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Choir Directors

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Adolf MišekPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolf Míšek (29 August 1875 – 20 October 1955) was a Czech double bassist and composer of the late romantic era.
Albert Louis WolffPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Louis Wolff was a French conductor, choir director, composer and pianist (1884–1970). He was born in 7th arrondissement of Paris and died in Suresnes.
Alexander ArkhangelskyPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Mikhailovo-Tezikovo and died in Prague.
Alfred SittardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alfred Sittard 1906
Alma RoséPerson · Music memorabiliaAlma Maria Rosé (3 November 1906 – 4/5 April 1944) was an Austrian violinist and conductor. In July 1943, Rosé was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Andrew PerkinsPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrew Perkins (born 31 December 1961) is a New Zealand composer, choral conductor and teacher. He has had a number of works recorded and performed internationally.
Artemy VedelPerson · Music memorabiliaArtemy Lukyanovich Vedel, born Artemy Lukyanovich Vedelsky, was a Ukrainian-born Russian composer of military and liturgical music.
August Eberhard MüllerPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Eberhard Müller (13 December 1767, Northeim – 3 December 1817, Weimar) was a German composer, organist and choir leader.
Bernard HaitinkPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Johan Herman Haitink (Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈɦaːitɪŋk]; 4 March 1929 – 21 October 2021) was a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Břetislav BakalaPerson · Music memorabiliaBřetislav Bakala (12 February 1897 – 1 April 1958) was a Czech conductor, pianist, and composer.
Bruno RossignolPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Rossignol (born 1958 in Nanterre) is a French composer, choral conductor and conductor, pianist and music educator.
Carl Friedrich RungenhagenPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Friedrich Rungenhagen (first name also sometimes given as Karl; 27 September 1778 – 21 December 1851) was a German composer and academic teacher at the Prussian Academy of Arts in…
Carl ThielPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Thiel (early 20th century)
Charles GrovesPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Charles Groves
Christian GrubePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian J Grube (born 20 September 1934) is a German choral conductor and academic teacher.
Christian Theodor WeinligPerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Theodor Weinlig (July 25, 1780 – March 7, 1842) was a German music teacher, composer, and choir conductor, active in Dresden and Leipzig.
Christopher HogwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014) was an English conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Denys SichynskyPerson · Music memorabiliaDenys Sichynsky (2 October 1865 – 6 June 1909) was a Ukrainian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Eduard GrellPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Grell or August Eduard Grell (6 November 1800 – 10 August 1886) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher.
Ernst RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Friedrich Eduard Richter (24 October 1808 – 9 April 1879), was a German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony.
Eyvind AlnæsPerson · Music memorabiliaEyvind Alnæs (29 April 1872 – 24 December 1932) was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director.
F. Melius ChristiansenPerson · Music memorabiliaFredrik Melius Christiansen (April 1, 1871 – June 1, 1955) was a Norwegian-born violinist and choral conductor in the Lutheran choral tradition.
Ferdinand SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ferdinand Schubert, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber in 1850
Franz AbtPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Wilhelm Abt (22 December 1819 – 31 March 1885) was a German composer and choral conductor. He composed roughly 3,000 individual works mostly in the area of vocal music.
Galina GrigorjevaPerson · Music memorabiliaGalina Grigorjeva (born 2 December 1962 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is an Estonian composer of Ukrainian origin.
Garbis AprikianPerson · Music memorabiliaGarbis Aprikian (1926 – 15 October 2024) was a musician from the Armenian diaspora who was born in Egypt and moved to Paris in 1953, where he studied, inspired especially by Olivier…
Guido MancusiPerson · Music memorabiliaGuido Mancusi (born 14 June 1966) is an Austrian-Italian conductor and composer.
Gustav ErnesaksPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A statue of Gustav Ernesaks during XXVI Estonian Song Celebration
Gustav GunsenheimerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Gunsenheimer (lang; 10 March 1934 – 3 March 2026) was a German director of church music and a composer of mostly sacred music and chamber music, including the Evangelienmotette Die…
Gustav LeonhardtPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Guy ReibelPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reibel (born 27 October 1936 in Strasbourg, France) is a French contemporary classical music composer.
