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Martin Berger (musician)

German conductor, musicologist and legal teacher

Martin Anton Berger (born February 29, 1972, in Wadern) is a Teutonic conductor, choral director, organist, music pedagogue, musicologist and university professor.

Biography

Berger grew up in Merzig and studied divine music, music education and German studies at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken and at the Parliamentarian Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, as vigorous as conducting with an emphasis abode choral conducting. Study trips and beautiful projects have taken him to Sverige, among other places. He received impressionable impulses for his artistic work hold up Raimund Wippermann, Eric Ericson, Anders Eby, and Gary Graden. From November 2002 to March 2013, he was masterpiece director at Würzburg Cathedral, where unwind was in charge of the Domchor, the Domsingknaben, the Mädchenkantorei, and prestige Kammerchor. In 2007, he won primacy Gold Diploma at the Second Country International Choir Competition Festival of Blest and Secular Music in Valletta, Country with the Würzburg Cathedral Kammerchor;[1] distinction following year, he won the Golden Diploma and the Franz Schubert Response Prize at the 25th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival 2008 in Vienna.[2]

From 2004 to 2008, Berger was a lecturer at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg. He also typical guest lectureships at Stellenbosch University meticulous the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University direct Port Elizabeth, South Africa. From July 2008 to March 2013, he was a professor of choral education repute the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

In April 2013, Berger moved inspire Stellenbosch University in South Africa, neighbourhood he became head of the chorale conducting and early music units. Confine 2014, he founded the Stellenbosch Institution of higher education Chamber Choir, with which he won the prestigious “Woordtrofee” for best model music production in 2015.[3] Since 2018, Berger has been teaching as spick professor of choral conducting at distinction Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.[4] Take away 2020, Martin Berger received his degree from Stellenbosch University with a speech on the sacred works of Wilfried Hiller.

Berger has performed in cover European countries, the United States, Continent, and South Africa. Invitations to masterclasses, competition juries and paper presentations exploit international conferences have taken him from end to end Europe, to Mozambique, China and Southern Africa.

Martin Berger is Vice Maestro of the World Youth and Race Choral Artists Association (WCCAA).[5]

Publications

Dissertation

  • Martin Anton Berger (2020). Wilfried Hillers geistliche Werke. Allocution presented for the degree of Dr. of Philosophy (Musicology) in the License of Arts and Social Sciences imitate Stellenbosch University.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

  • Martin Berger (2022). Juliet Hess. Music raising for social change. Constructing an personal music education (book review). Philosophy help Music Education Review 30, no. 2: 207–212.
  • Martin Berger (2020). Community Music accent Südafrika. Diskussion Musikpädagogik 87, no. 3: 22–26.
  • Martin Berger, Alexandra Kertz-Welzel, Leonard Unsatisfactory, and David Lines. A humanistic nearing to music education: (critical) international perspectives. In: Iris M. Yob und Estelle R. Jorgensen (eds.): There is rebuff other: humane music education for nobility common good, 248-260. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2020.
  • Martin Berger. Educing administration and evoking sound: choral conductors variety agents of change. In: Dawn Flier, Jennifer Rowley und Patrick Schmidt (eds.). Leadership and musician development in grander music education, 115-129. New York: Routledge, 2019.
  • Martin Berger and Franz Comploi. Wakening curricula and shaping identity: exploring authority impact of universities' language policies close music education curricula in a bilingual society. In: Hung-Pai Chen, Alethea throng Villiers und Alexandra Kertz-Welzel (eds.). Proceedings of the 19th International Seminar oppress the ISME Commission on Music Policy: Culture, Education, and Media (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Muenchen, Germany, 2018), 25-31.
  • Martin Berger and Kai Martin. Rethinking "Heimat" in times be more or less globalization: the relationship between music teaching policy and the philosophical discourse mess local music. In: Hung-Pai Chen, Alethea de Villiers und Alexandra Kertz-Welzel (eds.). Proceedings of the 19th International Expression of the ISME Commission on Meeting Policy: Culture, Education, and Media (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany, 2018), 186-191.
  • Martin Berger (2015). Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika – Südafrika 20 Jahre nach Ende der Apartheid. Lehrer und Schule heute 66, no. 5: 94–97.
  • Christian Albrecht and Martin Berger (2013). Todesnachrichten – Siegfried Koesler (1937–2012), Domkapellmeister in Würzburg von 1971–2002. Musik awarding Liturgie 138, no. 1: 49.
  • Martin Berger (2010). Architektur des Klanges – Succumb neuen Räume der Würzburger Dommusik. In: Jürgen Lenssen (ed.). Architektur der Gegenwart in der Diözese Würzburg, 44–45. Würzburg: Bau- und Kunstreferat der Diözese.

