Otto Maria Krämer (born 1964) is a German
organist and
church musician.
Krämer studied at the
Folkwang Hochschule,
Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...
and at the
Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. His teacher was
Wolfgang Seifen
Wolfgang Seifen (born 1956, in Bergheim) is a German organist and composer.
Seifen studied church music at the ''Gregoriushaus'' in Aachen. From 1973 to 1976 he was church musician in St Sebastian in Nettetal-Lobberich. In 1983 he became organis ...
. In 1994 he passed his examination (A). Since 1993 he has worked as
cantor and organist in
Straelen
Straelen (; Low Rhenish: ''Strale'') is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo.
Twinning : Bayon
The Bayon ( km, ...
. In 1995 he won the first prize of the ''Concours d'Improvisation a l'orgue Montbrison''. He was teacher for
improvisation
Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...
at the
Westminster Choir College in
Princeton, New Jersey.
Compositions
*Fünf sinfonische Momente für Orgel
*Prélude et Fugue dansée sur le nom Gaston
*Messe brève
*Subvenite
*Exultate
*Missa Festiva
External links
Orgelimprovisationen
German classical organists
Organ improvisers
1964 births
Living people
21st-century organists
21st-century German male musicians
German male classical organists
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