Martin Behrmann
Martin Behrmann was a German choirmaster and university teacher.Life
Born in Dessau, Behrmann was a grammar school pupil at the Katharineum in Lübeck and passed the Abitur at the Johanneum in Hamburg. He studied church music at the Musikhochschule Freiburg and pipe organ with Walter Kraft. He passed the A-examination at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.
From 1957 to 1966 he was cantor at the St. Andreas Church in Hamburg. He founded the Cappella Vocale Hamburg and was choir conducting teacher at the Hamburg University of Music until 1966. In 1966 he followed the call to teach choir conducting at the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule, whose director he was from 1976 to 1998. He directed the Spandauer Kantorei for 29 years. For his achievements he was appointed Kirchenmusikdirektor.
Behrmann was also involved with foreign church music associations such as the Sambalikhaan Foundation in the Philippines. There, together with other renowned church music teachers, he participated in corresponding workshops.
Behrmann died in Löningen in Oldenburger Münsterland at age 83.Publications
- Chorleitung. Musikverlag Carus, Stuttgart, 1984,
SCM Hänssler,
- Festschrift Ernst Pepping: Allgemeine Kategorien der Interpretation.
Recordings
- Robert Schumann: German and Latin Masses. Vox.
- Franz Schubert: Messen Nr. 2, 3, 5, 6, Membran International, Audio-CD 2003.
- Passionsbericht des Matthäus, Cad, Audio-CD 2003.
- Dramatische Evangelienmotetten, Hänssler, Audio-CD 1997.
- 25 Classical Christian Favorites. Cameo.
- Johann Hermann Schein: Israelsbrünnlein, Vox.
