News
Premieres / Particular Performances
"FLIGHT"
Ensemble vocal directed by Cornelius Trantow will premiere "FLIGHT" for chorus a cappella in a concert celebrating their thirtieth anniversary on February 3, 2024 in Hamburg. "Flight" is dedicated to Ensemble vocal and Cornelius Trantow. | |
"EVENT HORIZON"
"Event Horizon" will be performed on February 3, 2024, in Hamburg by Ensemble vocal as part of their 30th anniversary concert which will also feature the premiere of "FLIGHT". | |
Requiem completion at Festival de Saintes (France)
My completion of Mozart's Requiem will be performed by soloists from the Opéra national de Paris Academy, jeune chœur de paris and Jeune Orchestre de l'Abbaye directed by Léo Warinsky at Festival de Saintes in April 2024. | |
Requiem completion at Festival de Chambord (France)
My completion of Mozart's Requiem will be performed by soloists from the Opéra national de Paris Academy, jeune chœur de paris and Jeune Orchestre de l'Abbaye directed by Léo Warinsky at Festival de Chambord in July 2024. |
Commissions / Invitations
President of the Jury in the 6th IFCM Choral Composition Competition (2023/2024)
I was President of the Jury in the 6th International Competition for Choral Competition organized by the International Federation of Choral Music. Esteemd fellow composers Tracy Wong (Canada/Malaysia), Eric Banks (USA), Ana Maria Raga (Venezuela), and Özkan Manav (Türkiye) and I were the jury members. | |
New Work
Canzonetta e.V. has commissioned a new 30 minute a cappella work to be premiered in the Zeiss-Großplanetarium Berlin by Kammerchor Canzoneo Berlin directed by Nils Jensen in fall 2024. Spatial aspects will play a role in the new piece. The choir will be arranged in different formations and will also move around the auditory. | |
Mariposa
"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. |
Publications
New recording of my edition of Mozart's Requiem
A new recording of my completion of Mozart's Requiem is out. Since my edition offers choices: Conductor John Nelson opted for a performance variant without the Amen fugue and the alternate for the pair of movements Sanctus/Benedictus starting in D major and each movement closing with Hosanna in D major. Marie Lys (Soprano), Beth Tyler (Alto), Cyrille Dubois (Tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Bass), Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, John Nelson (conductor), ICA Classics. | |
"Tall Trees Grove, March 1st 2016" to be released on CD
Kölner Vokalsolisten recorded a concert program titled "Elements". I wrote "Tall Trees Grove, March 1st 2016" for vocal sextet specifically for this program. Genuin Records will release the program on CD and streaming services in 2024. | |
CD recording: Works for Piano
Spektral Records will be releasing a full program with piano works of mine on CD and streaming services in 2024. Christoph Schnackertz performs, recording sessions take place this September. | |
CD 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. | |
Sheet 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) |
Conducting
Collegium musicum at University of Cologne
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. |
Chorus Master
The Sound of Hans Zimmer & John Williams Tournee 2024
I will be Chorus Master for the "The Sound of Hans Zimmer & John Williams" Tournee 2024, run by Alegria, for the concerts in Alte Oper Frankfurt, Philharmonie Köln, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Kuppelsaal Hannover |
