Gerd Schenker (born 2 June 1948) is a German

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Life

Born in

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, Schenker attended the from 1963 to 1965. From 1965 to 1969 he studied percussion with Otto Reil at the

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in Berlin. From 1968 to 1972 he worked as a percussionist at the

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. Since 1972 he has been activ with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (today MDR-Sinfonieorchester). In 1975 he became

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-percussionist. From 1974 to 1993 he was also a member of the

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. With the ensemble he received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic (1980), the

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(1986) and the

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in Main (1991). In 1978 he founded the Leipziger Schlagzeug-Duo and in 1982 the . Schenker has performed compositions by Paul-Heinz Dittrich, Reiner Bredemeyer,

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, Bernt Franke, Karl Ottomar Treibmann,

Friedrich Schenker Friedrich Schenker (23 December 19428 February 2013) was a German avant-garde composer and trombone player. Life Born in the German town of Zeulenroda, Schenker learned trombone and piano as a child and made his first compositional attempts at ...

, (Gerd Schenker's brother) and

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among others. He is a member of the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig. Schenker is active as editor of percussion literature.

Literature

* ''Zeitgenössische Musik für Schlagzeug : 1 Spieler''. VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1988. * Burkhard Glaetzner, Reiner Kontressowitz (ed.): ''Gruppe Neue Musik "Hanns Eisler" 1970–1990. Spiel-Horizonte.''''Gruppe Neue Musik "Hanns Eisler" 1970-1990 : Spiel-Horizonte''
on WorldCat Leipzig 1990, .

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