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Alwin Michael Schronen (born 19 December 1965) is a German composer, music publisher, producer and songwriter in dialect. He is known for choral works performed internationally.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Daleiden[1] on 19 December 1965,[1][2] Schronen received lessons in trumpet, piano and organ as a child, with Josef Monter.[3] He studied church music at the Bischöfliche Kirchenmusikschule in Trier and studied further at the Hochschule für Musik Saar,[1] choral conducting with Andreas Göpfert and organ with Wolfgang Rübsam.[3]
He began to compose in 1990,[1] initially with a focus on sacred choral music. He later composed also secular choral music and instrumental music. He founded a music publishing house the same year, called AS Musikverlag and expanded it in 2022 by the label AS Music.[3]
Schronen became internationally recognised when he travelled to Kyiv in February 2013, where the Academic Chamber Choir Kreschatyk performed a concert with twelve of Schronen's compositions including four world premieres. The Maîtrise Notre Dame de Paris performed his "Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris" at the [Saint-Sulpice in Paris.[3]
Works by Schronen have been required works at choral competitions including the 2015 Cantarode Kerkrade and the 2017 Harmoniefestival Lindenholzhausen.[2] His Magnificat for men's chorus was a required work at the 2023 Deutscher Chorwettbewerb in Hanover.[3]
Schronen received commissions from the Camerata Musica Limburg, Matthias Beckert, Oliver Sperling, Jürgen Fassbender and Hans-Joachim Lustig. He set poems by Charles Anthony Silvestri and Rainer Maria Rilke to music.[3]
Works
[edit]Schronen's wrote more than 200 works and arrangements for choral genres and instrumental works in various scoring,[2] including:[3]
Men's chorus:
- Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen (2021) for three-part men's chorus a cappella
- Venite adoremus (2020) for four-part men's chorus, harp, cello and flute
- Flanders fields (2020) for four-part men's chorus a cappella
- Missa "O sacrum convivium" (2019) for four-part men's chorus a cappella[1]
- Wessobrunner Gebet (2015) for four-part men's chorus, three-part boys' choir, strings, percussion and piano
- Sterne II (2015) for six-part men's chorus and Obertongesang a cappella
- Der Panther (2012) for men's chorus (TTTBB) a cappella; also for women's chorus
- Light & Love (2012) for men's chorus (TTTTBBBB) a cappella[2]
- Magnificat (2013) for 4-6-part men's chorus[1]
- O sacrum convivium (2012) for four-part men's chorus a cappella
Women's corus
- Reiselied (2018) for women's chorus (SSAA) a cappella
- Psalm 122 (2015) for women's chorus (SSAA) a cappella
- Tantum ergo (2015) for women's chorus (SSAA) a cappella[1]
- "An den Mond" (2012) for women's chorus (SSAAA) a cappella. English version "Moon"[2]
Mixed chorus
- Dornbirner Weihnachtskantate (2022) for soloists, choir, harp, strings, winds and percussion
- Invictus (2019) for eight-part choir a cappella
- Bruder-Konrad-Kantate (2018) for soprano, choir, winds and percussion
- Missa Hostadio (2018) for four-part choir and string quartet
- Die Welt, die monden ist (2017) for choir, piano and string quartet
- O-Antiphonen (2015) for four-part choir, organ and flute
- Cantate Domino (2015) for six-part choir a cappella[1]
- Agnus Dei (2012) for choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
- Bellum et pax (2013) for six-part choir
- Gloria (2012) for choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
- Hodie Christus natus est (2012), motet for four-part choir a cappella
- Jakobus Messe (2007), German mass for choir (SATB), cantor, congregation, oprtional instruments
- Matthäus Messe (1996), mass for choir (SATB) and organ or wind-quartet
- Missa Argentina (2013) for choir (SATB) and optional organ, dedicated to Pope Francis[2]
- Passio secundum Joannem (2009), St John Passion in German for soloists, choir, flute, clarinet, violin, organ and percussion
- Psalm 23 "Dominus pascit me" (2012) for choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
- Sotzweiler-Mauritius-Messe (1994), mass for choir (SATB) a cappella
- Speyerer Hallelujah (2013) for choir (SATB), organ and optional winds
Instrumental
- Drei Tanzlieder (2006) fir wind quartet
- String Tango (2011) for clarinet and guitar
- Trio Linchisvillare (2012) string trio for two violins and cello
Awards
[edit]- 2015: First prize at the 30th Valentin-Becker-Kompositionswettbewerb in Bad Brückenau for "Still blickt der Himmel" for six-part mixed choir
- 2015: Silver Platter Award from American Choral Directors Association for "Power of Nature" of eight-part mixed choir
- 2014: Recognition at the Call for Scores competition of the St Andrews Ensemble für Neue Musik und Choristi Sanctiandree“ from the University of St Andrews in Sotland, for "Power of Nature"
- 2012: Second prize of the Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb of the choir association of North Rhine-Westphalia for "An den Mond" (SSAAA).
Editions
[edit]Schronen's works have been published by Helbling Verlag, Schott,[2] PH Publishers, AS Musikverlag and HAYO Musikverlag. Some of his works were published in collections from Bärenreiter, Gustav Bosse Verlag and Edition Peters.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alwin Michael Schronen". Helbling (in German). 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alwin Michael Schronen". Schott Music. 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alwin Michael Schronen / Werkverzeichnis Chormusik" (PDF). AS Musikverlag (in German). 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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