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73-647: Gabriel Dessauer (born 1955) was cantor of St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden , since 1981. In 1985 he called singers together to form a choir in order to perform a single work, the Hebbel-Requiem of Max Reger in the organ version of the Munich organist and composer Max Beckschäfer . The concert on 16 October 1985 was part of the Internationale Orgelkonzerte Wiesbaden , with concerts of Roger Fisher , Judit Hajdók and Maurice Clerc , among others, on

146-555: A fugue theme is one step, covering an octave in measures 15 to 20 of Omnes generationes . A repeat of the text and the motifs of verse 1 concludes the movement, ending on Magnificat , without retard, with accents on each syllable and cut short. Rutter inserted an anonymous English poem from the 15th century, Of a Rose, a lovely Rose , as the second movement. Marked "Tranquil and flowing", it imitates chant singing, with flexible times and in Doric mode . The poet imagines Jesus as

219-639: A concert against Antisemitism . Janina Moeller sang the mezzo-soprano solo, and Petra Morath-Pusinelli was the organist. In November 2015 Dessauer was the organist for a sing-along organised by the Diocese of Limburg in St. Bonifatius. A choir of 150 volunteers studied Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and performed it as part of the Wiesbadener Bachwochen festival. As a contrast, Dessauer performed Olivier Latry's Salve Regina organ meditations, in which, according to

292-625: A concert organisation in New York performing in Carnegie Hall with a choir of about 200 voices selected in the United States. Rutter was inspired by "jubilant celebrations of Mary in Hispanic cultures" and conceived the work as a "bright Latin-flavoured fiesta". In addition to the liturgical Latin text, he chose a 15th-century poem, which compares Mary to a rose. In the third movement, the beginning of

365-401: A female soloist, soprano or mezzo-soprano , who at times represents Mary, and a mixed choir, usually SATB , but sometimes with divided parts. He offers two versions, for orchestra or chamber ensemble. The orchestra consists of The chamber version replaces the brass mostly by the organ and uses only one each of flute, oboe, clarinet and horn. Timpani, percussion and harp are the same as in

438-469: A long-winded, tamely tonal, predictable exercise in glitzy populism." He heard influence of composers such as Aaron Copland , Igor Stravinsky and Vaughan Williams . The work was published by Oxford University Press in 1991. The composer provided an optional English singable version of the Latin parts. Of a Rose, a lovely Rose was published individually in 1998. A reviewer notes that Rutter "emphasises

511-431: A measure of six undulating eighth-notes and a measure of one long note dominates the movement. In a middle section, the chorus continues the material, while the soloist picks up the first Magnificat in text and motif. Fecit potentiam (He hath shewed strength) begins with irregular energetic rhythms. The basses sing a short call which dominates the movement, first marked "pp marcato". The other voices join from

584-603: A regular concert on New Year's Eve on the Walcker organ at the Marktkirche, Wiesbaden , together with church organist Hans Uwe Hielscher . To celebrate the bicentenary of Franz Liszt 's birth in 2011, he played three major organ works by the composer on instruments that were built around the time of the compositions, Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H , Variations on Bach's " Weinen, Klagen " (1863), and Fantasy and Fugue on

657-411: A reviewer, he made the listener feel "...the complete cosmos of humanity, including the cruelty and violence, from which this prayer asks for salvation from" ("den gesamten Kosmos des Menschlichen nachempfinden ließ, einschließlich der Grausamkeit und Gewalt, aus der in diesem Gebet um Errettung gebeten wird"). Magnificat (Rutter) The Magnificat by John Rutter is a musical setting of

730-555: A rose springing from Mary, comparable to " Es ist ein Ros entsprungen ". She is seen as a rose bush with five branches: the Annunciation , the Star of Bethlehem , the three Kings , the fall of the devil's power, and heaven. The last stanza asks Mary to “shield us from the fiendes bond”. The eight stanzas, in four lines of which three rhyme, are set as variations of an old tune. The short refrain

803-465: A steady monotone beat by bass, then tenor, then alto. In great contrast, the soprano begins softly a rising melody on et exaltavit humiles (and exalted them of low degree), joined by all other voices. The last movement devoted to the canticle summarizes the rest of the text in Esurientes ([He hath filled] the hungry), sung again by the soloist, supported by continuous eighth-notes in 12/8 time in

