Paul Kayser (organist)

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Paul Kayser (* 1979 in Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourg church musician and organ teacher.

Life

Kayser began his musical education in 1989 at the National Conservatory in Luxembourg with the subjects violin and organ . This was followed by organ improvisation , choral conducting and fugal composition. He completed his training at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts , where he studied with Daniel Roth , Martin Lücker and Godehard Joppich . A final degree took him to Berlin to work with Wolfgang Seifen .

In 2005 he appeared as a soloist with the Orgue Philharmonic du Luxembourg at the Festival d'Orgue de Dudelange . He has also given concerts in the Philharmonie Luxembourg , the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at the Organ Festival Ruhr and at the Festival International Echternach Classique . Paul Kayser is titular organist in the St. Willibrordus Basilica in Echternach and in St. Alphonse in Luxembourg City. With a few exceptions, Kayser plays the weekly concerts that take place every Thursday evening in St. Alphonse in Luxembourg City himself. He has also given concerts in numerous European countries and beyond.

Awards

  • 2001: Improvisation award, “Fugato” organ festival, Bad Homburg vd Höhe
  • 2007: 2nd prize improvisation at the boarding school. Organ competition "Organ without borders", Dudelange

Compositions

  • "Dialogue" for violin and piano (2001)
  • "Songs" based on poems by William Blake for mezzo-soprano and piano (2001)
  • "Contrastes" for organ (2003)
  • "Sequence" for flute and organ (2004)
  • "Psalm poem for saxophone and organ" (2004)
  • “Nocturne” for orchestra
  • Mass "In memoriam Carlo Hommel" (2006)
  • "Ave Maria" for soprano solo, choir and organ (2006)
  • "Quatuor à cordes" (2008)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kirchenmusik-hochschule.org. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 22, 2016 ; Retrieved July 6, 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.kirchenmusik-hochschule.org
  2. ↑ www.philharmonie.lu , accessed on July 6, 2014
  3. ↑ www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de ; accessed on July 6, 2014 (PDF file).
  4. ↑ www.orgelfestival-ruhr.de , accessed on July 6, 2014
  5. ↑ echternachfestival.lu ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on July 6, 2014 (PDF file). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.echternachfestival.lu
  6. ↑ Masterclasses - Review. Retrieved July 6, 2014 from the event website.
  7. ↑ Results 2007–2001 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 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. accessed on the event website on July 6, 2014. (PDF file) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.orgue-dudelange.lu
personal data
SURNAME Kayser, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourg church musician and organ instructor
DATE OF BIRTH 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg