Werner Saam

Werner Saam (born May 3, 1900 in Solingen ; † January 12, 1960 ibid) was a German pianist , choir director and conductor .

Werner Saam studied piano, composition , choral conducting and school music at the Cologne University of Music with Hermann Abendroth . After completing his studies, he mainly performed as a pianist and gave numerous concerts, but he was also in demand as an accompanist for singers such as Tiana Lemnitz , Erna Berger and Peter Anders . In 1926 he appeared several times at the World's Fair in Philadelphia .

Also in 1926, Saam took over the management of the Schubert League in his hometown . In 1929 he succeeded Professor Heinrich Boell as municipal music director and as such shaped the musical landscape of the city for decades: “Werner Saam is associated with a well-established concept in Solingen's cultural life that only experienced that significant rise, as Saam in 1929, out of nowhere, so to speak built up a municipal orchestra and systematically developed it from success to success. ” He also took over - especially in the war and post-war years - the direction of several choirs such as the MGV Rheinsage , where he also initiated the founding of a children's choir, or the men's choir The Wupperhofer . He also gave music lessons at the Schwertstrasse grammar school and supported talented young singers such as Friedrich Eugen Engels and Hetty Plümacher . During a concert in the Ohligser Festhalle in 1960 Werner Saam suffered a heart attack at the conductor's desk.

literature

Klaus Günther: On the wings of song. Paths and stations Solingen vocal soloists from two centuries . Solingen 2002. Published by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein . ISBN 3-925626-21-2 , p. 15

Individual evidence

↑ Chronicle 1947 on solingen.de ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.0 MB) @1@ 2

^ Wilhelm Rosenbaum: The music pioneer of the Solingen orchestra. In: Solinger Tageblatt . September 27, 2014, accessed November 11, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Saam, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German pianist, choir director and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Solingen
DATE OF DEATH	January 12, 1960
Place of death	Solingen

[1] Chronicle 1947 on solingen.de ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.0 MB) @1@ 2

[solinger-980404-2] Wilhelm Rosenbaum: The music pioneer of the Solingen orchestra. In: Solinger Tageblatt . September 27, 2014, accessed November 11, 2017 .