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876-1068: A theme within the span of one to two weeks. The Musikwochen 2010, Reger und mehr ("Reger and more"), presented concerts given by Kent Tritle and Ignace Michiels , among others. Dessauer appeared with the Chor von St. Bonifatius in Azkoitia and San Sebastián on a Cavaillé-Coll -organ (1986) at both churches, at the Limburg Cathedral (1987), in St. Jakobus, Görlitz (1990), and in Memphis, Tennessee (1996). They appeared in Rome in 2008, when they performed Vivaldi's Gloria and Haydn's Nelson Mass in San Paolo dentro le Mura in concert, and sang during mass at St. Peter's Basilica . Dessauer has appeared in recitals in Europe and

949-470: A voice part next to each other, to improve homogeneity. 1992 On 16 June 1992, commemorating the 80th birthday of Maurice Duruflé , the choir sang in St. Bonifatius his Requiem in the organ version, with alto Laetitia Henke-Cropp and organist Petra Morath. Gabriel Dessauer played Duruflé's Suite op. 5. 1998 On 11 January 1998 the choir sang secular choral music in the hall of St. Bonifatius, accompanied by Petra Kristen, piano: Edward Elgar's From

1022-431: Is a German cantor , concert organist, and academic teacher. After studies with Diethard Hellmann and Franz Lehrndorfer , he was responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden from 1981 to 2021, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. Besides normal church services, he conducted them in regular masses with soloists and orchestra for Christmas and Easter and a yearly concert. In 1995 he prepared

1095-611: Is an internationally-known organ recitalist. He has lectured at international conferences, especially about the music of Max Reger , who was a member of the St. Bonifatius parish. He was an organ teacher on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz from 1995 to 2013. Dessauer was born in Würzburg , the son of Guido Dessauer and his wife Gabrielle. He received his Abitur at the Kolleg St. Blasien in 1974. He then studied church music at

1168-403: Is first sung by the soprano alone, immediately repeated by soprano, alto and tenor, the voices in unison but for triads on "lovely". It is repeated after the first stanza by soprano and tenor in unison . After the fourth stanza, it appears again, now in three different parts, and a last time before the final prayer, again slightly different. The first stanza ("... this rose began to spring ...")

1241-547: Is mighty] hath done to me great things), concentrates on two ideas from the canticle verse. Marked "Andante maestoso", the choral movement in D major opens with solemn dotted rhythms, features of the French overture . A motiv of four measures is repeated three times, interrupted by fanfares. Then it is repeated five times, beginning with only the basses, marked piano, adding the motif in a higher part each time, with two sopranos, and increasing volume and intensity. The second idea of

1314-519: Is sung by the bass, the second ("... out of her bosom ...") by the alto, the third ("... an angel from heaven's tower ...") by two sopranos and alto, the fourth ("... star shone over Bethlehem ...") by tenor and bass, the fifth ("... three kinges ...") by the bass, the sixth ("... sprang to hell ...") by four parts SATB, the seventh ("... sprang to heaven ...") by soprano and alto, the final prayer ("Pray we to her ...") by four parts again but mostly in unison. Quia fecit mihi magna (For he [that

1387-407: Is sung by the soloist on sustained chords in the orchestra. The final Sicut erat in principio (As it was in the beginning), repeats, as often, material from the very beginning of the work, the initial Magnificat motif, and the descending lines ending on a mordent on Amen. The first performance, conducted by the composer, was on 26 May 1990 in Carnegie Hall , with soloist Maria Alsatti and

1460-581: Is sung first by soprano and alto in third parallels. The men repeat it similarly and continuo in Deo (in God), Deo accented by the characteristic figure of a lower mordent , which is repeated throughout the whole work, often when God is mentioned. The conclusion of the idea, in Deo salutari meo (in God my saviour), is expressed by a descending line, alternating the rhythm, one measure in 3/4, one 6/8, and alternating

1533-530: The Sanctus is inserted after the mentioning of "sanctum nomen eius" (his holy name). The text of the doxology in the last movement is interspersed with a prayer to Mary, " Sancta Maria, succure miseris " (Holy Mary, help those in need). Rutter supplied a singing version in English for the complete work. The composer wrote: The … Magnificat – a poetic outpouring of praise, joy and trust in God, ascribed by Luke to

