Armin Kircher

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Armin Kircher (1966 – 12 October 2015) was an Austrian composer and conductor.[1]

Life[]

Born in Kufstein, Austria, Kircher grew up in Breitenbach am Inn and completed his matura in 1985 at the College Borrpmaeum in Salzburg.

He led the church music department of the Archdiocese of Salzburg and was, from 1992 to 2015, the organizational manager of the Austrian working week for church music.[2] He was also a conductor at the in Salzburg and organist at the oldest preserved organ in the city of Salzburg in the .[3]

He was the editor of several editions of ancient and modern choral music. He penned numerous refrains in praise of God in 2013.[4]

Kircher died on 12 October 2015 of heart failure.

References[]

  1. ^ Reinhard Kriechbaum. "Aus der Musik herausgerissen". drehpunktkultur.at.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.carus-verlag.com/index.php3?BLink=Kircher
  4. ^ http://www.stift-stpeter.at/interactivist/frontend/downloadDoc.asp?file=Parte%5F%2BArmin%5FKircher%2Epdf&typ=.pdf&id=00137&chk=317292

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