Andreas Boltz (born 13 July 1964) is a German church musician and composer. From autumn 1993 until 2011, he was the Regional

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of the

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. He was awarded the Premio Speciale in 1992 at the International Composers Competition in

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. Since June 2011, he has been cathedral music director at the

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Life

Boltz was born in

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. He studied Catholic church music at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg. In 1989 he passed the A Diploma and the State music teachers examination. In 1992 he earned his Master Class Diploma of artistic organ playing in the master class of Günther Kaunzinger. He studied further with Fritz ter Wey and

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(choral conducting), Daniel Roth,

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, Guy Bovet and Jon Laukvik (organ), Glen Wilson (harpsichord),

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( vocal physiology) and

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(composition). From 1989 to 1993 he was assistant to the Kapellmeister at the

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. From autumn 1993 until 2011, he was the Regional

of the

and lecturer in choral conducting and organ at the (Institute of Sacred Music Mainz). As organist and choir director, he recorded for the broadcasters

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, and

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. Concerts as a soloist and accompanist led him to many European countries. From 1994 to 1995 he prepared the choir Musikverein Darmstadt for performances with the

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. In 1995, he founded the project choir and conducted the group of about 35 people until 2011. His compositional activity was awarded a Premio Speciale in 1992 at the International Composers Competition in

. In 1998 he was commissioned to compose for the concluding

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of the

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in Mainz. In 2006, he composed ''Saphir'' for the

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, a stage work based on a

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by the Indian author Dilip Chitre. In fall 2010, his musical theatre production ''Das wahre Buenos Aires'' was premiered in Frankfurt in collaboration with the cultural association "con tempo". Since June 2011, Andreas Boltz has been Dommusikdirektor (cathedral music director) at the

, the Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus (Imperial Cathedral

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). Since September rehearsals began for a Domsingschule to be built under his direction, following the example of the

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in Leipzig. As a composer, he participated in the project ''Mainzer Bistumsmesse'' (Mass of the Mainz Diocese), a collaboration of six regional cantors to create a

in German for choir, a high voice (children's choir or soprano) and organ. Dan Zerfaß composed ''Herr, erbarme dich'', Nicolo Sokoli ''Ehre sei Gott'', Thomas Gabriel ''Ich glaube an Gott'', Boltz ''Gottheit tief verborgen'', Ralf Stiewe ''Heilig'', Ruben J. Sturm ''Lamm Gottes''. On 3 November 2012, he played in the cathedral the organ part of

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''Bonifatius-Messe'' in the work's second performance by the Chor von St. Bonifatius, conducted by

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Recordings

* ''Weihnachtslied'' – Improvisationen of ''Darmstädter Glockenspiel'' * ''Orgelmusik des 19. Jahrhunderts'' an Dreymann-Orgeln in Rheinhessen * ''Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe'' – Weihnachtliche Orgelmusik at the Winterhalter-Orgel of St. Ludwig,

* ''Duettissimo A 3'' – Christina Bockschweiger (soprano), Manfred Bockschweiger (trumpet), Andreas Boltz (organ) * ''Mainzer Bistumsmesse'' - Joint composition of the six regional cantors of the Diocese of Mainz: Dan Zerfass, Nicolo Sokoli, Ruben J. Sturm, Ralf Stiewe, Thomas Gabriel, Andreas Boltz (2010) * ''Mainmixtures'' - Composers in Frankfurt, recorded at the Frankfurt Cathedral (2013) * ''Ave Maria - Marianische Orgelmusik'', recorded at the Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria in

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(2014) * ''Mainstream - Klangströme und Stromklänge'', recorded at the Frankfurt Cathedral

) (2017)

References

External links

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Curriculum Vitae
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