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1606-580: The Boni-Musikwochen 2009 in St. Bonifatius the choir performed choral music from North America, Rupert Lang 's Earth teach me on words of the Ute people , Morten Lauridsen 's O magnum mysterium , Eric Whitacre 's Lux Aurumque , and Moses Hogan 's Elijah Rock and Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho . 2010 Celebrating 25 years, the choir performed as part of the Boni-Musikwochen 2010 in St. Bonifatius

1679-509: The Frankfurter Dom , with organist Andreas Boltz . In 2013 he performed Schubert's Mass No. 6 along with his Unfinished Symphony . The concert of 2014 was John Rutter's Magnificat . Dessauer first continued the tradition of the Stunde der Kirchenmusik ("hour of church music") monthly concert, and then began a series Boni-Musikwochen instead, grouping choral and organ concerts around

1752-695: The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra . Rutter also conducted a recording with soloist Patricia Forbes, the Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia . A performance lasts about 40 minutes. Timothy Mangan reviewed the reportedly first performance on the West Coast with the Master Chorale of Orange County conducted by William Hall. He described the piece as a "virtual encyclopedia of musical cliches,

1825-612: The Prayer of Saint Francis . The program was repeated at Sint-Pieters in Oostkamp on 2 August 2007. 2008 As part of the Boni-Musikwochen 2008 in St. Bonifatius, celebrating the 175th birthday of Brahms , the choir sang three motets op. 110, Geistliches Lied op. 30, and Fest- und Gedenksprüche op. 109. The program was repeated at the Heilig Hart Kerk in Knokke . 2009 As part of

1898-652: The Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium in Munich for a year, studying organ with Elmar Schloter . From 1975 to 1980, he studied church music and concert organ at the Musikhochschule München with Diethard Hellmann and Klemens Schnorr  [ de ] . He continued his studies with Franz Lehrndorfer and received the Meisterklassendiplom (master class diploma) in 1982. He was a member of Karl Richter 's Münchener Bach-Chor . Dessauer

1971-725: The Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego . In 2010, he gave a recital at St. Ignatius Loyola, New York . Since 1992, Dessauer has conducted events for the Rheingau Musik Festival called the Orgeltour (organ tour), visiting historic organs in the region. The first tours covered historic organs of the Rheingau ; later ones extended to the cathedrals of Worms and Speyer , Würzburg , and Fulda . Until 2010, Dessauer played

2044-521: The Walcker organ of the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden , which Max Reger had played himself when he had lived there starting in 1891. Gabriel Dessauer conducted the choir, Beckschäfer was the organist. He also played his arrangement for organ of Reger's Die Toteninsel , part of Vier Tondichtungen nach A. Böcklin . The concert is considered the foundation of the Reger-Chor. The name was chosen in 1988, when

2117-498: The organ version by the Munich organist and composer Max Beckschäfer . The name Reger-Chor was chosen in 1988, when the next project was dedicated to the German premiere of Joseph Jongen 's Missa op. 111. Later projects included one of the first performances in Germany of Rutter's Requiem , recorded on the Reger-Chor's first CD in 1990. In 2001 an international collaboration began with

2190-404: The "orchestration is brilliant and very colourful" and "the music weaves a magical spell of balm and peace", but also experiencing a "virtual encyclopedia of musical cliches, a ... predictable exercise in glitzy populism". The Magnificat or Song of Mary is one of the three New Testament canticles , the others being Nunc dimittis and Benedictus . Mary sings the song on

2263-572: The Bavarian Highlands op. 27, the first of " Two Songs to be sung of a summer night on the water " by Frederick Delius, Rutter's Five Childhood Lyrics , and the Zigeunerlieder , op. 103, by Brahms . The songs of Rutter were performed also on 24 January at a workshop for choral conductors which the composer conducted in Limburg, introducing his Magnificat . He first listened and then conducted

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2336-468: The German premiere of John Rutter's Mass of the Children in 2004. In 2006, Dessauer conducted Karl Jenkins's Requiem , composed in 2004. In 2010, he chose works by Bach, including his Mass in G minor and choral movements from cantatas BWV 140 , BWV 12 , BWV 120 and Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir , BWV 29 . In 2011 he conducted Haydn's Die Schöpfung . The children's choir sang along with

