Ludger Stühlmeyer

Ludger Stühlmeyer

Stühlmeyer in April 2005
Born (1961-10-03) 3 October 1961
Melle, Germany
Residence Hof, Bavaria
Alma mater
Occupation
Years active 1980–present
Title Doctor of Philosophy
Music director ACV
Religion Catholic
Spouse(s) Barbara Stühlmeyer
Awards cultural award of Hof

Ludger Stühlmeyer (born 3 October 1961 in Melle, Germany) is a German cantor, composer, docent and musicologist.

Biography

Stühlmeyer was born to a family of cantors and made his first steps under the guidance of his father in the town church (Stadtkirche) of St. Matthew in Melle. He received music lessons from the pianist, composer and direktor of music Karl Schäfer at the Osnabrück conservatory and from Karlheinz Höne at the church musician school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück. After completing his A-levels at the grammar school at Melle, he studied Christian music, Early music, and voice at the University of the Arts Bremen, followed by studies of composition with Günther Kretzschmar, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Helge Jung. He attended seminars in Gregorian semiology with Luigi Agustoni, Godehard Joppich, and Johannes Berchmans Göschl, and studied musicology, philosophy, and theology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität of Münster. He concluded his studies with a doctorate at the faculty of philosophy. Ludger Stühlmeyer received a scholarship from the Diocese of Osnabrück. His studies were also financially supported by the Friedrich-Baur-Stiftung, the Oberfrankenstiftung Bayreuth and the Wolfgang-Siegel-Stiftung.[1][2]

His grandfather, a "silent hero of the resistance"[3] against National Socialism, who was deported to the concentration camp Emslandlager in 1940 for his support of the Catholic church and those persecuted by the Third Reich, had been employed at St. Peter's at Melle-Gesmold for 47 years.[4] In 1980 Ludger Stühlmeyer became his successor.[5] He was appointed as custodian of music in the diocese of Münster in 1988[6] and has been city cantor at Hof as well as Dekanatskantor for the deanery of Hochfranken since 1994. He is also tutor at the Erzbischöfliches Kirchenmusikseminar, and works at the Amt für Kirchenmusik in the archdiocese of Bamberg.[7] Stühlmeyer is member of the International Valentin-Rathgeber-Society[8] and the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society (IDBG).[9] He is married to theologian and musicologist Barbara Stühlmeyer and father of Lea Stühlmeyer. His brother is pastoral theologian and priest Thomas Stühlmeyer.

Musical style and influences

Ludger Stühlmeyer with bishop Friedrich Ostermann

Stühlmeyer's instrumental and vocal music is strongly influenced by Helge Jung and Karlheinz Stockhausen. His compositional technique aims to make auditory experiences a medium of communication. Concentrating the essence into the seemingly simple, it is his goal to open up the power of meaning inherent in self-referential sounds, a meaning that comprises philosophical thought as well as spiritual experience. His liturgical music is inspired by the Catholic liturgy and the relationship between words and music and Gregorian chant, which defines and realizes composition as the sounding body of words. During conceptual conversations with bishop Friedrich Ostermann from Münster, he created the foundation for a new reception of the Evangelienkantate for children within Catholic liturgy.[10]

Honours

Selected publications

Selected compositions

Edition of scores

Discography

References

  1. Ein Hofer Königspaar. Rondeau Produktion 2012, Booklet S. 18, 19.
  2. Biography Homepage St. Mary's church, Hof
  3. Quoted after: Bundespräsident Johannes Rau, Berlin in April 2001.
  4. Die Macht der leisen Töne oder: Ein stiller Held aus Gesmold. Heimatverein Gesmold (Hg.), Nr. 134, March 2010.
  5. Franz Nieweg, Klaus Rahe, Maria Winkelmann: GESMOLD GESTERN UND HEUTE. In Bildern-Berichten-Gedichten, Gesmold 1986.
  6. Neue Wege mit Musik. In: Themenhefte 7, Bergmoser + Höller Verlag Aachen 1991, S. 40–41.
  7. Website: "Amt für Kirchenmusik, Erzbistum Bamberg".
  8. Website: Valentin-Rathgeber-Gesellschaft
  9. Website IDBG
  10. Ein Hofer Königspaar. Rondeau Produktion 2012, Booklet S. 18, 19.
  11. Personalien. In: Kirchenmusik im Erzbistum Bamberg. Heft 39, Amt für Kirchenmusik im Erzbistum Bamberg (Hg.), Bamberg 2005, S. 37–38.
  12. Verleihung der Johann-Christian-Reinhart-Plakette July 15, 2011.
  13. In: Musica sacra, Bärenreiter-Verlag Kassel, 134. Jg., Nr. 3, June 1, 2013, S. 172.
  14. Erzbistum Bamberg Veröffentlichungen.
  15. Augustinus: Afrikanitaet Universalitaet, Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, April 20 – Mai 20. Spolia, Journal of mediaval studies.
  16. Website by Michéle Rödel, Repertoire
  17. Capella Mariana
  18. In: Offenbarungen – Tage Neuer Kirchenmusik. Begleitheft, München 2015, S. 15.
  19. Klangräume für sakrale Musik unserer Tage schaffen. In: Die Tagespost, October 15, 2015, S. 10 Kultur.
  20. Sonat-Verlag, Website
  21. Website Sonat-Verlag
  22. Review in the Frankenpost Christoph Plass, December 8, 2012.

Sources

Ludger Stühlmeyer 2011

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