Clemens Ganz (18 January 1935 – 19 March 2023) was a German

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

. Ganz studied with

Hermann Schroeder Hermann Schroeder (26 March 1904 – 7 October 1984) was a German composer and a Catholic church musician. Life Schroeder was born in Bernkastel and spent the greatest part of his life’s work in the Rheinland. His mother's family had common ...

and Josef Zimmermann church music and school music at the ''Hochschule für Musik'' in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

( A-examination). From 1964 to 1976 he was

cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. In formal Jewish worship, a cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds. In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...

at St. Marien in Köln-Kalk. From 1971 to 1998 he taught as

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at the ''Hochschule für Musik''. From 1985 to 2001 he was organist of

Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral (german: Kölner Dom, officially ', English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of ...

. Ganz died on 19 March 2023, at the age of 88.

Discography

* Hermann Schroeder: Sechs Orgelchoräle über altdeutsche geistliche Volkslieder op. 11 * Hermann Schroeder: Vier Choralvorspiele * Die neue Schwalbennestorgel im Kölner Dom * Die Klais-Orgeln im Kölner Dom * Orgeln in Köln * Musik am Hohen Dom zu Köln * Freu dich Erd und Sternenzelt : festliche Advents- und Weihnachtsmusik

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganz, Clemens 1935 births 2023 deaths German classical organists German male organists Organ improvisers Musicians from Cologne Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 21st-century organists 21st-century male musicians Male classical organists