2409-606: The German premiere of Joseph Jongen's Mass for choir, brass ensemble and organ, Op . 130, which was not yet in print then, both in the Stiftskirche of Aschaffenburg and in St. Bonifatius. 1989 On 15 January the choir performed Henry Purcell 's anthems Remember not, Lord, our offences and Hear my prayer, O Lord , Magnificat for St Paul's by Herbert Howells, Benjamin Britten's Te Deum in C and Herbert Sumsion's In Exile , with organist Petra Morath . On 14 July 1989

2482-597: The Mass No. 1 in B ♭ major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel , and Hans Leo Hassler's Missa super Dixit Maria in 2012. On Dessauer's initiative, the organ built in 1954 was refurbished by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau in 1985. Every year, typically on 3 October, German Unity Day , Dessauer has conducted choral concerts of works such as Mendelssohn's Elias , Ein deutsches Requiem of Brahms, and Verdi's Messa da Requiem . Both Chor and Kinderchor appeared in performances of Hermann Suter 's Le Laudi (1998 and 2007), and in

2555-684: The Sea in Ships and In Exile , and three movements from Andrew Carter 's Benedicite . On 2 December 2006 Ignace Michiels conducted the choir in Bach's Christmas Oratorio , performed in the Concertgebouw . 2007 As part of the Boni-Musikwochen 2007 in St. Bonifatius, celebrating Das Jahr des Historizismus , the choir sang on 15 Juli 2007 Ryelandt's Missa six vocibus op. 111 and Kurt Hessenberg's O Herr, mache mich zum Werkzeug deines Friedens op. 37/1, after

2628-1048: The U.S., at the Washington National Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York . He played the Kotzschmar organ at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine , and in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. In 2004, he lectured at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Los Angeles on the choral music of Max Reger , who was a member of the parish of St. Bonifatius while he studied and lived in Wiesbaden. In 2005, Dessauer played at

2701-592: The Virgin Mary on learning that she was to give birth to Christ – has always been one of the most familiar and well-loved of scriptural texts, not least because of its inclusion as a canticle in the Catholic office of Vespers and in Anglican Evensong. Musical settings of it abound, though surprisingly few of them since J.S. Bach's time give the text extended treatment. I had long wished to write an extended Magnificat, but

2774-549: The biblical canticle Magnificat , completed in 1990. The extended composition in seven movements "for soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, mixed choir, and orchestra (or chamber ensemble)" is based on the Latin text, interspersed with " Of a Rose, a lovely Rose ", an anonymous English poem on Marian themes , the beginning of the Sanctus and a prayer to Mary. The music includes elements of Latin American music . The composer conducted

2847-613: The children's choir Kinderchor von St. Bonifatius , and of the Schola for Gregorian chant . The church choir sings at services, including regular orchestral masses by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert for Christmas and Easter, accompanied by members of the orchestra of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden , with soloists from the Hochschule für Musik Mainz such as Andreas Karasiak and students. In 2011 they performed

2920-514: The choir for a memorial concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, performing Britten's War Requiem with choirs from countries involved in the war, and concerts in Wiesbaden and Macon, Georgia . Programs of choral concerts included Hermann Suter's Le Laudi in 1998, the German premiere of Rutter's Mass of the Children in 2004, and the world premiere of Colin Mawby 's Bonifatiusmess in 2012 which he had commissioned for

2993-472: The choir sang Bach's Missa in G minor in St. Bonifatius with the Kammerorchester Marburg. 1990 On 1 November 1990 the choir sang in St. Bonifatius Reger's motets Der Mensch lebt und bestehet and Nachtlied from Acht geistliche Gesänge , op. 138 , and Rutter's Requiem in the version for chamber ensemble. The concert was recorded on CD, the choir positioned "mixed", no two singers of

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3066-469: The choir's 150th anniversary. The concert of 2008, Vivaldi's Gloria and Haydn's Nelson Mass , was also performed at San Paolo dentro le Mura in Rome. In 1985 Dessauer founded a project choir, later named Reger-Chor , dedicated to rarely performed sacred music for choir and organ. It developed into a German-Belgian collaboration, with regular concerts at the St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges . Dessauer

