Siegfried Koesler
Siegfried Koesler (born December 12, 1937 in Nagold ; † December 1, 2012 in Würzburg ) was a German church musician . From 1971 to 2002 he was the cathedral music director at Würzburg Kiliansdom .
Life
He studied musicology, choral conducting, art history, archeology and history in Aix-en-Provence, Freiburg and Tübingen.
From 1960 to 1970 he directed the "Rottweiler Münstersängerknaben" in Rottweil in the Black Forest. From January 1971 to 2002 he was the cathedral music director in Würzburg. He directed the cathedral choir (ladies and gentlemen), the Würzburger Domsingknaben and the cathedral orchestra. In 1971 he founded the "Mädchenkantorei am Würzburger Dom", which at that time was the first girls' choir in a German cathedral church .
In addition to organizing church services and various concerts in the cathedral, the choirs also performed regularly under his direction in other churches in Würzburg, in other cities throughout Germany and also on international concert tours. Various records, CDs, radio and television recordings complete the artistic work. Koesler has given concerts in many European countries, the USA and Australia.
Together with Bertold Hummel and Erwin Horn, he initiated the Würzburg Bruckner Festival in 1993 , which takes place every three years.
Koesler was honorary professor at the University of Music Würzburg for Gregorian chant, liturgy chant, liturgy and church music history.
Siegfried Koesler was president of the international choir association Pueri Cantores from 1984 to 1992 , which he has supported since 1961. Under his direction the International Choir Meeting of Pueri Cantores took place in Würzburg in 1970 with over 5000 singers from 14 countries.
In October 2002 he handed over his office to Martin Berger . He died on December 1, 2012 after a brief, serious illness in Würzburg.
Honors
- Culture Prize of the City of Würzburg (1986)
- European "Cesare d'oro" Prize (1993)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (July 22, 1997)
- Vatican Order of Gregorius (1998)
- Saint Bruno Medal of the Diocese of Würzburg (2001)
- Orlando di Lasso Medal of the General Association of Cecilia (2002)
literature
- Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Theobald Stangl and Johannes Windmeißer (eds.): Dommusik Würzburg. A celebratory donation in honor of Professor Siegfried Koesler, Cathedral Kapellmeister zu Würzburg 1971-2002 , Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-00-010031-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Siegfried Koesler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Press office Episcopal Ordinariate Würzburg: A life for church music , as seen on March 22, 2014
- Obituary of the Würzburg Cathedral Music for Cathedral Kapellmeister i. R. Professor Siegfried Koesler on the website of the Diocese of Würzburg
Individual evidence
- ^ A life for church music , press release of the Diocese of Würzburg from December 2, 2012, accessed on March 22, 2014
- ↑ A life for church music , Main-Post from December 3, 2012, online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koesler, Siegfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician and cathedral music director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagold |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 2012 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |