Ulrich Semrau

Ulrich Semrau (* 1962 in Bremen ) is a German conductor and trumpet soloist . He lives and works in Syke ( Diepholz district , Lower Saxony ).

Life

In 1982 Semrau began studying music at a university with a focus on trumpet and conducting , which he completed with an exam. He then continued his studies in Hanover with Bruce Rhoten and Prof. Siegfried Göthel . A private study from 1988 to 1993 in Malmö with Bo Nilsson followed. Master classes with Pierre Thibaud and Timofei Dokshitser complemented his training.

Act

• On concert tours to Austria , Denmark , Latvia , Hungary , Canada and France , Semrau worked as a trumpet soloist and as a conductor.
• Since 1989 he has been teaching at the district music school of the Diepholz district; since 1993 he has headed the wood and brass section there .
• From 2001 to 2007 he was the musical director of the Bremen Symphony Orchestra Camerata Instrumentale .
• Since 1996 he has been the director of the Classical Philharmonic NorthWest - since its foundation. This orchestra with its 50 musicians from 10 nations performs mainly in the Bremen area and in Bremen, but has also made concert tours to France , Italy and Latvia . In summer 2001, the orchestra has performed in Latvia and brought in Riga over 2,000 listeners Beethoven's 9th Symphony, which was not listed in Latvia for 25 years to be heard.

Works

• Music from four centuries. With Hella Rothschild [Org] and Syke Brass; CNS-Musikverlag, Bremen [2002]
• Trumpet & Organ. With Hella Rothschild [Org]; CNS-Musikverlag, Bremen [2002]
• (as arrangement :) Joy to the world. 80 Christmas carols, for Bb instrument. CNS-Musikverlag, Weyhe 2003

literature

• The conductor. In: Concerts 2007/2008. Classical Philharmonic Northwest. Syke 2007, p. 7

Web links

• Works by and about Ulrich Semrau in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of the Classical Philharmonic NorthWest