Theobald Schrems (17 February 1893 – 15 November 1963) was the founder of the ''Musikgymnasium der Regensburger Domspatzen'', a musical gymnasium for the boys' choir

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at the

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Career

Schrems was born in

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. After his studies, he was ordained a priest in June 1917. From 1924 until his death in 1963, he was director of music at the Regensburg Cathedral, gaining worldwide acclaim under him. He studied for his state examination for school and church music with Carl Thiel from 1925 to 1928. He was instrumental in creating of a new organisational structure for the boys with high school, boarding school and choir united under one roof. Under his leadership the choir achieved the fame it still enjoys today. He also worked with the

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in the early 1960s. In 1963, Schrems was made an honorary citizen of Regensburg. He was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1959. Streets in Regensburg and Mitterteich are named after him, in Mitterteich also a school, which houses a bust of him.

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, who had worked under Schrems, composed in his honor a Mass for four-part male choir. The premiere took place in the cathedral on 9 November 2008 by a choir of former members of the Domspatzen.

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Prof. Dr. Theobald Schrems
akh.mitterteich.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Schrems, Theobald German organists German male organists 1893 births 1963 deaths German music educators 20th-century German musicians 20th-century organists 20th-century German male musicians Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany