Martin Bambauer (born 1970 in
Wesel
Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
Geography
Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine.
Division of the city
Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrighove ...
) is a German
organist
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and church musician.
Bambauer studied church music at the
Robert Schumann Hochschule in
Düsseldorf
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with
Hans-Dieter Möller and passed his examination with distinction for
improvisation. Further he studied with
Daniel Roth in
Frankfurt am Main
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and passed the ''Konzertexamen'' in 2001. Since 2002 he has been a teacher for organ-improvisation at the Musikhochschule in
Köln. Bambauer is organist and choir director at the
Basilica of Constantine in
Trier
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.
Awards
* First prize International organ-competition of Elburg (NL)
* First prize for improvisation in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Discographie
* 2001: Orgelmusik aus Fünf Jahrhunderten (the Schuke-organ of the Basilica of Constantine)
* 2004: Franck und Seine Freunde (IFO 00 090)
External links
Biographie Martin Bambauer t
1970 births
Living people
German classical organists
Kirchenmusikdirektor
German male organists
Organ improvisers
People from Wesel
Robert Schumann Hochschule alumni
21st-century organists
21st-century German male musicians
Male classical organists
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