Michael Schütz (church musician)

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Michael Schütz (born July 29, 1963 in Karlsruhe ) is a German church musician , composer and university lecturer. He is particularly dedicated to combining traditional music styles with popular music .

Michael Schütz, 2012

Life

Michael Schütz studied from 1983 to 1990 at the Evangelical College for Church Music in Esslingen. From 1992 to 1999 he was a consultant for musical and cultural education in Stuttgart with a seat in the State Music Council of Baden-Württemberg, from 1994 to 1998 he had a teaching position for popular music at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Esslingen. From 1998 to 2014 he was a lecturer in popular music at the University of Church Music in Tübingen and from 2000 to 2008 at the Federal Academy of Trossingen. Since 2010 he has been cantor at the Trinitatiskirche Berlin and teaches popular music at the Berlin University of the Arts .

Michael Schütz at the piano, 2010

Act

Michael Schütz has been active as a concert musician since 1983: In live concerts, on radio and television and on recordings as a solo pianist, with his own formations ("Tough Stuff", "Roger'n'Stuff", "Michael Schütz Quartet" and "Sona nova") and as an accompanist for international artists such as Jennifer Rush , Gloria Gaynor , Klaus Doldinger ’s Passport, The Temptations , Chaka Khan , Xavier Naidoo , Deborah Sasson , Ingrid Peters , Toto Cutugno , German Brass and the SWR Big Band .

Since 1986 he has worked on recordings. Since 1993 Schütz has been working as a lecturer and seminar leader in the field of brass instruments , music groups and church musicians in associations and institutions of the regional churches in the EKD . Since 1995 he has published compositions, arrangements and specialist literature.

Schütz was the band leader, arranger and pianist at major events, including the introduction of the Evangelical Hymnal in the Collegiate Church in Stuttgart (1996), the opening service of the 27th German Evangelical Church Congress in Stuttgart (1999), and the closing service of the 28th German Evangelical Church Congress in Frankfurt am Main (Waldstadion, 2001), as a pianist at the closing service of the 31st German Evangelical Church Congress (2007), as a pianist at podium events with Gesine Schwan , Olaf Scholz , Cem Özdemir and at the 32nd German Evangelical Church Congress in Bremen (2009).

In 2000 Schütz wrote the drama music for Goethe's Faust II as a commissioned composition for the Uckermärkische Bühnen Schwedt , which is still performed regularly today. He composed and arranged for concerts, events, cabaret programs, musicals and musical theater. His commissioned composition Lobgesang zu Trinitatis for the Association of Evangelical Church Music in Württemberg was premiered in Stuttgart in 2002 , his Mass 2012 premiered in Berlin in 2012 .

With his formation "sona nova" Schütz performed in 2007 at Carnegie Hall in New York City .

In 2014 he rearranged 17 psalms under the title “His praise will inflame you”. The result is seven songbooks for all areas of church music: for choirs, for wind ensembles, for organ, for guitar and percussion and for bands.

In 2016 he was conductor at the German Evangelical Trumpet Day with 25,000 brass players in the DDV Stadium in Dresden; In addition, he is regularly available for trombone choirs and trombone works for further training in wind instruments.

Private

Schütz lives with his wife Christina Schütz and their two children in Potsdam .

Fonts

  • Popular music in the church of the future. In: Church music as inheritance and commission. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the Esslingen University of Church Music. Carus, Stuttgart 1995.
  • Gospel, worship and groove. In: Württemberg sheets for church music. Association of Protestant Church Music in Württemberg, Stuttgart 1996.
  • Popular music. In: Trying and Studying. Textbook for basic training in Protestant church music. Strube, Munich 1996.
  • Introduction to the meaning of harmony symbols. In: Evangelisches Gesangbuch, Württemberg edition. Gesangbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1996.
  • Band arrangements for songs. In: Workbook for the Evangelical Hymnal. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996.
  • The Traditional Gospel Book. Textbook for piano. Strube, Munich 2006.
  • Do we need a bachelor's / master's degree in popular music in the church sector? In: Forum Church Music. Association of Protestant Church Musicians in Germany, Templin 2007.
  • Popular music. In: Handbook for wind choir conducting. Book & Music, Stuttgart 2007.
  • Handbook of popular music. Strube, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-89912-105-6 .
  • A plea for a real reconciliation of classical and pop. In: Forum Church Music. Association of Protestant Church Musicians in Germany, Templin 2011.