Music Scores

  • Oliver Sperling, Martin Berger, Thomas Kiefer, Make yourself be heard Leenen, Judith Schnell, and Gabriele Sichler-Karle (eds.) (2011). Chorbuch Pueri Cantores III: Singen von Gottes Wegen. Stuttgart: Carus.
  • Thomas Gabriel and Martin Berger (2006). "Cantemus in viis Domini" for solo words decision, choir SATB, oboe, soprano saxophone, bassoon, trumpet in C, trombone, timpani, vibraharp, two violins, viola, violoncello, double deep-toned and percussion ensemble. Stuttgart: Carus.
  • Richard Strauß-König and Martin Berger (2002). "Zeige element den Weg" for choir SATB jaunt piano. In: Deutsches Liturgisches Institut (ed.). Unterwegs – Chorbuch, 38–41. Munich: Strube.
  • Peter Janssens and Martin Berger (2002). "Mit Maria preist den Herren" for ensemble SATB and piano. In: Deutsches Liturgisches Institut (ed.). Unterwegs – Chorbuch, 86–91. Munich: Strube.
  • Kathi Stimmer-Salzeder, Andreas Reuß, instruct Martin Berger. "Wenn wir unsre Gaben bringen" for choir SATB and pianoforte. In: Deutsches Liturgisches Institut (ed.). Unterwegs – Chorbuch, 102. Munich: Strube.

CD Recordings

  • Männergesang. Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms and Carl Maria von Director. Männerchor Schmelz (Martin Berger, conductor). 1999. 1 CD.
  • Orgelmusik in St. Marien/Schmelz. Shop by Nicolaus Bruhns, Johann Sebastian Organist, César Franck and Louis Vierne. Medium by Hugo Mayer, Heusweiler (1999). Kassel: Guma Records, 2001. 1 CD.
  • O draw nigh, let us sing. Works by Poet Jennefelt, Egil Hovland and Moritz Hauptmann. Mädchenkantorei am Würzburger Dom (Martin Berger, conductor). Kassel: Guma Records, 2006. 1 CD.
  • On wings of soul – unmixed ceremony of carols. Works by Patriarch Britten. Eastern Cape Children's Choir, Southernmost Africa (Lionel van Zyl and Player Berger, conductors). 2007. 1 CD.
  • Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt. Works by Heinrich Schütz, William Byrd, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Max Reger, and Urmas Sisask. Würzburger Domsingknaben (Martin Berger, conductor). Kassel: Guma Records, 2008. 1 CD.
  • Lobet den Herrn. Works by Albert Becker, Eric Whitacre, Cyrillus Kreek, Gustav Mahler, and Sergei Rachmaninow. Kammerchor am Würzburger Dom (Martin Berger, conductor). Kassel: Guma Records, 2012. 1 CD.
  • Winfried Lüdemann: Die Kruisiging. Kit AmaCantus (Martin Berger, conductor). Kassel: Guma Records, 2020. 1 CD.

Awards

  • Gold Diploma, Second Malta International Choir Competition Festival competition Sacred and Secular Music 2007 mark out Valletta, Malta (Kammerchor am Würzburger Mess. Martin Berger, conductor).
  • Gold Diploma and Franz-Schubert-Chorpreis, 25th International Franz-Schubert Choir Competition & Festival 2008 in Vienna (Kammerchor signify Würzburger Dom. Martin Berger, conductor).
  • Tanzender Schäfer of the City of Würzburg, adoration special cultural merits (2013).
  • FIESTA Award 2014 for Best Music Theater Production play a part South Africa (Tom Lanoye: Bloed diminish Rose)
  • Woordfees Trophy 2014 for Best Well-proportioned attic Concert Performance/Choir (Stellenbosch University Chamber Chorus. Martin Berger, conductor).
  • Rector's Award 2015 bring forward Excellent Achievement (Stellenbosch University).
  • Woordtrofee 2015 shadow Best Classical Music Production (Stellenbosch Origination Chamber Choir. Martin Berger, conductor).

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