerous compositions , ie on the volume of preludes / intonations for the divine praise of Austria as well as the organ book for God's praise. Own part Austria , both published by Carus-Verlag .

therapist

After completing his studies, Seidl initially worked as a music therapist at Caritas Socialis in Vienna and later moved to the psychiatric department of the South Social Medicine Center - Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital . He has repeatedly given lectures on music therapy topics at specialist conferences, as well as leading relevant advanced training courses and publishing on the topic. He is also a member of the “Vienna Institute for Music Therapy” (WIM).

Works (selection)

• Hallelujah God the Lord! (Text: after Matthias Jorissen ), Lord, the earth is blessed (Text: Heinrich Puchta ), for soprano, alto, bass and organ, in: Geistliche Volksmusik zum Erntedank. For three voices with organ or instrumental accompaniment. Ed. Culture Department of the District of Lower Bavaria, Diocese of Passau and Singers & Musicians / magazine for musical folk culture. Episcopal Pastoral Office / Church Music Department, Passau 2005.
• Hildegard Burjan song. (Text: Sr. Karin Weiler CS; first performed on the occasion of the beatification of Hildegard Burjan in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna on January 29, 2012)
• All my sources spring in you , there lives a longing deep within us , you call me in the darkness of this time , glory to you, our God , come, Holy Spirit, with your strength , the voice of our heart , sing a hallelujah with me . Organ accompaniments, in: Organ book for God's praise [music printing]: Eigeneil Österreich. Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2013.
• Glory to you, our God , the voice of our hearts , I want to be silent, Lord , A longing dwells deep within us , You call me in the darkness of this time , My God, bring me salvation . Organ intonations , in: Intonations to praise God. Own part Austria: Preludes / intonations for organ or other keyboard instruments for all songs and chants. Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2013.

Web links

• Martin A. Seidl is present on the web

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
2. ↑ http://www.theml.at/wscms/?Kreise_und_Initiativen:Gospelchor
3. ↑ See for example: Seidl, Martin: Musiktherapeutisches Singen in der Geriatrie. In: Vienna School of Differential Clinical Music Therapy. An update. Edited by Johanna Illner & Monika Smetana. Presens-Verlag, Vienna 2011 has, (= Viennese contributions to music therapy 9), p. 93ff.
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated June 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
5. ↑ http://www.hildegardburjan.at/files/hildegard_burjan_lied_vierstimmig_2.pdf