Steven Heelein

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Steven Heelein (born May 29, 1984 in Schweinfurt ) is a German composer, conductor and university professor.

Life

Steven Heelein completed an organ training at the vocational school for music in Upper Franconia in Kronach. He then studied church music B and choral conducting / conducting B.Mus. at the University for Catholic Church Music and Music Education in Regensburg. Private composition studies led him to Franz Hummel in Riedenburg.

He has been a composer since 2004 and has received several prizes and awards for his works.

From 2010 to 2012 he was a lecturer for the subject of new music and head of the studio for experimental music at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt . Since 2009 he has been teaching conducting and composition at the HfKM Regensburg. In 2015 he was also given the professorship i. K. in conducting (focus on choral conducting) at the University of Protestant Church Music in Bayreuth .

He also works as an author and visual artist.

honors and awards

Selection of works

solo
ensemble
  • string quartet no. 5 (2011, rev. 2012), premier 2012, Sudeten German Music Institute Regensburg [2] (SojkaQuartet Plzeň)
  • (... inanitas ...), Hommage à WA Mozart for 9 strings, percussion and piano (2013), premiere 2013, concert hall of the HfKM Regensburg [3] (chamber ensemble of the HfKM)
  • forgotten horizon for viola, horn, accordion and harp (2014), WP 2015, Kulturzentrum mon ami Weimar (via nova Ensemble)
  • last words - about the seven last words of Jesus on the cross for string sextet (2015), premiere 2016, Regensburg
  • Syrinx for flute, soprano, piano and violoncello (2016), premiere 2017, Gewandhaus Leipzig (Ensemble BRucH)
  • inherently forever - music for the silent film “ Paris qui there ” by René Clair (1925) for viola solo, voices and ensemble (2017), world premiere 2017, Regensburg
  • vocem meam for baritone, violin, clarinet and organ (2018), WP 2018, Rebdorf Abbey
  • tag-locked for 8 players (based on the poem " An den Mond " by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ) (2018), premier 2018, Frankfurt am Main, commissioned by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
  • auf gewundnen Stegen (... there ... 2) for alto, piano and double bass (texts by Stefan George ) (2018), premier 2019, Oper Leipzig
Vocal music a cappella and with accompaniment
  • ... ODEM ... (2009), premiere 2009, Stadttheater Ingolstadt , commissioned by the AUDI youth choir academy
  • KYRIE (2016), UA 2016, Chiesa San Pietro Perugia (IT) (S: t Jacobs Kammarcör, conductor: Gary Graden )
  • ungestalt - three structures based on poems by Gottfried Benn for choir and piano (2017), premiere 2017, Institut français Berlin, commissioned by the Max Reger Choir Berlin [4]
  • Description for female voice, speaker and orchestra based on a poem by Lu Teichmann (2017), UA 2017, Audimax of the University of Regensburg (Symphony Orchestra of the University of Regensburg, Antonia Gust [mezzo-soprano], Wieland Kranich [speaker], conductor: Arn Goerke), commissioned by University of Regensburg
  • AD TE DOMINE, 4 viewing pieces based on Luther's Reformation principles ( SOLA SCRIPTURA , SOLA FIDE , SOLA GRATIA , SOLUS CHRISTUS ) for solos, choir and orchestra (2017), premiere 2018, Aurelium Lappersdorf ( Philharmonic Orchestra Regensburg , conductor: Roman Emilius), commissioned work the Regensburg Kantorei
Scenic and performative works
  • The last night of Klytämnestra - premonitions and repetitive dreams, opera in 3 scenes based on the text "Klytämnestra's dream" by Sabine Bergk (2008-10)
  • in memoriam john cage , action for five people (2010), WP 2010, Kallmünz (ensemble fluide)
  • requiem for schlingensief , action for one person (2010), premiere 2010, Catholic University of Eichstätt
  • THE NIGHT OF LEAD , opera based on the novel of the same name by Hans Henny Jahnn (2010–13)
  • DIE LIEDER DER MÜLLBERGKINDER , chamber opera in nine parts, libretto: Benigno Beltran and Engelbert Groß (2012), world premiere 2013 Missionshaus Sankt Augustin [5] , commissioned by the Steyler missionaries
  • DEUS CARITAS EST , painting action for two nude models, painter, orchestra (at least 3 players) and speaker (2013), WP 2013, Catholic University Community of Regensburg
  • Ring of the bell - a Regensburg bells Te Deum for 27 church bells and 7 trombone (2014), UA 2014, Old Town Regensburg, commissioned by the 99th German Catholic olikentag it
  • Symphonie Pathétique , opera about Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky based on the novel of the same name by Klaus Mann (2015–16)
  • unknown, scenario for actors, soloists, choir and large ensemble based on texts by Jean Paul , Friedrich Nietzsche and the Bible (2016), premiere 2017, Audimax of the University of Regensburg, commissioned by the University of Regensburg

Publications

  • exempla nova 626, steven heelein veitstanz toccata for piano solo, edition sikorsi, Hamburg
  • Steven Heelein “THOUGHTS” for piano, BÈRBEN Edizioni musicali - Ancona, Italia

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alumni. Retrieved September 3, 2018 (German).
  2. ↑ painting actions - Steven Heelein. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Krzysztof Dombek: MUSICA SACRA NOVA COMPOSERS COMPETITION. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Until 2016! The Weimar Spring Days in retrospect | via nova. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  5. ^ Successful conclusion of the 17th Weimar Spring Days | via nova. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  6. ↑ TONALi »Steven Heelein. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Steven Heelein, composer. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  8. ↑ mir media-Digital Agency- www.mir.de: Home remains a fairytale sound . Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Mittelbayerische.de: Where short film meets church music . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on September 3, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Eichstätt: Disturbing Sound Worlds - Moving premiere of the musical drama . In: donaukurier.de . ( donaukurier.de [accessed on September 3, 2018]).
  11. ↑ "Voice training is like a gym" . In: donaukurier.de . ( donaukurier.de [accessed on September 3, 2018]).
  12. ^ Sagra Musicale Umbra: al compositore Lendini il premio “Francesco Siciliani”. Retrieved September 3, 2018 (Italian).
  13. ^ Sabine Bergk: Sabine Bergk _ Text. Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
  14. ^ Votes against the spiritual Heidschibumbeidschi | Edition: 7/14 | nmz - new music newspaper. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  15. ↑ SMP media GmbH, Hamburg & SMP systems GbR, Berlin - https://www.smpmedia.net : Heelein, Steven: VEITSTANZ | International music publishers Hans Sikorski. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Berben. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Heelein, Steven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and church musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Schweinfurt