Matthias Hanke
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Matthias Hanke (born 1965) is a German organist and church musician. He is a regional head of church music of the Protestant church in
Career
Hanke was born in Kelheim, Bavaria.[1] He directed a church choir and a trombone choir from age 14, and served as organist at three churches.[2] He passed the D and C exams for organists before graduating from high school. He studied music pedagogy and church music in Bayreuth and Munich, graduating with the A exam. He became director of the music education at the Bavarian State School for the Blind in Munich.[2]
In 1995, Hanke moved to the position of church musician at St. Martin in Sindelfingen. In 2003, he was appointed Kirchenmusikdirektor by the regional bishop Gerhard Maier, then as the youngest in the history of the regional church. He was also Bezirkskantor in the Böblingen church district.[2] Hanke has conducted several choirs and the Stiftshoforchester in Sindelfingen, and toured with some internationally, including to Brazil, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Spain.[2] He founded the Sindelfinger Bachtage festival and a project "Raum geben – die leere Martinskirche" (Give space – the empty church St. Martin), with interdisciplinary concert and service formats.[3]
On 1 April 2016, Hanke was appointed Landeskirchenmusikdirektor (LKMD) of the
Hanke is married to Theresia Hanke, an Austrian violinist.[2] Their four sons are also active musicians,[2] performing as a band, the Hanke Brothers.[5]
Publications
Music collections and articles
- Grenzenlos – Boundless – Kirchenlieder in verschiedenen Sprachen, published by Referat Mission, Ökumene und kirchlicher Entwicklungsdienst, with Amt für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg, Strube-Verlag (VS4141), Stuttgart 2020.[6]
- Chorheft 1993 zum Kirchentag in München, edited by Helga Draugelates, Lothar Friedrich and Matthias Hanke, Strube-Verlag (edition 1323), Munich 1993
- Chor im Gottesdienst and other essays, in Musik in unserer Kirche. Handbuch der Kirchenmusik in der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg, Strube-Verlag (Edition 9058), Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89912-102-5.
- Das Liederbuch für den Gottesdienst, edited by Hans-Joachim Eißler, Michael Krimmer and Cornelius Kuttler with the collaboration of Matthias Hanke and ISBN 978-3-86687-247-9.
- Wo wir dich loben, wachsen neue Lieder – Ein Angebot für die Gemeinden, published by the Evangelische Landeskirchen in Baden, Württemberg, Pfalz, Elsass und Lothringen, Strube-Verlag Munich 2005, VS 6282, ISBN 3-89912-083-3.
- Wo wir dich loben, wachsen neue Lieder – plus, published by the Evangelische Landeskirchen in Baden, Württemberg, Pfalz, Elsass und Lothringen, Strube-Verlag Munich 2018, VS 4111, ISBN 978-3-89912-211-4.
Recordings
- Let Praises Sound, Vespers service by Niels Kjellström, with the Sindelfinger Kinder- und Jugendchor (Sindelfingen children's and youth choir), cappella nuova Sindelfingen, bigband and Latino combo, Anja Tschamler (vocals), conducted by Matthias Hanke, Sindelfingen 2010.[7]
- Missa Pacis, DVD and CD of the jazz mass of the same name by and with Tilman Jäger, Munich 2016, Carus Verlag Stuttgart CV 28.005/99[8]
References
- ^ Neumaier, Benjamin (31 July 2016). "Kelheimer lenkt die Musik im "Ländle"" (in German). Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Oliver Hoesch (15 June 2015). "Matthias Hanke neuer Landeskirchenmusikdirektor". alt.kirchenmusik-wue.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Wicke-Naber, Gerlinde (2 March 2018). "Martinskirche in Sindelfingen / Tanz in leerem Gotteshaus". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Das Gesangbuch im Handy". elk-wue.de (in German). 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Hanke Brothers Events 2022" (in German). Hanke Brothers. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Grenzenlos – Boundless – Kirchenlieder in verschiedenen Sprachen" (in German). Strube-Verlag. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Let Praises Sound" (PDF). St. Martin, Sindelfingen (in German). 4 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Tilman Jäger Missa Pacis / 2015 Archived 6 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine Carus-Verlag ]
External links
- Matthias Hanke discography at Discogs
- Kontakt Amt für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg 2021
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