3139-837: The choral part of the program was Joseph Ryelandt 's Missa quatuor vocibus mixtis cum organo op. 84 and Kodaly's Laudes organi . Bruges was European Capital of Culture that year, therefore music was performed of a composer who had been affiliated with the city for life. 2003 The choir premiered in concerts in St. Bonifatius and St. Salvator the organ version of Reger's Der 100. Psalm of François Callebout. 2004 The choir sang in St. Salvator and St. Bonifatius sacred works for choir and organ of Van Nuffel, including In convertendo Dominus , and Reger's Nachtlied . 2006 The choir performed both in St. Leonhard, Frankfurt , and in St. Bonifatius choral music from England, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Gloucester Cathedral by Herbert Howells, Herbert Sumsions They That Go Down to

3212-695: The chorale Ad nos ad salutarem undam . In 2014, Dessauer toured in the US, playing concerts at the Washington National Cathedral , at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, California, and at the Salt Lake Tabernacle organ in Salt Lake City. In 2020, Dessauer organised the Winterspiele concert series to honour the 150th anniversary of Louis Vierne , playing his Third Organ Symphony , among others, in

3285-422: The climax of the first movement on the word beatam ("blessed" or "happy"), marked " f dolce". The text omnes generationes (all generations) is again given in sequences of descending lines, now alternating one measure of 6/8 and one of 4/4. While the bass sings the line first, the tenor adds a sequence of sustained notes rising step by step one fifth . In Bach's treatment of the same text , each entry of

3358-435: The concert with an organ version of Mendelssohn's Variations sérieuses and an arrangement of Liszt 's St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots from Deux légendes (1862). The same program was performed in Wiesbaden on 12 November. 2012 The project of 2012 was Gabriel Fauré's Requiem . combined with Bach's Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 . 2015 For the 30th anniversary, Bach's Missa of 1733

3431-415: The details is the vocal score, unless otherwise noted. The work opens with a short instrumental introit in G major , marked "Bright and joyful", alternating between 3/8 and 3/4 time. Simple polyrhythms are achieved by dividing the 3/4 measure in two for the orchestra and in three for the chorus. While Bach structured the first verses of the canticle in several movements of different scoring, Rutter unites

3504-568: The fact till afterwards. I was conscious of following Bach's example in adding to the liturgical text – with the lovely old English poem 'Of a Rose' and the prayer 'Sancta Maria' (both of which strengthen the Marian connection) and with the interpolated 'Sanctus', sung to the Gregorian chant of the Missa cum jubilo in the third movement. The composition of Magnificat occupied several hectic weeks early in 1990, and

3577-517: The first performance in Carnegie Hall on 26 May 1990, and the first recording with the Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia . Oxford University Press published Magnificat in 1991 and Of a Rose, a lovely Rose separately in 1998. While the canticle Magnificat was often set to music, being a regular part of Catholic vespers and Anglican evensong , Rutter's work is one of few extended settings, along with Bach's composition . Critical reception has been mixed, appreciating that

3650-528: The first three verses in one choral movement, treating the different ideas to different motifs and setting, and repeating the first verse at the end as a recapitulation . The soprano and alto enter in unison Magnificat anima mea (My soul doth magnify [the Lord]). The vocal motif of Magnificat leaps up a major sixth and rises even higher. It is repeated several times in different combinations of voices, always in homophony . The second verse, Et exultavit spiritus meus (And my spirit hath rejoiced),

3723-603: The joy experienced by a … soon to be mother", with "a good balance between the extrovert and intimate", and singable melodies with an understanding for the voice. He ends: "The orchestration is brilliant and very colourful, with lots of trumpet fanfares complementing the festive spirit of the music." Nick Barnard, reviewing a 2006 recording of the chamber version with the Choirs of St. Albans Cathedral conducted by Andrew Lucas, summarizes that "the faster dynamic sections rely too heavily on formulaic use of ostinato rhythms and Rutter fingerprint instrumental colours. Set against this many of

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3796-439: The last movement of Bach's congratulatory cantata BWV 134a , Van Nuffel's In convertendo Dominus , the Gloria from Ryelandt's Missa op. 84 and Reger's Hebbel-Requiem . The program was performed on 4 September 2010 in St. Salvator as the final concert of the Kathedraalconcerten 2010. 2011 On 5 November, the choir performed Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms in an organ version at St. Salvator. Ignace Michiels began

