Roland Büchner

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Roland Büchner
Domspatzen im Dom St. Peter.jpg
Büchner (right) with the Regensburger Domspatzen at the Regensburg Cathedral
Born (1954-02-16) 16 February 1954 (age 67)
Berlin
EducationFachakademie für Katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikerziehung
OccupationChoral conductor
OrganizationRegensburger Domspatzen

Roland Büchner (born 16 February 1954) is a German church musician and conductor. He has been the director ( [de]) at the Regensburg Cathedral, conducting the boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen.

Career[]

Born in Karlstadt, Büchner studied at the  [de] in Regensburg and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München,[1][2] with Diethard Hellmann,  [de], Franz Lehrndorfer and  [de] among others.[3][4]

He has been from 1994 Domkapellmeister at the Regensburg Cathedral, succeeding Georg Ratzinger. The boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen (literally: Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows) performs in the liturgy at the cathedral every Sunday during school time, and in concert internationally.[3] Büchner was appointed honorary professor in Regensburg in 2009.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chorleiter Regensburger Domspatzen / Büchner, Roland" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Roland Büchner (Conductor)". Bach-Cantatas. 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Regensburger Domspatzen / Leitung: Domkapellmeister Roland Büchner" (in German). Brixen Cathedral. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ Gaul, Magnus (1999). "Domkapellmeister Roland Büchner" (in German). Mälzels Magazin. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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