Hans GrischkatPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Adolf Karl Wilhelm Grischkat (29 August 1903 – 10 January 1977) was a German conductor, especially a choral conductor, also a church musician and academic teacher.
Hans von KoesslerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans von Koessler (1 January 1853 – 23 May 1926) was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler.
Harry ChristophersPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Henry Tudor "Harry" Christophers CBE FRSCM (born 26 December 1953) is an English conductor.
Heinrich KaminskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Kaminski (4 July 1886 - 21 June 1946) was a German composer.
Helmut KicktonPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Kickton (born 28 June 1956 in Cologne, West Germany) is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.
Helmuth RillingPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmuth Rilling (29 May 1933 – 11 February 2026) was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Hermann AbendrothPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Paul Maximilian Abendroth (19 January 1883 – 29 May 1956) was a German conductor.
Hermann MaxPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Max (born 1941 in Goslar) is a German choral conductor.
Ján Levoslav BellaPerson · Music memorabiliaJán Levoslav Bella (German Johann Leopold Bella; 4 September 1843 – 25 May 1936) was a Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher, who wrote in the spirit of the Nationalist Romantic…
Javier BustoPerson · Music memorabiliaJavier Busto Sagrado (born 13 November 1949 in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish choral music composer and conductor.
Jean GallonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Charles Claude Gallon (25 June 1878 – 23 June 1959) was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator.
Johan DuijckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohan Duijck (born 1954 in Ghent) is a Belgian composer and conductor.
Johann Adam HillerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adam Hiller (25 December 1728 – 16 June 1804) was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera.
Johann Friedrich DolesPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Doles (23 April 1715 – 8 February 1797) was a German composer and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Johann Gottlob HarrerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlob Harrer, more commonly known as Gottlob Harrer, (8 May 1703 – 9 July 1755) was a German composer and choir leader.
Johann Theodor MosewiusPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Plaque in tribute to Johann Theodor Mosewius in Wrocław
Johann WerlinPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Werlin (died ca. 1680) was a German Baroque composer.
John Eliot GardinerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943)[1] is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata…
John Ness BeckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Ness Beck (November 11, 1930 – June 25, 1987) was an American composer and arranger of choral music, best known for his settings of traditional Sacred music.
Juanita HallPerson · Music memorabiliaJuanita Hall (née Long, November 6, 1901 – February 29, 1968) was an American musical theatre and film actress.
Karl RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Karol MikuliPerson · Music memorabiliaKarol Mikuli, also known as Charles Mikuli (or Կարոլ Պստիկյան; 22 October 1821 – 21 May 1897), was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher.
Kirk FranklinPerson · Music memorabiliaKirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel songwriter, composer, record producer, rapper, singer, and choir director.
Knut NystedtPerson · Music memorabiliaKnut Nystedt (3 September 1915 – 8 December 2014) was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer.
KomitasPerson · Music memorabiliaSoghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas (22 October 1935), was an Ottoman-Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered…
Kurt ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Georg Hugo Thomas (25 May 1904 – 31 March 1973) was a German composer, conductor and music educator.
León CardonaPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonel Cardona García (1927 – 2023), known as León Cardona, was a Colombian musician and songwriter.
Léopol HaimonPerson · Music memorabiliaPamphile Léopold François Aimon (4 October 1779 – 2 February 1866) was a French cellist and composer.
Leopold HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLeopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.
Louis ArchimbaudPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Archimbaud (November 1705 – 13 May 1789) was a Comtadin composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ school.
Ludwig SenflPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany.
Ludwig ThuillePerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille /ˈtui̯lə/ (30 November 1861 – 5 February 1907) was an Austrian composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the…
Marin ConstantinPerson · Music memorabiliaConstantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011) was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor, and composer.
Masaaki SuzukiPerson · Music memorabiliaMasaaki Suzuki (鈴木雅明, Suzuki Masaaki; born 29 April 1954) is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist, conductor, and the founder and music director of the Bach Collegium Japan.
Max DrischnerPerson · Music memorabiliaMax Drischner (31 January 1891 – 25 April 1971) was a German composer, Kantor, organist, and harpsichordist.
