Hans Uwe Hielscher (born 1945) is a German organist and

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. He was organist and carillonneur at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, from 1979 to 2009, and has played internationally as a concert organist.

Career

Hielscher studied church music at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold ( A), and

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in Utrecht. From 1969 - 1973 he was church musician in Juist and from 1973 - 1979 in Bielefeld. He has been the organist and carillonneur at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden since 1979. He created a series of weekly free recitals called ''Orgelmusik zur Marktzeit'' (organ music at market time) on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., in which he or sometimes a guest organist perform seasonal music. The 2000th event is on 7 December 2019. He has appeared in a regular concert on New Year's Eve together with his colleague at St. Bonifatius,

Gabriel Dessauer Gabriel Dessauer (born 4 December 1955) is a German cantor, concert organist, and academic. He was responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden from 1981 to 2021, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. He is an inte ...

until 2010, whereas he played with his successor since 2011. In 1985 he worked at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles in exchange with Samuel Swartz, and he has been teaching at the

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in California since 1986. Hielscher is active as a concert organist and has played more than 3000 organ concerts worldwide. He retired from the position at the Marktkirche in 2009 but has kept the tradition of Orgelmusik zur Marktzeit.

Awards

* Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1985)

Publications

* ''Alexandre Guilmant: Leben und Werk'' * ''Berühmte Orgeln der USA'' * ''Die Oberlinger-Orgel in der Marktkirche Wiesbaden'' * ''Französische Orgelkunst der Spätromantik''

Compositions

* ''California wine suite'' * ''Variations sur „Frère Jacques“'' * ''American folksongs'' * ''Mosaik'' * ''Weihnachtskantate''

References

External links

Hans Uwe Hielscher
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on WorldCat {{DEFAULTSORT:Hielscher, Hans Uwe 1945 births Carillonneurs Living people German classical organists German male organists Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Musicians from Wiesbaden Classical composers of church music Hochschule für Musik Detmold alumni Male classical composers 21st-century organists 21st-century German male musicians Male classical organists