At the end of World War II, Collum founded his own choir in 1946, with a dedicated set of concerts. To mark the 200th anniversary of J S Bach's death, he organised 24 concerts between September 1949 and August 1950, featuring the Collum Choir and members of the Staatskapelle Dresden. The performances took place at the Martin Luther Church in the Neustadt and the Reformed Church, because the Kreuzkirche had been damaged by fire after bombing in 1945.
As organist at the Kreuzkirche, Collum also took on various teaching roles. From 1942 to 1945 and again between 1954 and 1956, he was a lecturer at the Dresden Conservatory, teaching organ there from 1956 to 1958. He also taught organ at the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule from 1949 to 1961, with a professorship in 1960. He began reaching harpsichord at the Musikhochschule Dresden in 1964, the same year as his appointment to the jury of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition.
In 1942 he married the singer and teacher Herta Maria Böhme-Collum. After one year Christian Collum [de] was born: following in the footsteps of his parents, he became an organist and church musician.
Collum was buried according to his last wishes in Reinhardtsgrimma. He frequently gave concerts on the Silbermann organ in the village church and made a recording in the series Bach on Silbermann Organs. The concert tradition founded by him has been continued under the direction of the current Kreuzkirche organist, Holger Gehring [de], resulting in the organ becoming one of the best known in Saxony.
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herbert, collum, july, 1914, april, 1982, german, organist, harpsichordist, composer, conductor, gravestone, village, church, reinhardtsgrimma, contents, life, honours, legacy, compositions, orchestral, music, organ, works, chamber, music, vocal, music, theatr. Herbert Collum 18 July 1914 29 April 1982 was a German organist harpsichordist composer and conductor Gravestone of Herbert Collum in the village church of Reinhardtsgrimma Contents 1 Life 2 Honours and legacy 3 Compositions 3 1 Orchestral music 3 2 Organ works 3 3 Chamber music 3 4 Vocal music 3 5 Theatre music 4 Recordings 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife editBorn in Leipzig Collum received high school education between 1921 and 1929 He continued from 1930 to 1934 at the Church Music Institute in Leipzig where he studied organ with Karl Straube and Gunther Ramin piano with Carl Adolf Martienssen choral conducting with Kurt Thomas and musical composition with Johann Nepomuk David and Fritz Reuter 1 2 Already by 1927 he had become deputy organist at the St Matthaikirche Leipzig From 1932 to 1935 he served as assistant to Ramin Thomaskantor at the Thomaskirche His appointment in 1935 as principal organist at the Kreuzkirche Dresden signalled the beginning of his creative period he remained in that post until his death in April 1982 at the age of 67 His successor as organist was Michael Christfried Winkler 3 At the end of World War II Collum founded his own choir in 1946 with a dedicated set of concerts To mark the 200th anniversary of J S Bach s death he organised 24 concerts between September 1949 and August 1950 featuring the Collum Choir and members of the Staatskapelle Dresden The performances took place at the Martin Luther Church in the Neustadt and the Reformed Church because the Kreuzkirche had been damaged by fire after bombing in 1945 nbsp The village church of Reinhardtsgrimma in Saxony where Collum regularly performed on the Silbermann organ and was later buried nbsp Collum 1965 source source Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 on the Silbermann organ Reinhardtsgrimma Problems playing this file See media help As organist at the Kreuzkirche Collum also took on various teaching roles From 1942 to 1945 and again between 1954 and 1956 he was a lecturer at the Dresden Conservatory teaching organ there from 1956 to 1958 He also taught organ at the Spandauer Kirchenmusikschule from 1949 to 1961 with a professorship in 1960 He began reaching harpsichord at the Musikhochschule Dresden in 1964 the same year as his appointment to the jury of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition In 1942 he married the singer and teacher Herta Maria Bohme Collum After one year Christian Collum de was born following in the footsteps of his parents he became an organist and church musician Collum was buried according to his last wishes in Reinhardtsgrimma He frequently gave concerts on the Silbermann organ in the village church and made a recording in the series Bach on Silbermann Organs The concert tradition founded