Theo Fischer (musician)
Theo Fischer (born October 14, 1926 in Münster-Sarmsheim ) is a German composer and music professor.
Life
Theo Fischer is the son of the musician Theodor Fischer and father of the composer Gerhard Fischer-Münster .
As the son of a private music teacher, he received his first piano and violin lessons at the age of five . He studied violin, piano, choir and orchestral conducting and musicology at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz .
In 1939 he became organist at St. Peter and Paul. Until 1952 he directed the Catholic church choir Cäcilia. From 1956 he was a freelance choir and orchestra conductor and from 1961 to 1986 music teacher at the Stefan-George-Gymnasium in Bingen am Rhein
Honors
- 1967 Composition Prize The Hague
- 1968 Silver Ear
- 1969 appointment as professor
- 1972 Appointment as music director (professional association of professional choir leaders)
- Medal of Merit of the Federal Order of Merit (July 30, 1976)
- 1978 Peter Cornelius badge
- 1981 Hildegardis Medal Bingen
- 1986 “Madonna Verona” Italy
- 1986 plaque of honor of the German Singers Association
- 1989 honorary citizen of the Münster-Sarmsheim community
- 1994 St. Rochus mug from the city of Bingen am Rhein
- 1997 Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- 2001 Plaquette d'honneur de l'Union-Grand-Due Adolphe Luxembourg
Compositions
Theo Fischer has written over 800 works. He is one of the most frequently performed choral composers today.
Web links
- Works by and about Theo Fischer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Theo Fischer in the German Composers Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the Federal President's Office
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Theo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munster-Sarmsheim |