Jürgen Budday (born 1948 in

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) is a German conductor, director of church music and music teacher. He is artistic director of the concert series at the

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Maulbronn Abbey Maulbronn Monastery (german: Kloster Maulbronn) is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg. The monastery complex, one of the best-preserved in Europe, was named a UNESCO ...

, of the choir 'Maulbronner Kantorei' and of the Maulbronn Chamber Choir.

Biography

Jürgen Budday studied music education, church music and musicology at the Academy of Music in Stuttgart and, since 1979, has been teaching music at the Evangelical Seminary Maulbronn, a Protestant private boarding school in

Maulbronn Maulbronn () is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In ...

. For his teaching and artistic activity, he has received many awards, including the

Bundesverdienstkreuz The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

am Bande (German Cross of Merit) and the Bruno Frey Prize from the Baden-Württemberg State Academy of Music, Ochsenhausen. Since 2002, Jürgen Budday has also held the chair of the choral committee of the German Music Council. Several

concert A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variet ...

recordings have been made under his artistic direction. These have included the

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his train ...

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

s Jephtha, Samson, Judas Maccabaeus, Saul and the

Messiah In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of '' mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach ...

with highly distinguished soloists such as

Emma Kirkby Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, (; born 26 February 1949) is an English soprano and early music specialist. She has sung on over 100 recordings. Education and early career Kirkby was educated at Hanford School, Sherborne School for Girls in Do ...

Michael Chance Michael Chance CBE (born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom 7 March 1955) is an English countertenor and the founder and Artistic Director of The Grange Festival. Chance was born in Penn, Buckinghamshire, into a musical family. After growing ...

, Nancy Argenta, David Thomas,

Stephen Varcoe Christopher Stephen Varcoe (born 19 May 1949 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall) is an English classical bass-baritone singer, appearing internationally in opera and concert, known for Baroque and contemporary music and a notable singer of Lieder. Profes ...

Miriam Allan Miriam Allan (born 1977, in Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian soprano. Education Miriam Allan graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia, with first class honours and the University Medal. She rec ...

, Joanne Lunn and many others. In 2011, Jürgen Budday has been awarded the honorary title

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professor ...

by the Minister-President of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, who dignified Mr Budday to be an ''illustrious musical ambassador of Baden-Württemberg''.http://www.stm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=246219 (in German only)

Discography

Oratorios by G.F.Handel

Historically informed performances in English *''Jephtha'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with

(Soprano),

Melinda Paulsen Melinda Paulsen (born 1964) is an American mezzo-soprano and contralto who has appeared mostly in Germany, with a focus on concert singing. She has been an academic voice teacher at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt. Early life and education Paul ...

(Mezzo-soprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor),

Julian Podger Julian Podger (born 1966) is an English tenor who has appeared mostly in concert in historically informed performance. He took part in the 2000 Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. He also sings in vocal ensembles, and directs his own ensemble, Trinity Bar ...

(Tenor),

(Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte (1998, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Samson'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke,

, Mark LeBrocq, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte (1999, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Judas Maccabäus'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke (Soprano), Catherine King (Mezzo-soprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), Christopher Purves (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Musica Florea Prag (2000, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Saul'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Marc LeBrocq (Tenor), Michael Berner (Tenor),

(Bass), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra/

Hannoversche Hofkapelle Hannoversche Hofkapelle (''unofficial English translation'': The Hanoverian Court Orchestra), located in Hannover (Germany), remains faithful to the tradition of historic court orchestras and performs both chamber music and symphonies. The sound of ...

(on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2002, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Solomon'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor),

(Tenor), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra/

(on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2004, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Belshazzar'' - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Miriam Allan (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Patrick Van Goethem (Countertenor), Marc LeBrocq (Tenor),

(Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Hanoverian Court Orchestra/

(on period instruments). (2005, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Der Messias (The Messiah)'' - Complete Recording Oratorio in three parts by George Frideric Handel in the arrangement of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

. Performed according to the traditions of the time, sung in German, with

Marlis Petersen Marlis Petersen (born 3 February 1968)Heinrich (2018) is a German operatic coloratura soprano. Career Born in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Marlis Petersen won six important piano competitions before eventually going to the Stuttgart Conser ...

