Martin Flämig
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Martin Flämig was a German church musician, cantor of the Dresdner Kreuzchor
from 1971 to 1991.
, Günther Ramin
, and Johann Nepomuk David
. He was since 1948 cantor at the Versöhnungskirche in Dresden and premiered there Willy Burkhard
's oratorio Das Gesicht des Jesaja (The Vision of Isaiah), Ernst Krenek
's Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae and Johannes Drießler
's Dein Reich komme.
In 1953 he was appointed professor of the Hochschule für Musik Dresden. He was a teacher at the Bern Conservatory since 1959. In 1971 he was appointed Dresdner Kreuzkantor as the successor of Rudolf Mauersberger
and held the post until 1991.
Dresdner Kreuzchor
The Dresdner Kreuzchor is the boys' choir of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. It has a seven century history. Today the choir has about 150 members from the age of 9-19 from Dresden and the surrounding region. Most of the boys live in a boarding school. The Choir Boys are also called "Kruzianer". The...
from 1971 to 1991.
Biography
Martin Flämig studied since 1934 in Dresden with Alfred Stier and in Leipzig at the Kirchenmusikalisches Institut des Leipziger Konservatoriums with Karl StraubeKarl Straube
Montgomery Rufus Karl/Carl Siegfried Straube was a German church musician , organist, and choral conductor, famous above all for championing the abundant organ music of Max Reger. He studied organ under Heinrich Reimann in Berlin from 1894 to 1897 and became a widely respected concert organist...
, Günther Ramin
Günther Ramin
Günther Werner Hans Ramín was an influential German organist, conductor, composer and pedagogue in the first half of the 20th century....
, and Johann Nepomuk David
Johann Nepomuk David
Johann Nepomuk David was an Austrian composer.He began his musical career in the monastery of Sankt Florian, and was a composition student of Joseph Marx....
. He was since 1948 cantor at the Versöhnungskirche in Dresden and premiered there Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard was a Swiss composer.Willy Burkhard was an extremely influential composer of the 20th century...
's oratorio Das Gesicht des Jesaja (The Vision of Isaiah), Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek was an Austrian of Czech origin and, from 1945, American composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now , a study of Johannes Ockeghem , and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music...
's Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae and Johannes Drießler
Johannes Driessler
Johannes Driessler was a German composer, organist, and lecturer.Driessler studied composition and organ in Cologne at the Musikhochschule from 1939 to 1940. In November 1940, Driessler enlisted in the military; in 1944 he married Gertrude Ledermann...
's Dein Reich komme.
In 1953 he was appointed professor of the Hochschule für Musik Dresden. He was a teacher at the Bern Conservatory since 1959. In 1971 he was appointed Dresdner Kreuzkantor as the successor of Rudolf Mauersberger
Rudolf Mauersberger
Rudolf Mauersberger was a German choral conductor and composer.-Professional career:...
and held the post until 1991.
External links
- Entries for recordings by Martin Flämig on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...