Clemens Ganz (18 January 1935 – 19 March 2023) was a German

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

. Ganz studied with Hermann Schroeder and Josef Zimmermann church music and school music at the ''Hochschule für Musik'' in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

( A-examination). From 1964 to 1976 he was

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at St. Marien in Köln-Kalk. From 1971 to 1998 he taught as

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at the ''Hochschule für Musik''. From 1985 to 2001 he was organist of

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. Ganz died on 19 March 2023, at the age of 88.

Discography

* Hermann Schroeder: Sechs Orgelchoräle über altdeutsche geistliche Volkslieder op. 11 * Hermann Schroeder: Vier Choralvorspiele * Die neue Schwalbennestorgel im Kölner Dom * Die Klais-Orgeln im Kölner Dom * Orgeln in Köln * Musik am Hohen Dom zu Köln * Freu dich Erd und Sternenzelt : festliche Advents- und Weihnachtsmusik

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganz, Clemens 1935 births 2023 deaths German classical organists Organ improvisers Musicians from Cologne Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 21st-century German organists 21st-century German male musicians German male classical organists