Composer

Musical Oeuvre

Works for soloists, chor, and organ (published by Doblinger, Vienna; SK-Gehrmans, Stockholm; Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart). Commissions for the organ festival at St. Stephen’s in 1997 as well as for several church music conferences. Commisioned works fort he most recent papal visits to Austria; commisioned works for the Austrian dioceses of Graz-Seckau and Feldkirch (psalm composition for the 40-year anniversary of this diocese‘s establishment). Three cantatas in jazz style on gospel texts. St. Lawrence Psalter for all 85 responsorial psalms of the 3 reading cycles (partially published by Carus in 2006). Grazer Psalter (26 responsorial psalm settings in German for cantor, keyboard instrument, and congregation). Presider of Austrian church music consultants, contacts with many European and American colleagues; longtime activity as clinician in the fields of hymn playing and organ improvisation in several countries. Numerous reviews for the Austrian national journal for sacred music „Singende Kirche.“

Works (selection):

  • Drei geistliche Duette für zwei Soprane und Orgel (1995-97)
  • Missa Romantica für gemischten Chor (1995)
  • Nunc dimittis für Bass und gemischten Chor a cappella (1998)
  • Deutsche Messe für dreistimmigen Chor und Orgel (2000)
  • Triptychon Johannes-Sebastian-Erasmus (2004)
  • St. Lawrence Psalter: 85 English psalms for the liturgy (2001-2003; Carus, 2006)
  • Grazer Psalter. Commune-Antwortpsalmen für Kantor, Orgel/Klavier und Gemeinde (2007)
  • Vier Jazzkantaten zu Evangelienperikopen (2008-15)
  • Magnificat für Chor, Sopransolo und Orgel (2009)
  • Psalms for soli, choir, and orchestra (2015/16)

Nunc dimittis

Grazer Psalter

Christkönigsmesse

Drei Geistliche Duette

St. Lawrence Psalter

Kantorale 2