News
For concerts I conduct or concerts and projects I am involved in as Music Director at University of Cologne, see https://collmus.uni-koeln.de/
March 2023Brahms: "Ein Deutsches Requiem"
I will conduct Brahms' "Ein Deutsches Requiem" on June 17th at Tivoli Vredenbrurg. |
March 2023"Event Horizon" to be premiered
"Event Horizon", commissioned by World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in Istanbul, will be premiered in on April 27th 2023 by Sofia Vokalensemble (Stockholm) directed by Bengt Ollén. The new piece is based on an original text written by Welsh author Euan Tait in collaboration with me especially for the new composition. |
March 2023"ALLEIN" for Vocal Sextet released
"Allein" (based on a song by Max Reger) is out now on streaming services, performed by Vocal Sextet StimmGold Vokalensemble as part of the project "150 Jahre Max Reger und der Klimawandel", released by Spektral Records. CD is due March 15 2023. |
February 2023"Selden Rüst" for Piano Solo
Christoph Schnackertz will premiere a new piece for piano solo, "Selden Rüst", on May 24th 2023 in the Aula of University of Cologne. |
January 2023"Viaje, vida" (2nd Movement of a cappella cycle "Mariposa")
Chamber Choir Consono directed by Harald Jers will premiere the second movement of my a cappella cycle "Mariposa" (commissioned by Consono) in the second half of 2023. The third movement will be premiered with the entire cycle in 2024 or 2025. |
January 2023Bach's Johannespassion (1725 Version)
On April 1st (19:00) and 2nd (16:00) 2023 I conduct Bach's Johannespassion, Version II from 1725, in Trinitatiskirche Koeln. Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra at University of Cologne, Elisabeth Menke (Soprano), Bettina Schaefer (Alto), Frederik Schauhoff (Baritone), Stefan Sbonnik (Tenore, Evangelist), Thomas Bonni (Bass, Jesus). |
January 2023Piano works
In a piano recital on May 24th 2023, in Aula of University of Cologne, Christoph Schnackertz will combine several of my compositions for piano solo with music by J. S. Bach (partly in transcriptions for Piano, by Busoni and Liszt). My newest piece for piano solo, "Selden Rüst", will be premiered. |
December 2022Mariposa
"Mariposa" is a three-movement cycle for choir a cappella commissioned by Chamber Choir Consono directed by Harald Jers. The first movement ("A Una Mariposa Monarca", text by Homero Aridjis) was premiered in 2019. Due to the pandemic premieres of movements two and three were delayed. The second movement ("Viaje, vida", part of the texts particularly written for the piece by Julio Mendivil) will be premiered in 2023. The third movement will be premiered in a performance of the entire cycle in 2024 or 2025. |
October 2022"Lichtungen" to be premiered
"Lichtungen" for chorus and orchestra, commissioned by Alte Oper Frankfurt will be premiered on April 29th 2023, 19:00, in Alte Oper Frankfurt, performed by Enthusiastenchor Chor ans Orchester der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt directed by Florian Lohmann. |
October 2022New Work: "Event Horizon"
World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in Istanbul commissioned a new piece to be premiered by in April 2023 by Sofia Vokalensemble (Stockholm) directed by Bengt Ollén. The new piece will be titled "Event Horizon" and is based on an original text written by Welsh author Euan Tait in collaboration with me especially for the new composition. |
September 2022CD Recording
In 2024, Rondeau Production releases a CD with my choral music, performed by Ensemble vocal and Kammerchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg conducted by Cornelius Trantow. |
June 2022Sheet music: Edition of Mozart's Requiem
My completion of Mozart's unfinished Requiem fragment is available at Bärenreiter publishing house (Score, Urtext edition / Introductory Text/Analytical Study / Vocal score, Urtext edition) |
May 2022"Allein" / "Gott des Himmels"
StimmGold Vokalensemble commissioned "Allein" (inspired by a song by Max Reger) and an arrangement of organ chorale "Gott des Himmels und der Erden" by Max Reger, both pieces for Vocal Sextet, to be premiered and reorded on CD in 2023 as part of the project "150 Jahre Max Reger und der Klimawandel". |
February 2022Uranus
hamburgVOKAL commissioned Uranus for choir a cappella. The premiere had to be postponed due to the pandemic and is now scheduled for June 24th 2023 in Hamburg. |
February 2022New Work: "Lichtungen"
Alte Oper Frankfurt commissioned a new piece for chorus and orchestra to be premiered on April 29th 2023. |
January 2022Invitation to the World Symposium on Choral Music ístanbul 2023
I am invited to the World Symposium on Choral Music ístanbul 2023 to present my choral compositions in a "meet the composer" session on April 28th 2023, 14:30-15:30. |
January 2022Mars & Venus
via-nova-chor München commissioned Mars and Venus for choir a cappella to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The concert had to be delayed due to the pandemic and now is scheduled for July 2nd 2023. |
Conducting
See current event overview of Collegium musicum at University of Cologne for upcoming concerts I am conducting or involved in as Music Director at University of Cologne. |