3869-403: The lowest to the highest, only then is the thought continued in bracchio suo [with his arm). In a process similar to movement 3, the voices build bass to divided soprano. Dispersit superbos (he hath scattered the proud [in the imagination of their hearts]) is presented in fast 3/8 movement, while Deposuit potentes de sede (He hath put down the mighty from their seats) is rendered on

3942-414: The music himself. 2001 The first concerts of the Regerchor-International were performed in St. Salvator and in St. Bonifatius. the choral part of the program was William Lloyd Webber's Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae , Jules Van Nuffel 's psalm Dominus regnavit , and again Reger's Requiem . The concert in Wiesbaden was recorded. 2002 The choir sang concerts in St. Salvator and St. Bonifatius,

4015-455: The newly-edited parts for the Dresden court, with members of the orchestra of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden . In 1999 Dessauer collaborated with Ignace Michiels , in a joint project to bring a century of violence to a close. The same programme was performed in both Bruges and Wiesbaden by the Cantores and Chor von St. Bonifatius choirs, with Michiels playing the organ and Dessauer conducting. The concert in Bruges on 23 October 1999

4088-497: The next project was dedicated to the German premiere of Joseph Jongen 's Missa op. 111. Later projects included one of the first performances in Germany of Rutter's Requiem , recorded on the first CD of the Reger-Chor in 1990. In 2001 an international collaboration began with the organist Ignace Michiels , bringing together an almost equal number of singers from Flanders and the Rhein-Main Region to perform an annual concert both in Germany and Belgium. 1988 The choir sang

4161-431: The occasion of her visit to Elizabeth , as narrated in the Gospel of Luke ( Luke 1:39–56 ). It is a daily part in Catholic vesper services and Anglican Evening Prayer . Rutter followed the tradition of setting it to music, especially the work by Johann Sebastian Bach which also structures the text in movements of different character. Magnificat was composed on a commission by MidAmerica Productions,

4234-414: The orchestra and answered by the chorus. The composition is closed with the doxology Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father). The music is based on movement 3, repeating the dotted rhythm and the building from bass to two sopranos. A prayer addressing Mary interrupts the doxology: Sancta Maria , asking "for support of humanity, including the needy, the timid, the clergy, women, and the laity". It

4307-402: The orchestra version, and for the strings, a minimum of two first violins , two second violins, two violas , one cello and one double bass required. The following table shows the incipit , Tempo marking, voices, time , key and text sources for the seven movements. The information is given for the beginning of the movements. Rutter frequently shifts tempo, key and time. The source for

4380-744: The organist Ignace Michiels , organist of St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges , bringing together singers from Flanders and the Rhein-Main Region to perform an annual concert both in Germany and Belgium. In 2003 he conducted the premiere of the organ version of Reger's Der 100. Psalm by François Callebout. In addition to works by Reger, Dessauer chose rarely-performed church music by composers such as Herbert Howells , Benjamin Britten , Herbert Sumsion , Maurice Duruflé , Edward Elgar , Frederick Delius , William Lloyd Webber , Jules Van Nuffel , Joseph Ryelandt , Andrew Carter , Kurt Hessenberg , Rupert Lang , Morten Lauridsen , and Eric Whitacre . In 2015 he conducted Bach's Missa of 1733 in B-minor in

4453-400: The première took place in May of that year in Carnegie Hall, New York. Musicologist John Bawden notes that Rutter's work has several features in common with Bach's setting: both repeat material of the first movement in the last, use chant melodies, devote "more reflective verses" to a soloist, and insert additional text, in Bach's work texts related to Christmas. Rutter scored the work for

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4526-412: The soprano a fifth higher. Finally the sustained notes are sung by the bass, while the other three voices continue the imitation. The movement is closed by a chant -like accompanied Sanctus, taken from the Missa cum jubilo . Et misericordia (And his mercy [is on them that fear him from generation to generation]) is sung by the soprano soloist first, repeated by the choir. A motif alternating

4599-509: The soprano. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the choir in 2012, Dessauer commissioned Colin Mawby to compose the Missa solemnis Bonifatius-Messe . Mawby wrote the Mass in 2011 for the forces available at the church (soprano, choir, children's choir, oboe and organ), and the work was premiered on 3 October 2012. The organist was Ignace Michiels from St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges , soprano Natascha Jung, and oboist Leonie Dessauer. A second performance took place on 3 November in

