Martin Flämig (19 August 1913, in

Aue Aue may refer to: * Aue (toponymy), a frequent element in German toponymy meaning "wetland; river island; river" Places * Aue, Saxony, a mining town in Saxony, Germany * Aue (Samtgemeinde), a collective municipality in Uelzen District, Lower Sax ...

– 13 January 1998, in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

) was a German church musician, and the cantor of the

Dresdner Kreuzchor The Dresdner Kreuzchor is the boys' choir of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden, Germany. It has a seven-century history and a world-wide reputation. Today, the choir has about 150 members between the ages of 9 and 19, from Dresden and the surroundin ...

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 Straube Montgomery Rufus Karl Siegfried Straube (6 January 1873 – 27 April 1950) was a German church musician, organist, and choral conducting, conductor, famous above all for championing the abundant organ music of Max Reger. Career Born in Berlin, ...

Günther Ramin Günther Werner Hans Ramin (15 October 1898 – 27 February 1956) was an influential German organist, conductor, composer and pedagogue in the first half of the 20th century. Ramin, the son of a pastor, was born in Karlsruhe, Germany. At the a ...

, and

Johann Nepomuk David Johann Nepomuk David (30 November 1895 – 22 December 1977) was an Austrian composer. Life and career David was born in Eferding. He was a choirboy in the monastery of Sankt Florian and studied at an episcopal teacher training college in Linz, ...

. He was since 1948 cantor at the Versöhnungskirche in Dresden and premiered there

Willy Burkhard Willy Burkhard (17 April 1900 – 18 June 1955) was a Swiss composer and academic teacher, influential in both capacities. He taught music theory at the Berne Conservatory and the Zürich Conservatory. His works include an opera, oratorios, cantat ...

's oratorio ''Das Gesicht des Jesaja'' (The Vision of Isaiah),

Ernst Krenek Ernst Heinrich Krenek (, 23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including ''Music Here and Now'' (1939), a study ...

's ''Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae'' and Johannes Drießler's ''Dein Reich komme''.Martin Flämig
Sächsische Biographie (Saxonian Biography, in German) In 1953 he was appointed professor of the

Hochschule für Musik Dresden ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

. 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 (29 January 1889 – 22 February 1971) was a German choral conductor and composer. His younger brother Erhard was also a conductor and composer. Career After positions in Aachen and Eisenach, he became director of the ren ...

and held the post until 1991.Martin Flämig
on Bach Cantatas, 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flamig, Martin German choral conductors German male conductors (music) Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber faculty 1913 births 1998 deaths 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians