Peter Reulein (born 1966) is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

. In 2016 he composed for the Catholic Diocese of Limburg the Franciscan

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''.

Career

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Reulein studied Catholic church music at the

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (german: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, italic=no, link=no, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its k ...

with

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and

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. After extended studies of organ improvisation with Daniel Roth in Paris, he won several national and international competitions in this field, for example in 1993 the competition of Belgian radio and the second prize and the public's prize at the

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. He continued his studies of interpretations with

Ludger Lohmann Ludger Lohmann (born 1954 in Herne) is a highly acknowledged organist. Lohmann studied school and church music, musicology, philosophy and geography in Cologne. He studied organ with Wolfgang Stockmeier and harpsichord with Hugo Ruf. He took ...

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and

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. He took master classes with choral conductors such as

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and

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. From 1991, Reulein was the church musician at the Heilig Geist in Frankfurt-Riederwald, from 2000 he has held the position at Liebfrauen in the centre of Frankfurt. There he directs a vocal ensemble, the choir Collegium Vocale, the orchestra Collegium Musicum and the youth choir Capuccinis. He was instrumental in having a new organ built which completed in 2008. Reulein inaugurated it in a concert on 9 August, playing works by Bach,

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and improvisation. Reulein is known for composing new songs for church services (), many of them on texts by

Eugen Eckert Eugen Eckert (born 1954) is a German social worker, minister, singer-songwriter and academic teacher. He is known for his lyrics for new spiritual songs ( Neues Geistliches Lied), and his oratorios and musical plays. Career Born in Frankfurt am ...

. Reulein was from 2000 until 2005 the head of the

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, caring about more appropriate church music for young people. Reulein has been an instructor of liturgical organ playing and improvisation at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst from 2002. He was appointed (regional cantor) for Frankfurt in 2008. In 2014, Reulein recorded at Liebfrauen a CD of ''Französische Orgelsymphonik'' (French symphonic organ music) with works by

Léon Boëllmann Léon Boëllmann (; 25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897) was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ. His best-known composition is '' Suite gothique'' (1895), which is a staple of the organ repertoire, especially ...

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

Alexandre Guilmant Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantor ...

and

Charles-Marie Widor Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the ...

Limburger Dom Oratorium Laudato si 06112016

He was commissioned to compose an

to celebrate in 2016 the 50th anniversary of church music in the Catholic Diocese of Limburg, presenting different styles of church music. The text by

Helmut Schlegel Helmut Alfons Schlegel (born 15 May 1943) is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for writing new spiritual songs (Neues Geistliches Lied), set to music by various composers. ...

, titled '' Laudato si' – Ein franziskanisches Magnificat'' (A

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magnifies

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) includes the Latin Magnificat, writings by

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and

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, writings by

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from the German version of ''

'' to German, and other sacred texts. Reulein scored the work for five soloists, children's choir, Choralschola, mixed choir, organ and orchestra. It was published by the Dehm-Verlag in Limburg in 2016 and first performed in the

Limburg Cathedral Limburg Cathedral (german: Limburger Dom, also known as ''Georgsdom'' ("George's Cathedral") after its dedication to Saint George, is located above the old town of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Limburg ...

on 6 November 2016, conducted by the composer.

Works

* ''Wir haben seinen Stern gesehen'', text: Eugen Eckert * ''Dich will ich loben allezeit'', 1994, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Laß dich anstecken zum Jubel'', 1994, text: Eugen Eckert * " Jesus Christus, Sohn des Lebens", 1994, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Gott, dein guter Geist'', 1994, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Heilig, heilig, Hosanna guter Gott'', 1994 * ''Dich, Gott, will ich erheben'', 1999, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Dir, Gott, du unsere Stärke'', 1999, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Was sagst du, Gott, zu dieser Welt?'', 1999, Text: Eugen Eckert * ''Jesus, Gottes Lamm'', 1999, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Die Zeit färben'', 1999, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Seht, Brot und Wein'', 1999, text: Eugen Eckert * ''Ich lasse dich nicht'', text: Eugen Eckert, for a song competition of the in Berlin * ''Vereinigungslied der Deutschen Kapuziner'', text: Bernhard Philipp, 2010 * * '' Eins'', oratorio, 2021 for the

Ökumenischer Kirchentag 2021 The Ökumenischer Kirchentag 2021 (Ecumenical Church Assembly) was the third ecumenical convention of lay Christians of different denominations in Germany. It was held in Frankfurt, Hesse from 13 to 16 May 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the e ...

in Frankfurt

References

External links

Musik und Kunst
(in German) Music and art at Liebfrauen Frankfurt
Peter Reulein

Carus-Verlag Carus-Verlag is a German music publisher founded in 1972 and based in Stuttgart. Carus was founded by choral conductor Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud with an emphasis on choral repertoire. The catalogue currently includes more than 26,00 ...

Oratorium Laudato si' / Ein franziskanisches Magnificat in 5 Bildern – Für Soli, Chor und Orchester
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