Walter Holy
Walter Holy (born August 15, 1921 in Osnabrück , † March 7, 2006 in Cologne ) was a German trumpeter .
Walter Holy worked as a trumpeter in the orchestras of Herford (1945), Bielefeld (1945–1950), Frankfurt (1950–1951) and Hanover (1951–1956). In 1956 he moved to Cologne for WDR . In 1968 he became a lecturer at the Folkwang University in Essen . He was one of the first trumpeters to specialize in the valveless baroque trumpet in the 20th century . From 1960 he was the first trumpeter of the Cappella Coloniensis . In 1996 he received the Johann Ernst Altenburg Prize for his services to the baroque trumpet.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.trumpetguild.org , accessed December 22, 2009
- ↑ abel.hive.no , accessed December 22, 2009
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| SURNAME | Holy, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osnabrück |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 2006 |
| Place of death | Cologne |