by him has been continued under the direction of the current Kreuzkirche organist Holger Gehring de resulting in the organ becoming one of the best known in Saxony Honours and legacy editIn 1973 Collum received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic In Dresden the Herbert Collum Strasse was later named after him 4 The archives of Herbert Collum are kept in the Saxon State and University Library Dresden 5 Compositions editOrchestral music edit Symphony No 1 1939 Symphony No 2 1940 Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra 1944 Concerto in C major for orchestra first performance on July 1 1953 by the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Franz Jung Concerto in E for String Orchestra premiere on 28 May 1955 by the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Franz Konwitschny Concertante music no 1 1961 Concertante music no 2 1964 Moritzburg Concerto No 1 1965 Moritzburg Concerto No 2 1968 5 concertos for harpsichord and chamber orchestra Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra 1974 Organ works edit Totentanz Variations on an old folk song Es ist ein Schnitter heisst der Tod de 1944 Organ book of the Dresden Kreuzkirche 1950 Suite 1952 Organ Suite 1962 Toccata 1964 Leksand Suite 1966 Fantasia 1969 Siljan Suite 1970 Metamorphosis 1970 Fantasy about Bells of the Cross Church EGAHD 1973 Concerto for Organ and Orchestra 1975 premiere April 10 12 1975 by the Dresden Philharmonic conductor Hartmut Haenchen Fantasy Triptych 1975 2 concertos for organ and vibraphone 1978 Media in vita for vibraphone and organ premiere on 11 June 1979 at the Kreuzkirche Dresden Chamber music edit Suite for piano 1945 Sonata for flute and piano 1954 New piano pieces 223 movements 1960 1962 Vocal music edit 3 Christmas carols 1943 St John Passion 1953 Wie liegt die Stadt so wust 1956 Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende Stadt 1959 Te Deum 1959 Great Psalter 1961 German Magnificat 1962 Fantasy on B A C H 1964 Spiritual motets and chants nbsp Silbermann Organ in the village church of Reinhardtsgrimma used by Collum in his recordings of Bach s works Theatre music edit The Prince of Homburg Heinrich von Kleist incidental music conducted by Fritz Wendel Staatsschauspiel Dresden 1955Recordings editMetamorphose fur Orgel 6 1970 Kleine Messe fur Positiv 7 Totentanz Variationen uber ein altes Volkslied fur Orgel Es ist ein Schnitter heisst der Tod 8 1979 Christum wir sollen loben Christmas Motet small choral partita for mixed choir a cappella 9 Bach Franzosische Suiten 1 6 Bach Das Orgelwerk auf Silbermann Orgeln List of 71 compositions by Collum in the German National Library 10 References edit Allihn Ingeborg Schrammek Winfried eds 2007 Johann Sebastian Bach Orgelwerke auf Silbermann Orgeln Liner notes PDF Translated by J and M Berridge Berlin Classics p 65 Retrieved 8 March 2021 Walter Clemens Werner Busch In memory of Fritz Reuter In Heinz Wegener editor s note Gedenkschrift Fritz Reuter Scientific journal of the Humboldt University of Berlin Social and linguistic science series 15 1966 3 pp I VI here p V Zum Gedenken an den 100 Geburtstag von Kreuzorganist Herbert Collum 1914 1982 Evangelischer Kirchenverband Koln und Region kirche koeln de Retrieved 15 June 2020 Lars Herrmann Strassen Nickern dresdner stadtteile de Retrieved 15 June 2020 Barbara Wiermann 2017 50 Jahre Dresdner Musikgeschichte und mehr BIS Das Magazin der Bibliotheken in Sachsen 10 1 55 57 Retrieved 15 June 2020 Metamorphose fur Orgel OCLC 254538773 Kleine Messe fur Positiv OCLC 315681962 Totentanz Variationen uber ein altes Volkslied fur Orgel Es ist ein Schnitter heisst der Tod OCLC 248197145 Christum wir sollen loben Weihnachts Motette kleine Choral Partita fur gemischten Chor a cappella OCLC 699143689 List of 71 Compositions by Collum in the German National Library Further reading editGojowy Detlef 1998 Suche nach Identitat Kreuzorganist Herbert Collum In Matthias Herrmann ed Die Dresdner Kirchenmusik im 19 und 20 Jahrhundert Musik in Dresden vol 3 Laaber Verlag pp 353 367 ISBN 9783890073316 OCLC 313274082 Klink Cornelia Martin Johannes 2013 Karl Richter Zeitdokumente Die Jahre 1926 1950 Kindheit und Jugend Vol 7 Conventus Musicus pp 18 21 27 146 External links editLiterature by and about Herbert Collum in the German National Library catalogue Herbert Collum discography at Discogs nbsp Archives of Herbert Collum Saxon State and University Library Dresden Dieter Hartwig Collum Herbert In Institut fur Sachsische Geschichte und Volkskunde ed Sachsische Biografie Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Collum amp oldid 1218887682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
