Wolfgang Seifen (born 1956, in Bergheim) is a German

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and

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. Seifen studied church music at the ''Gregoriushaus'' in

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

. From 1973 to 1976 he was church musician in St Sebastian in Nettetal-Lobberich. In 1983 he became organist at the ''Marienbasilica'' in

Kevelaer Kevelaer ( Low Rhenish: ''Käwela'') is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 1 million pilgrims, mostly from Germany and t ...

and in 2004 he was appointed the organist of the

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, but mostly just known as Gedächtniskirche ) is a Protestant church affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, a regi ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. From 1989 to 1992 he taught organ at the ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst'' in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

and from 1992 to 2000 at the

Robert Schumann Hochschule The Robert Schumann Hochschule (Robert Schumann University of Music and Media) is a school for music studies at the university level located in Düsseldorf. The University has a student body of some 850 coming from over 40 countries. Forty-seven f ...

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

. In 2000 he was appointed

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at the ''Universität der Künste'' in

.Universität der Künste Berlin - Seifen

Compositions

* Missa Solemnis "Tu es Petrus" * Johannes-Passion for choir and soloists * Missa Solemnis for choir and organ * Messe in G * Triptyque Symphonique * Konzert für Orgel und Orchester * Drei Stücke für Orgel * Choralvorspiele für Orgel * Charakterstücke für Orgel (Strube-Verlag) * Konzertstück für Orgel * Fantaisie Populaire * Messe du Mariage für Orgel

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seifen, Wolfgang 1956 births Living people German classical organists Organ improvisers Musicians from Berlin Robert Schumann Hochschule alumni 21st-century organists 21st-century German male musicians German male classical organists