Roland Büchner

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

Roland Büchner
Büchner (right) with the Regensburger Domspatzen at the Regensburg Cathedral
Born (1954-02-16) 16 February 1954
Berlin
EducationFachakademie für Katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikerziehung
OccupationChoral conductor
OrganizationRegensburger Domspatzen

Career

Born in Karlstadt, Büchner studied at the Fachakademie für Katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikerziehung in Regensburg and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München,[1][2] with Diethard Hellmann, Godehard Joppich, Franz Lehrndorfer and Gerhard Weinberger 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. "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. "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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