Theo Brandmüller
THEO BRANDMÜLLER (1948, Mainz, Germany) studied composition with Mauricio Kagel at Cologne Neues Musiktheater (1976), with Cristóbal Halffter in Madrid (1977), organ (classe supérieure) with Gaston Litaize and composition with Olivier Messiaen in Paris (1978). Since 1979 he has been professor of composition, analy-sis and organ improvisation at the Hochschule des Saarlandes fur Musik und Theater. He gave organ performances in Germany and abroad, mostly with contemporary music. He is co-director of the young composers competitions of the Musikalische Jugend Deutschlands e.V. at Schloss Weikersheim. Theo Brandmüller won several prizes for his works, among them a scholarship of the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris and the Rome Prize of the Villa Massimo in 1979. In 1986 and 1988 he was a teacher and director of the 'Table d'orgue' at the International summer courses at Darmstadt. Since 1982 he is a titular organist at the Ludwigskirche, Saarbrücken.
Works (selection): Aphorismen for clarinet and piano (1972), Apokalyptische Vision for bass and organ (1975), Elegia for percusion and organ (1977/78), La nuit de Pâques for organ (1979/ 80), Dramma per musica for large orchestra (1981), Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (1981), Venetian Shadows, Epitaph on Stravinsky for small orchestra (1981), 7 Pieces for the Passion Time for organ (1983), 2 Noëls for organ (1983), Architectura Caelestis for clarinet, chamber choir and organ (1994), Carillon-Fax from Gutenberg for orchestra (1999).