Andreas Pruys

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Andreas Pruys
Born
EducationFolkwanghochschule
OccupationClassical bass singer
OrganizationNDR Chor

Andreas Pruys (born in Kleve) is a German classical bass singer.

Professional career

Andreas Pruys studied singing and church music at the Folkwanghochschule in Essen. He worked as a church musician for several years, also as director of the music school in Emmerich. He has been a member of the choir NDR Chor since 2001.

Pruys has performed as a soloist in oratorio concerts, especially singing the words of Jesus in Bach's

Cathedral of Trier.[6] In November 2010, he was the bass soloist in Verdi's Messa da Requiem in St. Martin, Idstein.[7]

In 1996, Andreas Pruys recorded

Cantus Cölln and Concerto Palatino, conducted by Konrad Junghänel.[8] In 2010, he was involved in the project Robert Schumann: Sammlung von Musik-Stücken alter und neuer Zeit, which was initiated by Radio Bremen and resulted in a series of broadcasts and CDs. Artists such as Veronika Winter and Jan Kobow performed the 70 compositions which Schumann had added to the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik from 1838 to 1841.[9]

References

  1. ^ ""Flensburger Bach-Chor" w Krakowie" (in Polish). culture.pl. 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannes-Passion" (in Dutch). philharmonie.lu. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  3. ^ "deFilharmonie. Eivind Aadland". desingel.be. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. ^ Daniel Honsack (7 April 2009). "Kraftvoll, samtig und zupackend" (in German). Wiesbadener Tagblatt. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Rheingauer Kantorei für ihre "Schöpfung" begeistert gefeiert" (in German). Rheingau-Echo. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. ^ Gerhard W. Kluth (30 March 2010). "Umjubelte Johannespassion am Palmsonntag" (in German). Trierischer Volksfreund. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  7. ^ Richard Hörnicke (16 November 2010). "Anspruchsvolle Aufgabe" (in German). Wiesbadener Tagblatt. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Rosenmüller: Vespers". medieval.org. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Robert Schumann: Sammlung von Musik-Stücken alter und neuer Zeit" (in German). schumann-portal.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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