Wolfram Buchenberg Dum medium silentium. Choral works

Wolfram Buchenberg, born 1962 in Engelbolz (Oberallgäu), studied school music and composition with Prof. Dieter Acker at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich; he also attended Prof. Acker’s master class. Since 1988, Wolfram Buchenberg has taught piano playing for school use at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.

Wolfram Buchenberg is a very sought-after contemporary composer. His compositional oeuvre includes works of various genres and styles from solo to orchestral pieces, from musicals to masses. A large number of commissioned compositions for churches as well as for renowned festivals, orchestras and ensembles such as the Bavarian Radio Choir document the high quality of his artistic work.

He feels a particularly strong affinity to choral music, as is evident in the substantial number of his arrangements and compositions, among others for mixed choir. His music has become omnipresent in the international choral scene. Buchenberg’s modern and at the same time tonal sound language is characterized by colorful harmonies, soloistic elements, the inclusion of spoken texts and the breaking open of traditional rhythmic structures.

Portrait of Buchenberg: https://youtu.be/H-HfNOhx1F8?feature=shared

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Cantabile Regensburg presents a cappella literature from the Renaissance to the contemporary era in a manner appropriate to each epoch and style. Numerous awards from renowned competitions at home and abroad verify the high quality of the ensemble. n 2009, the mixed choir was awarded the rating “outstanding” at the Bavarian Choir Competition as well as achieving an excellent ranking at the German Choir Competition 2010 in Dortmund. In 2011, Cantabile Regensburg was awarded a prize at the 12th International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, becoming one of the figureheads of the German choir scene with this achievement. In 2013, the ensemble again achieved an outstanding performance at the Bavarian Choir Competition in Munich; it was also a prize winner at the German Choir Competition in Weimar in 2014. In 2016, Cantabile Regensburg won first prize at the Budapest International Choir Competition. Cantabile Regensburg is a regular guest at regional and national concert series such as the Stuttgarter Stiftsmusik, the Max-Reger-Tage Weiden, the Passauer Konzertwinter, the Musiksommer Obermain, Ars Musica Aub, Musica Sacra Grafenrheinfeld, the Basilica Concerts Waldsassen and Vierzehnheiligen and the Münsterschwarzacher Klosterkonzerte. In 2002, Professor Matthias Beckert took over the direction of the choir. Since then, the cultivation of contemporary choral music has enjoyed a special place in the repertoire of the chamber choir. Numerous CD recordings, including first recordings of choral works by contemporary composers such as Heinz Werner Zimmermann and works by the Allgäu composer Wolfram Buchenberg in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk, document the choir’s high musical standard. Cantabile Regensburg with choirmaster Matthias Beckert was awarded the highest distinction of the Bayerischer Sängerbund, the Orlando di Lasso Medal, for outstanding musical achievements. Personal details

Matthias Beckert is a professor of choral conducting at the Karlsruhe University of Music. He was previously professor of orchestral conducting at the University of Music Detmold and professor of choral conducting at the University of Music Würzburg. He has also worked at the University of Music Hannover and as a guest professor at the Krakow University of Music. He is the conductor of Cantabile Regensburg and the Monteverdi Choir Würzburg. He has won several prizes with his choirs, among others at the Bavarian and German Choir Competitions. He is also a guest conductor of radio choirs and conducts renowned orchestras such as the Hofer Symphoniker, the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha, the Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as early music ensembles such as the Concert Royal Cologne, the Würzburger Hofmusik and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Numerous radio, television and CD recordings with labels such as CPO, Helbling, Musicaphon, Spektral, TYXart and Carus document his work.
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Matthias Beckert is a professor of choral conducting at the Karlsruhe University of Music. He was previously professor of orchestral conducting at the University of Music Detmold and professor of choral conducting at the University of Music Würzburg. He has also worked at the University of Music Hannover and as a guest professor at the Krakow University of Music. He is the conductor of Cantabile Regensburg and the Monteverdi Choir Würzburg. He has won several prizes with his choirs, among others at the Bavarian and German Choir Competitions. He is also a guest conductor of radio choirs and conducts renowned orchestras such as the Hofer Symphoniker, the Jenaer Philharmonie, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha, the Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as early music ensembles such as the Concert Royal Cologne, the Würzburger Hofmusik and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Numerous radio, television and CD recordings with labels such as CPO, Helbling, Musicaphon, Spektral, TYXart and Carus document his work.
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