Compositions and arrangements

  • Bless This Child (1993). Text: Lothar Zenetti . In: Evangelisches Gesangbuch , Württemberg 581 edition , 1996.
  • Esslinger Organ Book. Carus, Stuttgart 1996.
  • God gives a festival. Pop arrangements for music groups in any line-up. Strube, Munich 1997.
  • That is a delicious thing. Pop arrangements for brass. Strube, Munich 1999.
  • All of you. Pop piano book. Strube, Munich 2001.
  • Down By The Riverside. Spiritual for small choirs, large choirs, wind instruments and bands. Strube, Munich 2001.
  • God invites us. Arrangements for mixed choir. Strube, Munich 2003.
  • Peter. Music theater for choir and band. Musical and cultural education, Stuttgart 2003.
  • The Traditional Gospel Book. 20 spirituals for choir a cappella. Strube, Munich 2006.
  • The Traditional Gospel Book. 20 spiritual arrangements for piano. Strube, Munich 2006.
  • The Traditional Gospel Book. 20 Spirituals for choir and piano. Strube, Munich 2006.
  • Welcome! Pop pieces for wind ensembles. Strube, Munich 2007.
  • 20 pop pieces for organ. Strube, Munich 2008.
  • As if God himself was singing within us. Pop arrangements for brass, band, choir and organ. Strube, Munich 2009/2014.
  • I like it like that. 14 pop compositions for recorder and piano. Strube, Munich 2011.
  • Just Michael. Pop arrangements for brass. BrassOvation !, Hille 2011.
  • Classic & Pop Crossover. 17 pop compositions for recorder and piano. Strube, Munich 2012.
  • Our father. In: Sing Jubilate. Strube, Munich 2012.
  • Fair 2012. Scoring of the fair text for mixed choir, string orchestra and band. Strube, Munich 2013.
  • His praise will inflame you. Psalm melodies of the Reformation popularly arranged for wind instruments, band, choir and organ ad lib. (Score), ISMN 979-0-9000062-0-2 (search in the DNB portal) .

Sound carrier

  • Tough Stuff: Tough Stuff. 1987
  • Tough Stuff: Don't Look Back. 1989
  • Pe Werner: Tingling in the stomach. 1991
  • One Way Ticket: Totally surprised. 1993
  • Tough Stuff: The more you get. 1994
  • Michael Schütz: Just Like That. 1995
  • Human Pacific. Musical. 1997
  • German Brass: Walls Of Jericho. 1998
  • Entzücklika ensemble: Heaven, heart and brain. 1998
  • Michael Schütz: There is joy in you. 1999
  • Roger'n'Stuff: Live. 2000
  • Ensemble Entzücklika: Night Walkers . 2001
  • Michael Schütz: All Of You. 2002
  • Peter. Musical theater. 2003
  • Ensemble Entzücklika: In a good spirit. 2003
  • Sona Nova: Classic & Pop Crossover. 2004
  • Ensemble Entzücklika: Precious in your eyes. 2005
  • Ensemble Entzücklika: Higher Will. 2006
  • Michael Schütz Quartet: Live. 2010
  • Ensemble Entzücklika: Memory. 2011
  • Sona Nova: I like it like that. 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report of the Special Committee on Music in the Church, meeting of the 14th Regional Synod on March 13, 2010, p.4 , elk-wue.de
  2. ↑ Church musicians of the Trinity Church ( Memento from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), trinitatis-berlin.de.
  3. ^ Faculty at the Institute for Church Music , udk-berlin.de, accessed on January 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Short CV , primton.de, accessed on November 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ sona nova: Classic & Pop Crossover ( Memento of the original from January 28, 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. , Lauffen.de, notification from June 18, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lauffen.de
  6. ↑ Psalm melodies arranged in a modern way , ErK press release of October 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Biography on the homepage of Michael Schütz, accessed on August 16, 2019
  8. ^ "Pop Messe 2012" by Michael Schütz for the tenth music day "Music & More". , musica-e-vita.de, message from September 29, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Schütz, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church musician, composer and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe