Willibald Bezler
Willibald Bezler (born July 25, 1942 in Ellwangen ; † April 15, 2018 there ) was a German church musician , university professor and composer .
Life
After studying church music (A) and singing in Stuttgart, Willibald Bezler worked as a church musician at the Basilica of St. Vitus in Ellwangen from 1967 to 2007 . Bezler has been teaching at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts since 1979, where he has been professor for organ improvisation and liturgical organ playing since 1995 . His pupils and students included Samuel Kummer and Thomas Dahl . Bezler has performed improvisations on texts, films and works of art at numerous concerts at home and abroad. He was invited to the Festival of European Church Music in Schwäbisch Gmünd and the International Organ Improvisation Festival in Berlin .
Compositions
Willibald Bezler composed numerous masses, motets and organ works. For the Protestant hymn book he created choir pieces, intonations and organ accompaniments.
Competitions
- 1998 - Prize winner in the improvisation competition of Südwestfunk (SWF).
- 2002 - Church Music Composition Prize Baden-Württemberg.
honors and awards
- 1977 - Appointment as church music director
- 2002 - Orlando di Lasso Medal of the General Cecilia Association
- 2002 - Martin Luther Medal of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg
- 2010 - Order of the Holy Pope New Year's Eve (Commander)
Web links
- Literature by and about Willibald Bezler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Willibald Bezler in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Person links
- Homepage of Willibald Bezler
- Conversation with Willibald Bezler in the Neue Musikzeitung
- “Deserved for the Church”, article by the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese
- List of the master courses at the Festival European Church Music Schwäbisch Gmünd: http://www.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/1179-Meisterkurse.html
- International Organ Improvisations Festival Berlin 2008: http://www.orgelimprovisationsfestival-berlin.de/index.php?article_id=24
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice Willibald Bezler , Schwäbische Post, April 17, 2018
- ↑ "Willibald Bezler is dead" , Schwäbische Zeitung of April 16, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bezler, Willibald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ellwangen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2018 |
| Place of death | Ellwangen |