Boris Böhmann (born July 19, 1964) is a German conductor and composer.
He was born in
Worms am Rhein, was musical assistant at his home church,
Worms Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral (German: ''Wormser Dom'') is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, Germany, Worms, southern Germany.
The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the mos ...
, between 1987 and 1990. His studies in Catholic theology at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz were followed with studies at the College of Music in Detmold (church music and conducting) between 1988 and 1993. The "Vocal Ensemble at St. Martin" in Worms was founded in 1990 on his initiative, and he has been musical director of the ensemble until 2004. After his artistic A examination in 1993, he was appointed choir director at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary's in Kevelaer. Here he conducted the different ensembles of music at the basilica, consisting of more than 250 members (two children's choirs, the youth school, choir, orchestra, choral school and winds).
Between 2000 and 2001, Boris Böhmann was chairman of the Association of Church Musicians in the
bishopric of Münster
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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. Since 1996, he has been a member of the national committee of the German choir association "
Pueri Cantores" and since 1999 also held a position as a member of the presidency committee.
In 2003, he was appointed cathedral director of music and headmaster of the cathedral singing school, succeeding
prelate
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Dr. Raimund Hug at the
Freiburg Minster
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in southwest Germany, where he conducts the choirs at the Freiburg cathedral (
Freiburg cathedral boys' choir, cathedral choir, cathedral chamber choir and cathedral Orchestra). Numerous concert appointments took him all over Germany, Europe, Australia and Asia. Productions for television, radio and on CD with him as conductor of choirs and organ player document his musical work.
Since 2006 he has a training order for conducting and musical training of boys and children choirs at the university of music, Freiburg.
See also
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Freiburg Cathedral Boys' Choir
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Choirs
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List of 20th century classical composers
External links
Freiburg Cathedral Music (only in German)*
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German male conductors (music)
German composers
Living people
1964 births
21st-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German male musicians