Böckler, Johannes 09/21/1952

Born in 1952

Studied church music at the ''Richard Strauss Conservatory''. B-diploma degree.

1980 First church music position in the Olympic village in Munich. During the time there founded, developed and conducted the "Ecumenical Choir Olympia Village" (performance of Dvorak, Mass in D-major; orchestral masses by Mozart, Schubert; motets by Schütz, Kaminski, Mendelssohn; Duruflé and others).

Later church music positions in Gilching (including Duruflé, Requiem in the version for organ+choir and small orchestra+choir) and Oberstdorf (initiation and direction of an annual "Bach cantata to sing along" as part of the classical festival "Oberstdorfer Musiksommer" there. Performance of two concerts per year - among others Bach, St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, B minor Mass; Mozart: Requiem; Händel, Messiah; Kaiser, Markuspassion; Distler, Totentanz; Liszt, Via crucis.

2013 Planning, realization and conducting of a choir singing week in Chartres with final concert in the cathedral Notre-Dame with motets by Bach, Poulenc, Kaminski, Schütz and others.

Church music position in the ''Ismaning-Unterföhring Parish Association'' (among other things premiere of own composed Mass for orchestra and choir)

Retired in April 2018