Waldram Hollfelder

Waldram Hollfelder (born November 23, 1924 in Erlenbach am Main ; † July 26, 2017 in Nuremberg ) was a German musicologist and composer .

Life

Waldram Hollfelder studied piano and composition at the Nuremberg Conservatory , then musicology and church music in Erlangen and Heidelberg . In 1952 he completed his studies in Heidelberg. He then became a music educator and cantor in Neustadt an der Aisch and Nuremberg.

Waldram Hollfelder was Bundeschorleiter of the Franconian Singing Association from 1973 ; he was a member of its Presidium and the Presidium of the Bavarian Music Council . He sat on the cultural advisory board of the city of Nuremberg and was a representative of the Association of German Composers for Northern Bavaria. From 1979 he was a member of the jury in the Valentin Eduard Becker composer competition.

Waldram Hollfelder worked intensively as a composer for choral works of all kinds and has received several awards for his compositional work: in 1959 with the advancement award for the City of Nuremberg , 1961 with the Valentin Becker Award , 1980 with the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon and 1999 with the Bavarian Order of Merit .

I am the resurrection . Four to six-part mixed choir. Merseburger Publishing House, Kassel
Taking heart . Mixed choir.
Brasiliana . Women's choir.

personal data
SURNAME	Hollfelder, Waldram
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German musicologist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 23, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Market Erlenbach
DATE OF DEATH	July 26, 2017
Place of death	Nuremberg