4672-433: The summer instead of winter because the planned concert was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic . Dessauer retired at the end of 2021, succeeded by Johannes Schröder . From 1995 to 2013, Dessauer was an organ teacher at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz , part of the Gutenberg University in Mainz. In 1985, Dessauer invited singers to form a choir to perform a single work, the Hebbel-Requiem of Max Reger in

4745-402: The verse, Et sanctum nomen eius (And holy is his name), builds similarly. The alto begins, marked "dolce and tranquillo" (sweet and calm) a melody of ten measures, beginning like the first motiv but more flowing. The alto keeps singing sustained notes, while first soprano and tenor sing the melody in a canon one measure apart, then bass and soprano sing it in a canon, one measure apart and

4818-438: The war: the Swindon Choral Society from Swindon , UK, the Macon Civic Chorale from Macon, Georgia , and the Schiersteiner Kantorei conducted by Martin Lutz . A year later they took part in a performance of the work with similar forces in Macon. In November 2009 Dessauer performed Duruflé's Requiem again, this time with a choir of volunteers who wanted to commemorate the Holocaust in a Gedenkkonzert gegen Antisemitismus , or

4891-516: The women's voices in sequences . A short recapitulation of Magnificat anima mea marks the end of the second verse. The beginning of the third verse, Quia respexit humilitatem (For he hath regarded the low estate [of his handmaiden]), is rendered even simpler: the sequences are repeated in even rhythm, then broadened and coloured by parallel triads . The continuation, Ecce enim (for, behold, [from henceforth … shall call me blessed]), builds in similar fashion, with all parts divided, to

4964-413: Was called Versöhnungskonzert zum Ende des Jahrhunderts (Concert of reconciliation at the end of the century). In 1995 Dessauer prepared the choir for a memorial concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. On 8 May 1995, Britten's War Requiem was performed in a ceremony of the government of Hesse at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden , with choirs from countries who were opponents during

5037-658: Was chosen, performed with soloists and members of the Hessisches Staatsorchester . 2016 The choir remembered Reger's centenary of death by another performance of Der 100. Psalm . A concert on 27 August 2016 at the Bruges Cathedral combined Bach's Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 , played in an organ version by Leonie Dessauer on an oboe d'amore and Ignace Michiels, who also performed Reger's organ works Scherzo , from Zwölf Stücke , Op. 65 /2, and Perpetuum mobile , from Zwölf Stücke , Op. 80 /2. The choir also sang two works by Belgian composers, Van Nuffels psalm setting Laetatus sum and Joseph Ryelandt 's Panem de coelo. It

5110-415: Was named Eeuw van zinloos Geweld (Century of meaningless violence) and expressed it using Maurice Duruflé 's Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain , Jules Van Nuffel 's In convertendo Dominus , Jehan Alain 's Litanies , Rudolf Mauersberger 's Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst , Gerald Hendrie 's Exsultate from the sonata In praise of reconciliation , and Duruflé's Requiem . The Wiesbaden concert

5183-425: Was not sure how to approach it until I found my starting point in the association of the text with the Virgin Mary. In countries such as Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico, feast days of the Virgin are joyous opportunities for people to take to the streets and celebrate with singing, dancing and processions. These images of outdoor celebration were, I think, somewhere in my mind as I wrote, though I was not fully conscious of

5256-797: Was the closing concert of the Kathedraalfestival Brugge 2016. 2017 In the Martin Luther Year, the choir performed again Der 100. Psalm , in the church St. Stefanus in Ghent , a sister city of Wiesbaden. Michiels performed in the concert on 5 November on the Forrest  [ nl ] organ also works by Guilmant , Dupré , Dubois and Widor . The encore was Reger's "Die Nacht ist kommen" from Acht geistliche Gesänge , Op. 138 . Gabriel Dessauer Gabriel Dessauer (born 4 December 1955)

5329-672: Was the organist for services at the Kolleg St. Blasien 1971–1974, then at the Akademie Tutzing for one year and conductor of the choir of the Protestant parish in Tutzing . From 1975 to 1981 he was cantor of St. Andreas in Munich. Dessauer has been the cantor at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden , the central Catholic church in the capital of Hesse , since 1981. He is the conductor of the 107-member Chor von St. Bonifatius , founded in 1862, of

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