Manfred Gerigk *1934
-Konzert / Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 GerWV38
24 Harm: 2Fl,2Ob,Eh,2Klarin,B-Klarin,2Fg,K-Fg,Trp1,Trp2-3,Hn1,Hn2,Hn3,Hn4,Pos1,Pos2-3,Tb,Schw1,Schw,2,Glock,Pk
Father Manfred Gerigk of the Dominican Order
was born in Danzig (1934). After World
War II, he was a student at the High School
in Oldenburg (Low Saxony). He received his
basic musical orientation at home. He studied
composition by self education, assisted
by the musical theory of Hindemith. He plays
violin, piano and organ.
In 1963, he went for 36 years as a missionary
to Bolivia. There he taught musical theory at
the teacher-training college of Santa Cruz.
The extensive list of his compositions contains
works for orchestra, choral music and
a varied series of chamber music.
The composer says: “For me, music is a play
that gives me great joy. I want to communicate
this joy. There is so much sadness in life
and world. Nobody needs desperate music.
That’s my modest musical creed.”
