Martin Bärenz

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Martin Bärenz (* 1956 in Fürth (Odenwald) ) is a German cellist , double bass player , composer and arranger . He lives in Heidelberg .

Life

Bärenz studied at the State University of Music in Mannheim with von Bülow and Daniel Grosgurin . Bärenz has lived in Heidelberg as a cellist, double bass player and composer since 1975. Since 1980 he has been playing in a trio with trumpeter Edward Tarr and songwriter Christof Stählin , together with violinist Joachim Romeis and pianist Martin Münch he has been playing chamber music in the Trio con Brio since 1986 .

Works

Bärenz's compositional work includes chamber music , songs , and orchestral works and more. Inspired by his educational work at the Mannheim and Heidelberg Music Schools and the University of Education, numerous pieces for children and youth orchestras, such as the scenic pantomime “Pablo dreams”, were created. Bärenz wrote several plays for the Children's and Youth Theater in Heidelberg. His flute octet was published by Zimmermann in 2002. The Trumpet Concerto was premiered in 2006 by Edward Tarr , to whom it is also dedicated. Further premieres in 2009: 1st brass quintet, song cycle based on texts by Erich Fried and 2010: 2nd brass quintet. Further works in excerpts: “Hoheslied” for mixed choir, alto solo and symphony orchestra; Sonatina for Heckelphone and Piano; Intermezzo for tuba and piano; 3rd wind quintet; Duos for 2 flutes (Pan-Verlag); Guitar duos (publishing house for new music); "Strings today" for young string orchestra (Breitkopf & Härtel) and much more

Family concerts

Since 2007, Bärenz has been composing family concerts on a regular basis, which can be used as melodramas for children. Typical children's fairy tale themes are painted over with music. In 2007 he set Struwwelpeter to music , in 2008 Max and Moritz and in 2009 Pinocchio (Sikorski), which was premiered by entertainer Herbert Feuerstein (speaker) and the German State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate . Herbert Feuerstein also wrote the text for “Pinocchio”. Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan (Breitkopf & Härtel) followed in 2010 and 2011 , each with Malte Arkona as speaker.

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