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Günter Neubert
1936 born in Crimmitschau, West Saxony, to school teacher parents
1950 graduated from high school in Crimmitschau
1954 studied at Leipzig Conservatory
1955 studied at Hanns Eisler Conservatory, Berlin
1960 passed state examinations;
graduated with diploma as sound control technician
1959 studied composition under Rudolf Wagner-Regeny;
received certificate of qualification to teach music theory
1968-71 master classes with Wagner-Regeny and Paul Dessau at Arts Academy
1961 sound control technician for Radio Leipzig
1975 lecturer at Dresden Conservatory ( in addition to work for Radio Leipzig)
1979-89 lecturer at Leipzig Conservatory
1990 member of executive committee of Saxon Music Union
1992 member of executive committee of German Composers Association
chairman of Leipzig branch of Saxon Music Union,
founder and head of Contemporary Music Bureau; creator and organizer of contemporary music concert series
invitation from Minister President Kurt Biedenkopf to be heading member of Saxon Arts Academy
2009 – 2013 president of the “Grieg-Begegnungsstätte Leipzig”
Awards:
1980 Hanns Eisler Prize for “Chamber Symphony for Nonet”
1984 Arts Prize of the City of Leipzig
1987 Boswil Composition Prize, Switzerland
2011 second prize of the composition competition of EKD “Reformation und MusiK” for the choral-cantata “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”
Compositions
vocal symphonies based on the text of Lessing, Luther, Klopstock, Ingeborg Bachman, the Bible
opera “Persephone“
ballet “Das verschenkte Weinen“
several works for orchestra and choir, the organ
chamber music, e.g. “Kammermusik für Nonett”, first performance for the opening of the small concert hall in the “Gewandhaus” Leipzig, conductor Günter Neubert
very popular compositions “Weihnachtsgans Auguste”, “Der singende Fisch” (audio books)
three oratorios:
“Laudate Ninive” , 1983, commissioned by the 20th German church meeting in Hannover
“Laudate Ninive” became an important piece during times of political changes” in Germany.
“Wo der Herr nicht das Haus baut” for the 800th anniversary of the Dresden
“Da pacem domine”, 2008 commisioned by city of Münster for the 360th anniversary of the Westfälischen Frieden
choral-cantata “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”
Homepage www.neubert-komponist.de