(Soprano), Margot Oitzinger (Alto), Markus Schäfer (Tenor), Marek Rzepka (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra/

(on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2006, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *''Joshua'' - Unedited version in English from 1748. Performed according to the traditions of the time with Miriam Allan (Soprano), David Allsopp (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), James Rutherford (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra/

(on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (Maulbronner Kammerchor) (2007, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)

Other Oratorios and Masses

Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...

: Petit Messe Solenelle - version for two pianos and harmonium with Laura de Souza (Soprano), Dalia Schaechter (Altus), Keith Ikaia Purdy (Tenor), Max Wittges (Bass), Ennio Pastorino und An Li Pang (Pianos), Carlotte Lootgieter (Harmonium), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (1996, concert recording) *

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...

: Paulus with Brigitte Geller, Jolanta Michalska-Taliaferro, Lothar Odinius,

Peter Lika Peter Lika (born 1947) is a German bass in opera and concert, focused on both oratorio singing as on historically informed performances. Life Lika was born in Augsburg in 1947. He began his singing career as a boy soloist with the Regensburger ...

, Kantorei Maulbronn, Mitglieder des SWF-Sinfonieorchesters (1998, concert recording) *

Charles Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been '' Faust'' (1859); his '' Roméo et Juliette'' (1867) also rema ...

: Cäcilienmesse &

: Stabat Mater with Svetlana Strezeva, Jolanta Michalska-Taliaferro, Willi Stein,

Nikita Storojev Nikita Leonidovich Storozhev (russian: Никита Леонидович Сторожев; 1950 – 17 April 2023) was a Russian-American Bass (voice type), bass opera singer. Life Storojev was born in 1950 in Harbin, China. His family moved b ...

, Kantorei Maulbronn, Mitglieder des SWR-Sinfonieorchesters (1999, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *

Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long l ...

: Messa di Gloria &

: Christus with Willi Stein (Tenor), Thomas Pfeiffer (Baritone), Kantorei Maulbronn, Mitglieder des SWR-Sinfonieorchesters (2001, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *

: Elias with Peter Lika (Bass), Heidi Elisabeth Meier (Soprano), Jolantha Michalska-Taliaferro (Altus), Hans Peter Blochwitz (Tenor), Kantorei Maulbronn, Mitglieder des SWR-Sinfonieorchesters (2003, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *

Max Bruch Max Bruch (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) was a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a prominent staple of the standard v ...

: Moses with Peter Lika (Bass), Birgitte Christensen (Soprano), Stefan Vinke (Tenor), Kantorei Maulbronn, Russian Chamber Philharmonic St. Petersburg (2005, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition) *

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

: Mass in B minor with Joanne Lunn, Ursula Eittinger, Marcus Ullmann,

Gotthold Schwarz Gotthold Schwarz (born 2 May 1952 in Zwickau) is a German Bass-baritone and conductor. Based in Leipzig, he started as a member of the Thomanerchor and has conducted the Gewandhausorchester. Between 2016 and 2021, he was the 17th Thomaskantor ...

, Maulbronn Chamber Choir,

(2008, concert recording, Maulbronn) *

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conducting, conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten Sy ...

: Die letzten Dinge / The Last Judgement - The original version of the Oratorio from 1826, Miriam Meyer (Soprano), Ursula Eittinger (Mezzo-Soprano), Marcus Ullmann (Tenor), Josef Wagner (Bass), [Kantorei Maulbronn (Maulbronn Cantor Choir), Russian Chamber Philharmonic St. Petersburg (2010, concert recording, Maulbronn)

a cappella

* All meine Herzgedanken ~ Chormusik der Romantik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (1991) * Tröste mich wieder ~ Geistliche Chormusik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (1993) * From early dawn... until late at night, ''A daily musical routine according to the tradition of horary prayers with works by Orlando di Lasso, Joseph Rheinberger, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Rolf Schweizer, Johann H. Schein, Jozef Swider, Arvo Pärt, Sven D. Sandström and Max Reger.'' Maulbronn Chamber Choir (1999) * Du verwandelst meine Klage in einen Reigen ~ Geistliche Chormusik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2003) *Der Mensch lebt und bestehet ~ Geburt - Endlichkeit - Ewigkeit, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2006) * Transeamus usque Bethlehem ~ Europäische Weihnachtslieder und Motetten, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2008) *Die Nacht leuchtet wie der Tag, Maulbronn Chamber Choir (2010)

References

External links

The concert series at Monastery of Maulbronn (in German)The Evangelic Theology Seminar in Maulbronn (in German)The Maulbronn Chamber ChoirThe artist's website (in German)
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