Paul Manz
Synopsis
American composer, organist, and teacher
- 10 May 1919, born in Cleveland, OH
- 1926 or 1927, Cleveland, studied organ with Henry J. Markworth at Trinity Lutheran Church
- ????, Chicago, IL, studied with Edwil Eigenschenk at the American Conservatory
- 1941-46, Fond du Lac, WI and St. Paul, MN, teacher, principal and musician with several parishes
- ????, Berea, OH, studied with Albert Riemenschneider at Baldin Wallace College
- ????, Cleveland, OH, studied with Edwin Arthur Kraft at Trinity Cathedral
- 1946-83, Minneapolis, MN, served as full-time director of Christian education and music at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
- ????, Minneapolis, MN, studied with Arthur B. Jennings at University of Minnesota
- ????, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, taught on faculty at Univeristy of Minnesota and Macalester Collge
- 1952, Evanston, IL, received master's degree in organ performance from Northwestern University
- 1956, Antwerp, Belgium, received Fulbright grant to study with Flor Peeters at the Royal Conservatory of Music
- ????, Frankfurt, received an extension of Fulbright grant and studied with Helmut Walcha
- 1957-76, St. Paul, MN, professor and chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Concordia College
- 1976, Minneapolis, MN, returned to full-time service at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
- 1983-92, Chicago, IL, Christ Seminex professor of church music and artist-in-residence at the Lutheran School of Theology
- 1983-99, Chicago, cantor at Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke
- ????-1999, Chicago, Paul Manz Institute of Church Music formed at St. Luke
- 28 Oct 2009, died in St. Paul, MN
He is known most for his chorale preludes, giving the genre an American flair
For details, see the Wikipedia article on Paul Manz. For more information, visit MorningStar Music's memoriam.
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