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Johann Sebastian Bach Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme Bwv 645 by Felix Hell

Artist Biography For Felix Hell

Felix Hell Was Born On September 14 1985 In Frankenthal/Pfalz Germany. He Took His First Piano Lesson At The Age Of Seven Followed By His First Organ Lesson Shortly After His Eighth Birthday. On Easter 1994 Still Eight Years Old He Performed In His First Service As An Liturgical Organist. Also In 1994 He Participated In The German Competition For Young Musicians Jugend Musiziertï And Was Awarded With Two First Prizes In Organ Playing Following By First Prizes In 1996 Piano Solo 1997 Organ Solo And 1999 Piano Solo . Felix Hell Pursued His Organ Studies At The Hochschule Für Kirchenmusik In Heidelberg Studying With Johannes Michel And Christiane Michel-Ostertun. Additional Coaching During This Period Of His Education He Received In Courses With Professors Martin Lücker Frankfurt Pieter Van Dijk Amsterdam Oleg Yantchenko Moscow Wolfgang Rübsam Saarbrücken Leo Krümer Speyer Franz Lehrndorfer Munich And Robert Griffith Delaware/Ohio. In September 1999 He Enrolled At The Juilliard School New York Where He Had Been Awarded A Merit-Based Full Tuition Scholarship. In September 2001 Felix Hell Has Been Admitted Again Under Full Tuition Scholarship At The Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia Where He Has Been Studying With Dr. John Weaver And Alan Morrison With Additional Coaching/masterclasses With Professors Martin Jean Marie-Claire Alain Joan Lippincott And Gillian Weir. He Received His Bachelor Of Music Degree In May 2004 At The Age Of 18 And Became The Youngest Organ Major Ever To Graduate From Curtis. His Graduate Studies Felix Hell Is Pursuing Under The Guidance Of Professor Donald Sutherland At The Peabody Institute In Baltimore Where He He Received His Artist Diploma Degree In May 2007and Completed His Studies With The Master Of Music Degree In 2008. Felix Hell Is Member Of The American Guild Of Organists The Organ Historical Society The German Gesellschaft Der Orgelfreunde And The Organ Society Of Sydney. He Is Organ Artist Associate Of St. Peters Lutheran Church In Manhattan New York City Distinguished Organist In Residence To The Lutheran Theological Seminary In Gettysburg PA. Very Recently He Was Appointed As Organ Instructor At The Sunderman Conservatory Gettysburg PA.

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