Thea Labes
Thea Labes (born March 21, 1937 in Stralsund ; † October 13, 2011 in Berlin ) was a German church musician .
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Thea Labes grew up in Stralsund. Her grandfather was an organist there and gave her a love of music. In 1951 she began studying church music in Greifswald , which she continued a year later in Dresden . There she passed her exam in 1956. She began her church music activity in 1957 in Belzig . She founded the Belziger Kantorei and performed, mostly with the DEFA symphony orchestra , almost all important church music works from the Baroque era. In 1980 she took part in the International Antonio Soler Ceremony with three concerts .
At the suggestion of her superintendent Günter Krolzig, she later dealt in particular with the works of the composer Carl Gottlieb Reissiger , in whose house she lived.
In 2003 she and her music friends founded the Reissiger Society. V.
In 2007 she was given honorary citizenship of the city of Belzig.
Published works
- Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, David. Oratorio in two parts based on scriptures. Cologne 1998, ISMN M-2020-1028-0
- Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, Missa solemnis for solos, mixed choir and orchestra. Cologne 2005, ISMN M-2020-1025-9
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- International tribute to Antonio Soler, Madrid 1979
- Dream of Jerusalem, video of the ORB Brandenburg 2001, ISBN 3-936437-30-0
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Labes, Thea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stralsund |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 2011 |
| Place of death | Berlin |