Michael McGlynnPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael McGlynn (born 11 May 1964) is an Irish composer and the founder and artistic director of the vocal ensemble Anúna, which he established in Dublin in 1987 as the principal vehicle…
Michel CorbozPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Corboz (14 February 1934 – 2 September 2021) was a Swiss conductor.
Mikalojus Konstantinas ČiurlionisArtist · PaintingsMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (Mikołaj Konstanty Czurlanis; 22 September 1875 – 10 April 1911) was a Lithuanian composer, painter, choirmaster, cultural figure, and writer in Polish.
Mitch MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaMitchell Miller (disambiguation)Mitchell Miller
Moses HoganPerson · Music memorabiliaMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was an American composer and arranger of choral music. He was best known for his settings of spirituals.
Nikolay BakhmetevPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Ivanovich Bakhmetev (scientific transliteration: Nikolaj Ivanovič Bachmetev;
Orazio BenevoliPerson · Music memorabiliaOrazio Benevoli or Benevolo (19 April 1605 – 17 June 1672) was a Franco-Italian composer of large scaled polychoral sacred choral works (e.g, one work featured forty-eight vocal and…
Oskar BöhmePerson · Music memorabiliaOskar Böhme (February 24, 1870 – October 3, 1938) was a German composer and trumpeter.
Otto LindbladPerson · Music memorabiliaOtto Jonas Lindblad (31 March 1809 – 26 January 1864), was a Swedish composer. He is most famous for the musical score of Kungssången, the Swedish royal anthem.
Paul HillierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Members of the Kronos Quartet with Paul Hillier (middle) in Malmö, 2005
Paul SacherPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Sacher (28 April 190626 May 1999) was a Swiss conductor, patron and billionaire businessman.
Pavel StaněkPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Staněk (3 June 1927 – 5 March 2025) was a Czech conductor and composer. He was chief conductor of the Czech Radio Orchestra in Ostrava from 1963 to 1990.
Peter ReuleinPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Reulein (born 1966) is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in Frankfurt am Main.
Philip LedgerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Philip Stevens Ledger, CBE, FRSE (12 December 1937 – 18 November 2012) was an English classical musician, choirmaster and academic, best remembered as Director of the Choir of King's…
Raoul de PugnoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Raoul Pugno in 1897
Rudolf MauersbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolf Mauersberger (29 January 1889 – 22 February 1971) was a German choral conductor and composer. His younger brother Erhard was also a conductor and composer.
Rudolf TobiasPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolf Tobias (29 May [O.S. 17 May] 1873 – 29 October 1918) was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
Salomon JadassohnPerson · Music memorabiliaSalomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Samuel Sebastian WesleyPerson · Music memorabilia
Sebastian KnüpferPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sebastian Knüpfer
Sethus CalvisiusPerson · Music memorabiliaSethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 – 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late…
Siegfried BimbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Bimberg (5 May 1927 – 2 July 2008) was a German composer, conductor and musicologist
Simon PrestonPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor and composer who was regarded as one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.
Sofia RotaruPerson · Film memorabiliaSofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (Rotaru; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian singer.
Spiridon MelikyanPerson · Music memorabiliaSpiridon Melikyan (Armenian: Սպիրիդոն Ավետիսի Մելիքյան; 1 December 1880; – 4 April 1933) was an Armenian musicologist, composer, choirmaster, and teacher.
Thomas LinleyPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795) was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset.
Ton KoopmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (lang; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of…
Václav DobiášPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Dobiáš (22 September 1909 – 18 May 1978) was a Czech composer.
Václav VačkářPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Vačkář (12 August 1881 – 4 February 1954) was a Czech composer and conductor of the late romantic era. He is well known for his marches, especially for his march "Šohaj".
Vytautas MiškinisPerson · Music memorabiliaVytautas Miškinis (born 5 June 1954) is a Lithuanian composer, choral conductor and academic teacher.
Wilhelm FurtwänglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer.
Wilhelm RustPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wilhelm Rust in 1885
Wolfgang FigulusPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Figulus (c. 1525 – c.

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