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Stenov comes from a musical family and was already taught from an early age by his mother, who directed and musically instructed the church choir in Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria. As a child he was choir singer there, attended the Anton Bruckner School in Wels, Austria at the age of 10 and was a member of the Wels Bach Choir under the direction of Ernst Ludwig Leitner, in which he received his first organ lessons. From the 6th grade he already lead the church choir of Eugendorf, Austria on his own, where he acted as an organist.
After graduation he began training as a teacher at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria and completed it in 1985 graduating with a Master’s (Master’s of Art). In addition, he studied church music (organ) with Heribert Metzger, conducting and choral directing with Albert Anglberger and composition with Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer. He complemented his training through master courses, among other things, at the Hilliard Ensemble in Cambridge, England. He then acted as choirmaster, director, organist, pianist and harpsichordist at home and abroad.
From 1985 he was professor of music first in Wels, then in Vöcklabruck, Austria and finally in Grieskirchen, Austria where he caused quite a stir due to the outstanding musical achievements of his students. In 1989 he married Theresa Steinhuber and assumed the double name Steinhuber-Novacek, from which the artistic name of Stenov derives. Under the direction of Maximilian Spießberger-Eichhorn, he played the organ for great choral performances in Grieskirchen. In the Carmelites Church of Linz, Austria he has acted as a choirmaster of the Cantores Carmeli since 2006 and has intensified his composition skills.
Around just one month he then composed (7 January - 6 February 2011) The Christmas Oratorio “The Word Became Flesh” Opus 11, which premieré took place on December 11, 2011 under his direction in the Muehlviertler Cathedral (Niederkappel Parish), Austria, after which the piece was already recorded on 24 September of the same year at the Imperial Hall of the Kremsmuenster Abbey in DVD or double CD format. [1]
Stenov commits himself to the works of Heinrich Schuetz and Anton Bruckner, whose choral works he has performed regularly at the Carmelites Church in Linz since the year 2006.
His compositional creations mostly consist of a cappella and instrumental accompanied church music and are influenced by great composers from the Renaissance to the Romantic periods.
Michael Stenov works as a freelance composer and church musician. He is married and lives in Northern Austria. [2]
